"Aiming to promote young players to the senior team through RFDL," says East Bengal FC head coach Bino George"

Kolkata, 18th February: East Bengal FC climbed to the top of the table in the Zonal Group Stage of the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) at the Barrackpore Stadium with a thrilling 2-1 win over Mohun Bagan SG. This was Mohun Bagan’s first loss in the tournament this year. They had beaten East Bengal 1-0 in the previous Derby in this stage.

In a thrilling match that featured end to end football, East Bengal closed out the match even after going a man down in the 82nd minute with Sahajad Gazi being given marching orders by the referee.

After the emphatic win, East Bengal head coach Bino George expressed his thoughts on the team's performance and their ambitions in the league saying, "In the previous match, we lost against Mohun Bagan, so before coming into this game, we had planned and prepared to face their high ball & direct football style of play," he quoted.

"Our primary goal in this competition is to promote our young players to the senior team. We are assessing how they play against tough teams & different oppositions. I think RFDL is very important for the growth of talented young players to go up to the senior level," he added.

Brief Scores:
East Bengal FC 2 {35’ Aromal MK, 72’ Shyamal Besra} - Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1 {77’ Pasang Dorjee Tamang}