AGENCIES, SHILLONG: Kolkata giants Quess East Bengal (QEB) showcased a second successful professional performance away from home and on the hills of the North East, when they emerged 3-1 winners over Shillong Lajong at the Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium in Shillong, Meghalaya.
In game eight of the 12th Hero I-League, QEB rode on a first half-brace by Kerala striker Jobby Justin and a second-half strike from Bidyasagar Singh to thwart a spirited Shillong side, who got one back in the second half through left wing back Rakesh Pradhan.
Shillong’s football remained attractive, dominating and flowing, but the inexperience of having nine under-22 players in their eleven showed up eventually, after a fluent 2-0 win against Aizawl FC at home last week in their opening game. QEB go on top of the league standings with two crucial away wins to kick-start their campaign, after having beaten Neroca 2-0 in Game Week 1.
Alison Kharsyntiew, the Shillong coach, began with an unchanged starting XI while QEB’s Spanish coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia chose to begin with Brandon Vanlalremdika in midfield in place of Yomi Longwah, who had started in their opening encounter.
