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Al Shorta beats East Bengal 3-2 in Kolkata
Al Shorta beat East Bengal 3-2 in an AFC Champions League Two match in Kolkata.
East Bengal’s David Hmar scored twice, but the Iraqi side came back after half-time.
Ahmed scored Al Shorta’s first goal to level the match before the break.
Hussein Ali Al-Saedi and Kingsley Kuku then scored within two minutes of each other.
The result gave Al Shorta all three points and left East Bengal still without a win in Group D. East Bengal had drawn 2-2 with Jordan’s Al Hussein in its opening group match, while Al Shorta had beaten Oman’s Al Seeb 1-0.
The match was played at Salt Lake Stadium, and the result leaves Al Shorta ahead of East Bengal in the group standings.
Al Shorta beat East Bengal 3-2 in an AFC Champions League Two match in Kolkata on October 13, 2026.
David Hmar scored twice for East Bengal, but his brace was not enough to secure a win.
Ahmed scored an equaliser for Al Shorta in the first half.
Hussein Ali Al-Saedi and Kingsley Kuku scored after the break to give Al Shorta the victory.
The match was played at Salt Lake Stadium.
- Who
- Al Shorta and East Bengal FC.
- What
- Al Shorta won 3-2 in an AFC Champions League Two match.
- When
- October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
- Why
- The teams were playing an AFC Champions League Two group-stage match.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
East Bengal opened its Group D campaign with a 2-2 draw against Al Hussein.
Al Shorta began its campaign with a 1-0 win over Al Seeb.
Ahmed equalised for Al Shorta in the first half after East Bengal had taken the lead.
Hussein Ali Al-Saedi and Kingsley Kuku scored after the break as Al Shorta won 3-2.
- Final score
- Al Shorta 3-2 East Bengal
- Competition
- AFC Champions League Two
- Venue
- Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
- East Bengal scorer
- David Hmar scored twice
- Al Shorta second-half scorers
- Hussein Ali Al-Saedi and Kingsley Kuku
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