IMPHAL (Manipur): East Bengal came back from behind to beat TRAU FC 4-2 in an I-League 2019-20 clash at the Khuman Lampak Stadium on Sunday.
Jaime Santos Colado (52′), Kassim Aidara (67′), Brandon Vanlalremdika (69′) and Marcos Jimenez (76′) were on target for the visitors while Princewell Emeka (18′) and Oguchi Uche (85′) scored for the hosts
After having endured a difficult journey in the tournament, East Bengal has managed to restore confidence with back-to-back wins following their victory against Indian Arrows in the previous match.
The Red and Gold climbed up to fourth position with 18 points from 13 matches while TRAU went down to sixth.
TRAU coach Nandakumar Singh made two changes in lineup from their last match against Chennai City — Gerard Williams and Joel Sunday replaced Sandeep Singh and Oguchi Uche.
Mario Rivera, on the other hand, made just one change to the winning combination of East Bengal. Juan Mera Gonzalez returned to the lineup and replaced Brandon Vanlalremdika.
East Bengal face FIFA transfer ban
Meanwhile, East Bengal is likely to face a potential transfer ban from FIFA over the unpaid dues of their former player Katsumi Yusa.
The Calcutta side, reportedly, owes the Japanese midfielder a sum of ₹17 lakhs according to Badgeb. FIFA would invoke a transfer ban if the Red and Gold Brigade fails to pay the full amount to Katsumi within 45 days.
The Japanese international initially signed on a two-year contract in 2017 but the club’s title sponsor didn’t want to retain Katsumi for the forthcoming season.
