Durand Cup: East Bengal Qualify For Knockouts With 1-0 Win Over Punjab FC
Spain's Javier Siverio produced the solitary goal as East Bengal beat Punjab FC 1-0 in the final Group A game to qualify for the knockout stages of the Durand Cup in Kolkata on Wednesday. Siverio got the all-important goal in the 22nd minute as East Bengal became the second team after Chennaiyin FC to make the quarter-final stage of Asia's oldest football tournament, courtesy topping the group with seven points from three games.