Mohun Bagan beat Punjab FC 2-1 to top ISL 2026-27 table
Dejan Drazic scored the winner as Mohun Bagan Super Giant came from behind at the Salt Lake Stadium.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat Punjab FC 2-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday to go top of the ISL 2026-27 standings. Alfred Planas gave Punjab an early lead before Lee Erwin and Dejan Drazic struck for the hosts.
Key takeaways
- Mohun Bagan Super Giant won 2-1 against Punjab FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
- Alfred Planas scored for Punjab FC in the third minute.
- Lee Erwin equalised in the 18th minute and Dejan Drazic scored the winner in the 42nd minute.
- Mohun Bagan moved to the top of the ISL 2026-27 standings with nine points from four matches.
- Punjab FC remained on seven points from four matches.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant came from behind to beat Punjab FC 2-1 in an ISL-13 fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday, taking the former champion to the top of the standings with nine points from four matches.
Alfred Planas put Punjab ahead in the third minute with a right-footed shot from outside the box that beat goalkeeper Vishal Kaith.
Mohun Bagan restored parity in the 18th minute when Lee Erwin finished with his left foot after being set up by Anirudh Thapa, who had replaced Sahal Abdul Samad following an injury in the 11th minute.
Dejan Drazic scored the winner in the 42nd minute with a right-footed effort from outside the box that took a deflection off a defender before finding the back of the Punjab net.
Mohun Bagan held on through eight minutes of added time to claim all three points.
Why it matters
Mohun Bagan moved to nine points from four matches. Punjab FC had been one of three unbeaten teams entering the fixture but suffered its first defeat of the season, remaining on seven points from four matches.
The Indian Super League is the top tier of the Indian football league system. Mohun Bagan Super Giant is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, founded on 15 August 1889, and is one of the oldest football clubs in Asia.
Punjab Football Club was founded in Mohali, Punjab, and was the first club to win promotion into the Indian Super League after winning the 2022–23 I-League title.
What happens next
The sources do not state the date or venue of either team's next match.
Match summary and standings impact
Team | Score | Points | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
Mohun Bagan Super Giant | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Punjab FC | 1 | 7 | 4 |
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