Mohun Bagan come from behind to beat Punjab FC 2-1 and go top of the ISL
Lee Erwin and Dejan Dražić scored after Alfred Planas gave Punjab a third-minute lead at the Salt Lake Stadium.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant came from a goal down to beat Punjab FC 2-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday night and went to the top of the Indian Super League table, Revsportz reported.
Punjab took the lead in the third minute through Alfred Planas, set up by Sanathoi Meetei. Mohun Bagan lost Sahal Abdul Samad to an injury in the 12th minute, but his replacement, Anirudh Thapa, supplied the cross for Lee Erwin to equalise in the 18th minute. Erwin then turned provider for Dejan Dražić, who scored the winner three minutes before half-time.
The second half was goalless, despite eight minutes of added time.
It was Mohun Bagan's third league win in a row, according to MyKhel, and took them to the top of the 2026-27 table. Their next match is against Odisha FC on 5 November.
The extent of Sahal's injury has not been announced.
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