Mohun Bagan Super Giant II ran riot at Eden Gardens on Wednesday, thrashing George Telegraph 6-0 in the Calcutta Premier Division. The visitors made it six from ten with a display that left the hosts rooted to bottom of the table. And here's the thing — this wasn't a game that got interesting. It was over by half-time in spirit if not in score.
S. A. Bhat opened the scoring at 13 minutes and the floodgates followed. Another goal at 20, then a third at 24 before the hosts could find any rhythm. By then the crowd had fallen silent, and it stayed that way. George Telegraph simply had no answer to the tempo.
A red card at 29 minutes pulled the strings loose entirely. The hosts were reduced to ten men and couldn't recover.
Mohun Bagan didn't need much encouragement. Goals at 46 and 50 minutes extended the lead, and Bhat completed his hat-trick at 62 before adding a fifth at 74. To be fair, this was the same side that had lost 1-2 to Bhavani Pur just days ago — but they turned up with a different intensity.
The visitors move up to fourth place on 20 points, eight clear of the drop zone. George Telegraph remain 22nd with just seven points from ten games, and a run of four defeats in a row.