East Bengal Surrender Lead to Suffer 2–3 Defeat Against Al Shorta in ACL Two

Kolkata, 13 October 2026: East Bengal FC suffered a heartbreaking 2–3 defeat against Iraq’s Al Shorta SC in their second AFC Champions League Two 2026–27 Group D match at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Tuesday.

David Lalhlansanga gave the Red and Gold Brigade an early lead in the 8th minute and struck again in the 40th minute to put East Bengal 2–1 ahead at half-time, after Ahmed Yahya had equalised for the visitors.

However, Al Shorta staged a remarkable second-half comeback, with Hussein Al Saedi levelling in the 51st minute before Kingsley Kuku scored the decisive goal just two minutes later. Despite being reduced to ten men in the 76th minute, the Iraqi side held on to secure all three points.

East Bengal created several opportunities to equalise but failed to capitalise on their numerical advantage, suffering a frustrating defeat after surrendering their first-half lead.

Following a 2–2 draw against Al Hussein SC in their opening fixture, East Bengal remain on one point and sit third in Group D. They will next travel to Oman to face Al Seeb Club on 27 October.

Final Result:

East Bengal FC 2 (David Lalhlansanga 8′, 40′)
lost to
Al Shorta SC 3 (Ahmed Yahya 14′, Hussein Al Saedi 51′, Kingsley Kuku 53′)