East Bengal wins 3-1 in its IFA Shield opener— EBFC vs Calcutta Customs Full Highlights

East Bengal wins 3-1 in its IFA Shield opener— EBFC vs Calcutta Customs Full Highlights

East Bengal IFA Shield match — Enjoy the highlights of the Group A match, EBFC vs Calcutta Customs Club, which was played in Kolkata on September 24.

Updated : Sep 24, 2026 18:42 IST

Jesin TK, part of East Bengal's Durand Cup-winning squad, starts against Calcutta Customs in the IFA Shield match. | Photo Credit: Durand Cup Media

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the IFA Shield match between East Bengal and Calcutta Customs, which was played in Kolkata, West Bengal. Despite going 0-1 down early on, the Red-and-Gold Brigade pulled off a comeback to win the match in style.

East Bengal vs Calcutta Customs Highlights:

12’ Goal! EBFC 0-1 CCC | Riki Hembram cut in to his right, then beat three East Bengal defenders, who struggle in the mud, and then found the bottom corner to break the deadlock.

29’ Goal! EBFC 1-1 CCC | Boris Singh took the corner from the right. Rohit Kumar jumped to get his head to the corner kick and found the net past goalkeeper Debjit Ghoshal to make it all square.

52’ Goal! EBFC 2-1 CCC | Akash Hembram got a pass from Boris along the left flank and he whipped in a cross to the centre. Rohit Danu ran in unmarked and shot first time into the net, past Debjit to give East Bengal the lead.

85’ Goal! EBFC 3-1 CCC | Mohamed Bilal made a run into the box and shifted his footing to beat Rahul Soren in the box. He then sent in a cross from a narrow angle to Akash Hembram, who kept his cool to shoots into the net past Debjit.

Match overview:

Kick-Off: 3 pm IST

Venue: East Bengal Ground, Kolkata

Referee: Mithun Kumar Kundu