The draw meant FC Goa stay in the sixth position with 20 points while NorthEast United FC are at the bottom of the table with four points from 14 games.
FC Goa have now failed to win on the road for the sixth straight game, and have Chennaiyin FC pushing them in seventh place, only four points behind them.
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The Gaurs had the opportunity to reclaim a fifth place on the table with a win, given the results earlier in the week, but will continue to remain sixth after what turned out to be NorthEast United FC's first draw of the season - and only the second time they picked up points from a game.
The team is scheduled to play four matches against the home team starting January 16 in Cape Town and will take on World No. 1 Netherlands in three matches starting January 23
Striker Cleiton Silva drew first blood in early minutes of the game as East Bengal FC led the match going into half-time. Substitute Harry Sawyer brought the Red Miners back into the game with an equaliser in the 61st minute and Ritwik Das completed the comeback after scoring the winning goa
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The hosts opened the scoring in the early minutes of the game through Cleiton Silva. However, the Men of Steel turned the tide in the second half with the help of substitutes Harry Sawyer and Germanpreet Singh as the two were involved in the goals to seal the game with a win.