26 Feb 2021  |   05:59am IST

Jamshedpur hold on to sixth spot after edging Bengaluru in five-goal thriller

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PANJIM: It was a thrilling game of two halves but Jamshedpur FC came out on top as they survived a second-half onslaught to beat Bengaluru FC 3-2 in their last Indian Super League (ISL) game at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Thursday.

With both sides playing for the sixth spot, JFC held on to the win despite a spirited second-half show from Bengaluru, who finished seventh. 

Goals from Stephen Eze (16'), Seiminlen Doungel (34') and David Grande (41') put JFC up at the break before Bengaluru responded through goals from Francisco Gonzalez (62') and Sunil Chhetri (71').

Jamshedpur were all over Bengaluru in the opening half. They constantly caused problems for Bengaluru's inexperienced defence and raced to a 3-0 lead at the break — their first-ever in ISL history. 

Today’s Fixture: NorthEast United v Kerala Blasters, at Tilak Maidan, Vasco, at 7.30 p.m.