East Bengal claimed a 2-0 victory away to Kiddy Pur in the Premier Division Kolkata regular season on Wednesday evening. The visitors scored twice through A. Hemram and M. Bilal to move further clear of the relegation battle, while the hosts remain rooted to the bottom half of the table.
The opening goal arrived in the twenty-seventh minute when Hemram found the net, giving East Bengal an early cushion. To be fair, Kiddy Pur were not without their chances in the opening half, but they could not find the breakthrough against a disciplined defence.
The second goal came in the sixty-eighth, Bilal doubling the visitors' advantage and effectively ending the contest. By then the match had settled into a comfortable rhythm for East Bengal, who saw a penalty missed in stoppage time to cap a night where things came to a head only when it no longer mattered.
The result leaves Kiddy Pur in seventeenth place with twelve points from eleven games, while East Bengal sit second on twenty-three points after nine matches. The visitors have now extended their unbeaten run to eight games, a sequence that includes seven victories and two draws.
For Kiddy Pur the defeat adds to a difficult spell, having drawn six of their last eleven fixtures but losing three. East Bengal's away form continues to be their strength, and this result keeps them firmly in contention for a top-two finish.