“All the boys gave their best; we are taking one step at a time” – Cleiton Silva and Dimitrios Diamantakos after East Bengal FC’s 1-0 win over Jamshedpur FC

“All the boys gave their best; we are taking one step at a time” – Cleiton Silva and Dimitrios Diamantakos after East Bengal FC’s 1-0 win over Jamshedpur FC

23 December 2024, Kolkata:

Dimitrios Diamantakos’ 60th minute-strike propelled East Bengal FC to a 1-0 win over Jamshedpur FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday – their third victory in December and fourth in the ongoing Indian Super League.

Oscar Bruzon’s Red & Gold brigade has now secured four wins in its last five ISL games. However, the Kolkata-based club is reluctant to look too far ahead and wants to take one step at a time, in a bid to improve its current position in the league table.

While Diamantakos scored his eighth goal of the season on Saturday, EBFC captain Cleiton Silva put in a tireless shift, registering four chances, six crosses and an 83% passing accuracy.

Here’s what the attacking duo had to say after the win against Jamshedpur FC.

Cleiton Silva: “We played a good game to get three points. Unfortunately, we couldn’t convert some chances and extend the lead. However, Dimi’s goal was enough to fetch us three points. All the boys gave their best and it was a complete team effort. We need to continue doing good work.”

Dimitrios Diamantakos: “We created a lot of chances. As Cleiton said, we need to convert more chances. At the end of the day, it was a good team effort and it’s very important to get clean sheet wins like this. We are taking one step at a time and are currently focused on our next away match against Hyderabad FC.”