A Darryl Duffy header sandwiched between two Katsumi Yusa strikes all but sealed the tie in favour of the Maroon and Green Brigade, who moved to four points behind leaders Aizwl FC with a game in hand. Bengaluru FC on the other hand remained swivelling in 5th place. REPORT: Mohun Bagan 3-0 Bengaluru FC - Marauding Mariners bury the Blues to reinvigorate title hunt Only one win in 11 league games effectively ended all hopes of even fighting out for a place in the top two for the team from the Garden City. Head coach Albert Roca shouldered all the blame after the game. “I took the risk of fielding the side today. It was a young one and it is my fault,” lamented the former Barcelona assistant coach, in the post-match interaction. The Spanish coach had already said on the eve of the game that he would chose to give a rest to his stalwarts in order to keep them fresh for the trip to face Maziya S&RC in the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Cup in the Maldives, on Tuesday 4th April. “We are focusing on the AFC Cup now. That is why we chose younger players and the likes of Sunil Chhetri and Eugeneson Lyngdoh were rested for this game. We fielded a young side and Mohun Bagan made us pay for that,” Roca commented.Sanjoy Sen - Unlike Bengaluru FC, Mohun Bagan have a stake at winning every game Bengaluru FC CEO Parth Jindal took to social media yet again to reflect on his side’s abysmal performance against the Kolkata giants.
