The much-awaited clash between Bkhacken and East Bengal Football Club in Pool H saw the former beating the latter 2-1 in the Junior Boys (Under-17) league matches of the 56th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here today.
In the other match played at the same venue, Indonesia's Daftar Nama Kontingen routed Goa's Government Higher Secondary School 7-0 in Pool F.
At the NWC ground, the match between IPSC and Tata Football Academy School ended in a 3-3 draw in Pool E, while Haryana's Delhi Public School (Panipat) found an easy prey in Lakshadweep outfit as the former won 3-0 in another Pool F match.
The Swedish players were expected to do well against an Indian side and the Bkhacken did not disappoint. Playing a tight game, they kept East Bengal from harm's way for most part of the match. That also indicated how the Swedish coach made his plans on the ground and his boys executed them to near perfection.
The Swedish boys went up in the 36th minute when Joel Mumbango found the net. Stung by the goals, there were a few counter-attacks originated from the East Bengal side but the teams went for the break.
On resumption, again Joel hit the target within 10 minutes to consolidate their lead. However, their goal fell when Mohammad Imran Mondal slotted in the 50th minute. After the event, Bkhacken became wise and plugged all the gaps and did not let another slip from their defence.
