Durand Cup 2025: East Bengal starts the tournament with a 5-0 win over South United

Eastern Bengal got its Durand Cup campaign a positive start with a 5-0 win over South United FC in the tournament opener in the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday

Chungnunga opened the score for the Kolkata giant in the 12th minute and unleashed a clean blow with his right foot that found the left corner of the net.

The Spanish midfielder Saul Crespo doubled the lead of East Bengal in the 37th minute and made a fine to his team.

Namely it happened | Eastern Bengal vs South United FC

Second half of replacement and new signing Bipin Singh expanded the benefit to 3-0 in the 79th minute. He locked a brilliant by Bal by Dimitros Diamantakos and threw it home professionally.

The Greek striker, Diamantakos, then went on the score sheet and converted a free kick that through the hands of SUFC Custodian Nishanth N.

In the last minute of the regular time, the East Bengal captain Mahesh closed an excellent team performance with a stunning shot with the right foot from outside the box, so that an extensive 5-0 victory was obtained for his side.