Mohun Bagan were in desperate need for points and their players stuck to the plan of coach Karim Bencherifa which helped them beat Sporting Clube de Goa 3-1 in Goa.
The victory took them to eighth position with 24 points from 21 matches. Bencherifa acknowledged that his were under a lot of pressure going into the tie and was glad that his players did a commendable job.