East Bengal lose to Al Seeb 0-2 in ACL 2 match

KOLKATA: (Nov 3) East Bengal conceded two late goals to suffer a 0-2 defeat against Al Seeb Club of Oman in their fourth AFC Champions League 2 group match at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Tuesday.

It was a big blow to the knockout stage hopes of the Red and Golds, who have now slipped to the bottom of Group D with two points from four games. Al Seeb are now in third place with four points.

After a tepid opening half, Axel Meye broke the deadlock in stunning fashion in the 85th minute before Zahir Al Aghbari sealed the victory for the Oman club in the first minute of stoppage time.