East Bengal beaten 0-2 by Al-Seeb at VYBK Stadium in AFC Champions League Two on November 3
East Bengal FC lost 0-2 to Omani side Al-Seeb at the VYBK Stadium, Kolkata on Tuesday, November 3 in the AFC Champions League Two 2026-27, with the match score goalless at half-time and two goals conceded after the 80th minute.
The Indian Super League champions entered the fixture at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan aiming for a positive continental result but the Red and Gold Brigade were undone late in the game, a defeat that could hamper their continental campaign.
East Bengal dominated early play: Bipin Singh fired wide from the edge of the box in the fourth minute and Dani Ramírez sent a low effort narrowly wide after a passing move involving Mohammed Rashid.
Defender Anwar Ali was forced off with an injury in the 17th minute, but East Bengal continued to press with Edmund Lalrindika creating threats and Ramírez heading Bipin Singh’s cross narrowly wide.
Al-Seeb fashioned a notable chance just after the half-hour when Abdul Aziz Al Maqbali released Axel Meye into the box, whose low drive was comfortably saved by East Bengal goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa; Ramírez then missed another opportunity in the 39th minute after controlling Lalrindika’s cross.
The second half saw Axel Meye head over in the 49th minute following Mohammed Al Musalami’s layoff from a corner, East Bengal’s Edmund Lalrindika hit a header from Sandip Mandi’s cross narrowly wide in the 55th, and Augustine Oladapo saw a long-range effort miss the right post.
Al-Seeb grew more dangerous late on as Omer Al Malki forced a reflex save from Lachenpa inside the six-yard box in the 76th minute and his follow-up went just wide; the breakthrough arrived in the 85th minute when Hassan Al Ajmi recycled the ball to Meye, who turned his marker and finished with a powerful strike.
Al Aghbari completed Al-Seeb’s scoring in first half stoppage time after collecting Meye’s long cross from the left and finishing into the bottom-right corner, sealing a 2-0 win for the visitors and handing East Bengal a result that could hamper their continental campaign.
