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Adjah brace helps Mohammedan Sporting beat East Bengal

Substitute Philip Adjah’s late brace helped Mohammedan Sporting rally to beat East Bengal 2-1 in the Calcutta Football League here on Tuesday.

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Kolkata 11 September, 2018 22:00 IST

Mohammedan Sporting’s search for the equaliser ended in the 87th minute when Adjah, coming in the 73rd minute, capitalised on a defensive lapse.   -  Twitter/MDSCOfficial

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Kolkata 11 September, 2018 22:00 IST

Substitute Philip Adjah’s late brace helped Mohammedan Sporting rally to beat East Bengal 2-1 in the Calcutta Football League here on Tuesday.

EB’s second consecutive defeat ended its CFL title hopes.

EB took an early lead as Costa Rican World Cupper Johnny Acosta scored off a rebound in the 12th minute.

Mohammedan Sporting’s search for the equaliser ended in the 87th minute when Adjah, coming in the 73rd minute, capitalised on a defensive lapse.

In the 94th minute, he beat two defenders to score the winner.

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