Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Sporting Clube de Goa sent East Bengal crashing to a humiliating 2-0 defeat in their backyard in the National Football League (NFL) here Wednesday.

Though the match began on equal footing, Sporting players soon took over the reins. The first goal came in the 20th minute when a freak clearance from Felix Gomes saw Jeremiah collect the ball in the rival box, shrug his markers off with a half-turn and dribble past goalkeeper Rajat Ghosh Dastidar.

Sporting went up by 2-0 in the 50th minute when Bello Rajjak's clearance was collected by Dudu Omagbeni, who sprinted down the ground and offered a fine cross to Jeremiah. The burly forward only had to tap to score his second goal of the evening.

Meanwhile, East Bengal got only one clear look at the goal in the 32nd minute when Alvito offered a through pass to Ambani and Edmilson. But the duo wasted enough time in deciding who would do the honours of shooting and the Sporting defence regrouped.

Dejected East Bengal fans later pelted stones at the bus carrying the team's players, shattering one of the glass panes.

The Bengal club's chance of making it to the top of the league table now looks blurred following this embarrassing defeat.