Updated: December 15, 2020 10:01:41 pm
James Maghoma scores the first goal in East Bengal’s 2-3 defeat to Hyderabad FC on Tuesday (Twitter/East Bengal)
It took 385 minutes for East Bengal to score their first goal in the Indian Super League (ISL), however when it got here, it was a goal that proved to be price ready for. Jacques Maghoma wrote himself into East Bengal historical past books by scoring the first goal in their match towards Hyderabad FC, the membership’s fifth match of their first season in the ISL.
Yes! first goal in #HeroISL, Jay @sc_eastbengal ❤💛 pic.twitter.com/2M9gXNzZ9j
— 𝓢𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓻 𝓡𝓸𝔂 (@isamiroy) December 15, 2020
However, regardless of taking the lead, East Bengal finally fell to a 2-3 defeat, with a couple of frantic moments in the start of the second half — in which Hyderabad missed a penalty and scored two targets in fast succession — main to them chasing the sport in the second half.
First scorers for the Red-and-Golds in numerous competitions:-
CFL First Division: Mona Dutta, 1925
Durand Cup: B. Das, 1926
Rovers Cup: Sunil Ghosh, 1941
Federation Cup: Surajit Sengupta, 1978
NFL: Raman Vijayan, 1997@IndSuperLeague : @Jmags19 #HFCSCEB #ChhilamAchiThakbo— SC East Bengal (@sc_eastbengal) December 15, 2020
Former Birmingham City, Burton Albion and Sheffield Wednesday man Maghoma was the person who scored each East Bengal’s targets.
With this end result, East Bengal stay backside of the desk with 1 level. Hyderabad, one of many unbeaten groups in the league to date, maintain on to their mid-table spot.
