Hero Indian Super League’s stars continued to dazzle for their respective Hero I-League clubs as Bengaluru FC went top of the league after a 3-0 win against Shillong Lajong FC on Sunday. Defending champions Mohun Bagan now trail the Blues by two points having played out a 1-1 draw against bitter rivals East Bengal in the highly anticipated Kolkata derby at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. Meanwhile, both Aizawl FC and Mumbai FC registered their first wins of the season. Aizawl registered a comfortable 2-0 win over DSK Shivajians, while Mumbai FC came out 2-1 victors against Salgaocar FC in a tight encounter.Hero ISL superstars were on song for Bengaluru FC with CK Vineeth, who played for Kerala Blasters FC in the second season, opening the scoring. The club’s latest acquisition Kim Song Yong then netted a brace with FC Pune City’s Eugeneson Lyngdoh finding the North Korean striker with a delightful ball forward for his second of the night and the team’s third. It was Bengaluru’s third win in a row.The eagerly awaited Kolkata derby saw Mohun Bagan and East Bengal share the points as Ranti Martins opened the scoring for the Red and Gold Brigade by volleying in an inch-perfect pass from Bikash Jairu (FC Pune City). The Nigerian’s goal was later cancelled out by Cornell Glen who headed in a well taken free-kick from Mumbai City FC star Sony Norde to make it 1-1 and spare Mohun Bagan’s blushes.Elsewhere, goals from Taisuke Matsugae and Sushil Kumar Singh (Atlético de Kolkata) handed Mumbai FC a narrow win over Salgaocar after Jackichand Singh (FC Pune City) had pulled one back for the Goan outfit. Mumbai FC’s previous two matches had ended in a draw. Lastly, Aizawl got their first points of the season as they beat DSK Shivajians courtesy of two first-half strikes from Alfred Kemah Jaryan and Yuta Kinowaki.
