East Bengal Crash Out Of AFC Challenge League After Loss To FC Arkadag
A 10-man East Bengal conceded two late goals to go down 1-2 to FC Arkadag of Turkmenistan and crash out of the quarterfinals in the AFC Challenge League on Wednesday. Messi Bouli put East Bengal in the lead in the first minute of the second leg quarterfinal match, but the Indian Super League side were reduced to 10 men in the 33rd minute when Lalchungnunga was sent off by the referee for his second yellow card offence. Altymyrat Annadurdyyez then struck two late goals (89th and 90 8th) to seal the semifinal spot with 3-1 on aggregate.