Hwacheon KSPO beat East Bengal 4-1 in Kolkata in AFC Women’s Champions League on 04th November 2026

Hwacheon KSPO WFC defeated East Bengal FC 4-1 in Kolkata on Wednesday, 04th November 2026 in the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27, keeping their hopes of reaching the knockout stage alive. Both teams moved to three points in Group B after the result.

The teams were level 1-1 at half-time before Hwacheon scored three second-half goals to turn the match in their favour. The contest began with Hwacheon creating early chances, but East Bengal goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu produced a number of saves. Following this game, East Bengal FC moved to third place in Group B.

East Bengal opened the scoring in the 17th minute through Fazila Ikwaput, who used her speed to beat a defender and calmly scored into the top left corner. Hwacheon drew level in the 26th minute when Lee Su-bin’s free kick took a deflection off East Bengal defender Resty Nanziri and went in.

Hwacheon seized control after the interval: Wie Jae-eun put them ahead in the 53rd minute to make it 2-1 after the referee reviewed the incident following a request from Hwacheon’s coach. Three minutes later Jeong-min carried the ball down the left and set up Mun Eun-ju, who finished to extend the lead to 3-1.

Wie Jae-eun added her second of the match in the 76th minute after receiving a pass from Kim Hyeon-a, completing the 4-1 victory for Hwacheon KSPO. The win kept Hwacheon’s qualification hopes alive while consigning East Bengal to third on goal difference.

The updated Group B table shows DPR Korea’s April 25 National Defence Sports Academy leading with 6 points from 2 matches, having scored 8 and conceded 1 for a goal difference of +7. South Korea’s Hwacheon KSPO WFC sit second with 3 points from two matches, scoring 5 and conceding 3; India’s East Bengal FC are third with 3 points, having scored 3 and conceded 5 for a goal difference of -2. Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC are bottom with no points after two defeats, scoring 1 and conceding 8.

Group fixtures scheduled for Saturday pair Hwacheon KSPO WFC with Ho Chi Minh City Women’s FC, while East Bengal FC will face DPR Korea’s April 25 National Defence Sports Academy, who have already qualified for the knockout stage.