KOLKATA: Kingfisher East Bengal inched closer to league leader Mohun Bagan thrashing Calcutta Port Trust (CPT) 5-0 in a return leg match of the Calcutta Football League’s premier division here on Monday.
East Bengal’s Brazilian striker Edmilson Marques scored four goals, including a hat-trick, to help his side register the biggest margin of win so far in the local season. East Bengal is now on 19 points from eight matches which is one point behind archrival Mohun Bagan.
Dipankar Roy opened the scoring in the fourth minute for East Bengal. After that it was over to Edmilson, who struck in the 36th, 39th minutes and completed his hat-trick converting a 59th-minute penalty. He rounded off the scoring in the 80th minute. — Principal Correspondent
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