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Indian league champions ATK Mohun Bagan of Kolkata made a flying start to the AFC Cup 2021, beating Bengaluru FC 2-0 in the opening match of Group D at the National Football Stadium in the Maldives' capital Male Wednesday.
Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings will start their Group D campaign of the AFC Cup Football tonight, with the match against the Maldives' Maziya Sports and Recreation Club.
The match will kick-off at 10pm Bangladesh time at the National Football Stadium in Male.
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In Wednesday's first match, Roy Krishna put Mohun Bagan Club ahead in the 39th minute (1-0).
French-Moroccan midfielder Subhasish Bose struck again for Mohun Bagan at the start of the second half (46th minute).
Mohun Bagan earned a direct berth in the group stage of the second-tier Asian club competition as the 2019-20 I-League champions.
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Bengaluru FC beat the Maldives' Club Eagles 1-0 in the 2021 AFC Cup play-off Sunday to join Mohun Bagan (India), Bashundhara Kings (Bangladesh) and Maziya (Maldives) in Group D.