ISL: East Bengal seal emphatic win over Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur: East Bengal (EB) dished out a top display of counter-attacking football as they sealed a 3-1 win against Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League here on Sunday.

^{Both teams had made a host of changes -- three from the visitors, four from the home team -- following last week's results, but it was EB who put behind the disappointment of throwing away a two-goal lead to seal three points this time around.}

^{EB took control of the game early on as V P Suhair put them in front just 90 seconds into the game.}

^{Jamshedpur were caught napping during a throw-in routine and allowed too much space for Naorem Singh to lift his head and put in a dipping cross towards the far post. Suhair produced a low diving header to slot the ball into the net.}

^{Cleiton Silva would soon get into the action to put EB 2-0 ahead in the first half for the second game in a row.}

^{In the 26th minute, Silva picked up the ball after a Jamshedpur FC corner and drove it forward before releasing Naorem on the left. Naorem kept the defenders at bay as Silva made a lung-busting run towards the box to receive what would be the second of Naorem's inch-perfect deliveries of the night.}

^{Silva rose with the ball on the bounce to slot it in.}

^{Jamshedpur started making moves after that wake-up call, with Jay Emmanuel-Thomas finding himself in great position in a first half where the teams took a combined 13 shots on target.}

^{Towards the end of the half, Jamshedpur were awarded a penalty after Lalchungnunga was found to have elbowed Harry Sawyer while contesting a header. Thomas got his chance to get on the scoresheet and took it to make it 2-1 at half-time.}

^{EB came out in the second half determined to stretch their lead.}

^{Naorem was on hand once again to produce the magic. He picked up the ball on the left side and chose to slip a perfect grounded pass between the two central defenders and the goalkeeper as Silva burst through to find his second goal of the night.}

^{That 58th minute goal also put Silva on top of the scoring chart for this season.}

^{After securing another two-goal lead through attack, EB then solidified in defence, providing fewer scoring chances for Jamshedpur FC in the second half and sealing three points on the road.}

^{The loss was Jamshedpur FC's fourth in a row and they now sit at 10th place with four points in seven games. They stay at home to host Kerala Blasters next Sunday.}

^{EB's third win of the season pushed them up to eighth place with nine points from eight games. They now get a break before they travel to Hyderabad on December 9.}