Gold brigade

Indian Super League: Cleiton Silva (24th min, 66th min) and Nandhakumar Sekar (62nd min, 81st min) struck a brace each as East Bengal FC recorded their biggest ever victory in the Indian Super League (ISL), a 5-0 triumph over NorthEast United FC at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Monday.

Borja Herrera in the 14th minute scored the first goal in the big that took East Bengal to eight points from two wins and two draws in seven matches.

Having struggled in the 2022-23 season as they finished ninth among 11 teams, the Red & Gold Brigade seemed to trust the process being implemented by head coach Carles Cuadrat ever since he took over the reins in the summer.