Hero Indian Super League's stars maintained their excellent run in the Hero I-League with Mumbai City FC's Sony Norde and Sunil Chhetri starring in victories for Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC respectively, while Arata Izumi of Atlético de Kolkata also scored in Mumbai FC's 2-0 triumph.It was a mixed week for Bengaluru FC and East Bengal as both the sides won as well as lost a game each. Meanwhile, defending champions Mohun Bagan got their first away win of the season after beating DSK Shivajians 2-0 on Saturday courtesy of a Norde brace.Bengaluru FC ended the week on a good note on Saturday with Sunil Chhetri scoring the winner against East Bengal at the Barasat Stadium in what was the Blues' second away game in succession having lost their previous match against Mumbai FC 2-0 at the Cooperage Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday as Izumi broke the deadlock for his side just four minutes into the game.East Bengal began the week well by beating DSK Shivajians thanks to a Ranti Martins goal from a Bikash Jairu (FC Pune City) corner but the defeat against Bengaluru FC on Saturday brought them down a peg or two.Goan outfit Sporting Clube de Goa had mixed fortunes as well as they registered their first win (2-0) of the season against Aizawl FC on Monday before going down 1-0 to Shillong Lajong FC on Sunday. The other Goan team in the league, Salgaocar could only manage one point from their two matches this week after losing 1-0 to Shillong Lajong FC on Thursday and drawing 1-1 with Aizawl FC on Sunday in a dramatic game that saw them denied all three points courtesy of an injury time penalty that cancelled out Darryl Duffy's first-half opener.The action is heating up in the Hero I-league as Bengaluru sit at the summit of the table on 12 points from five matches with Mohun Bagan hot on their heels with 10 points having played a game fewer. Mumbai FC and East Bengal are also in the title race with eight points each while Shillong Lajong FC enjoyed a good week with back-to-back wins to propel themselves to fifth in the table with seven points. Salgaocar and DSK Shivajians, meanwhile, are the only two teams yet to register a win this season.
