Played under overcast conditions in front of a sizeable home crowd, the visitors had the last laugh despite trailing by a seventh-minute goal. They recovered quickly to pump in two goals to lead 2-1 at half-time and struck once more in the second session before East Bengal could reduce the margin to give the scoreline a respectable look.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After a few repeated raids at the rival goal, East Bengal took the lead when a measured cross from the left by Nandhakumar Sekar was headed in by an unmarked David Lalhlansanga with equal smartness, but the woodwork prevented the ball from going in. The rebound fell to David again; this time, he didn\u2019t commit a mistake, leaving the home fans ecstatic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The plot, however, changed quickly. The Turkmenistan side retaliated with vigour and energy and slotted the equaliser in the 18th minute through midfielder and skipper Myrat Annayev, whose neatly executed volley left the East Bengal goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill stranded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Altyn Asyr FC struck again 10 minutes later. Attacker Nurmyradov Selim\u2019s towering presence had the East Bengal defence in deep trouble on more than one occasion and his looping free kick from outside the area brooked no defence as Gill was caught napping.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Once in control of the match, the Turkmenistan side put further pressure in the second half and increased the lead within seven minutes after the change of ends when Mihail Titov tapped in from close on the left after Annayev\u2019s cross from the right found him correctly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Altyn Asyr FC struck again 10 minutes later. Attacker Nurmyradov Selim\u2019s towering presence had the East Bengal defence in deep trouble on more than one occasion and his looping free kick from outside the area brooked no defence as Gill was caught napping.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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