Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC played out a dramatic 1-1 draw in the Kolkata Derby on Sunday, keeping the ISL title race wide open. Substitute Edmund Lalrindika gave East Bengal the lead in the 85th minute before Jason Cummings equalised five minutes later for Mohun Bagan. The result left both sides level on 23 points after 12 matches.

Kolkata: The Kolkata Derby once again lived up to its billing as Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC played out a dramatic 1-1 draw in a pulsating Indian Super League clash at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

In front of a packed crowd and with the ISL title race hanging in the balance, fortunes swung wildly before substitute Edmund Lalrindika’s 85th-minute strike for East Bengal was cancelled out by another substitute Jason Cummings’ dramatic equaliser five minutes later.

The result kept the title race wide open. Both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan now have 23 points from 12 matches, though the Red-and-Gold Brigade remain on top due to a superior goal difference of 18 compared to Mohun Bagan’s 13. Mumbai City FC and Punjab FC are also on 22 points, with the two sides set to meet on May 21.

East Bengal, however, will clinch the ISL crown if they beat Inter Kashi in their final match, considering Mohun Bagan fail to overcome the goal difference equation.