ISL: Jamshedpur FC end their ten-game winless streak, dent East Bengal FC's play

Goals from Harry Sawyer and Ritwik Das helped Jamshedpur FC come from behind against East Bengal FC on Friday to clinch their first win in ten games in the Indian Super League ISL 202223 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan here Cleiton Silva had put the Torch Bearers ahead in the first half with his ninth goal of the season before the home team let lead slip this season along with a chance to go clear of Bengaluru FC in the playoff qualification race with a game in handAlso ReadISL FC Goa snatch late 22 draw against Jamshedpur FCThe hosts made three changes to their starting XI Sarthak Golui replaced Jerry Lalrinzuala on the left side of defence as Suhair VP returned to the right flank after serving his suspension in the last match The final change saw Charis Kyriakou replace Jordan ODoherty in midfield The visitors made two changes Pratik Chaudhari and Boris Singh returned to the starting lineup as Jay Thomas and Ishan Pandita dropped to the benchIn the 12th minute Alex Lima muscled his way past his marker before playing it through to Naorem Singh on the left side The winger cut the ball back onto his right foot and got the shot away The effort was saved but spilled by Vishal Yadav right in front of Silva who made no mistake in poking the ball into an empty net Seven minutes later Jamshedpur FC had the chance to draw themselves level when Eli Sabias freekick from the defensive third found Ritwik Das near the penalty area Ritwik played it into the path of an unmarked Boris whose shot only rippled the side netting The chance came two minutes after Silvas freekick was claimed comfortably by Yadav at the other endAlso ReadIndian Super League 202223 season to kickoff on October 7thIvan Gonzalez was a rock at the back for East Bengal FC in the first half The defender made four crucial interceptions and blocked two shots one of which was hit with power from inside the box by Rafael Crivellaro in the 37th minute In the second half approaching the hourmark Aidy Boothroyd made three changes as Germanpreet Singh Ishan Pandita and Sawyer were introduced into the game The decision changed the entire complexion of the game as parity was restored just three minutes after the substitutions In the 61st minute the East Bengal FC defence failed to get the ball out of danger as it eventually came to Pandita whose shot from the edge of the box was blocked by Lalchungnunga before Sawyer poked the rebound in from close rangeThe comeback was complete five minutes from time when Sawyer used his physical strength to shield the ball before playing it out to Germanpreet on the right flank The midfielders pinpoint cross was headed in by Ritwik as the Red Miners held on to the narrow lead till the fulltime whistle East Bengal FC remain in ninth place still a point behind Bengaluru FC with a game in hand The Torch Bearers will host Hyderabad FC next on January 20Jamshedpur FC also stayed in tenth place but they have cut the deficit between them and East Bengal FC to three points now The Red Miners will host Bengaluru FC next on January 18This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever