India, Oct. 13 -- A 2-3 defeat to a team from Iraq who have won their league eight times wouldn't have been a bad result for East Bengal. And yet, this would feel like a night where David could have slayed Goliath.

Twice, East Bengal led through David Lalhlansanga, who also missed chances that could have fetched a first win in this Asian Champions League 2 campaign. After two games, East Bengal have one point from the 2-2 draw away to Jordan's Al Hussein SC where they had squandered a 2-0 lead.

From a defensive sandwich, Lalhlansanga, turning sharply, put East Bengal ahead in the eighth minute with a crisp left-footer after a well worked move that was set going by a long ball from Anwar Ali.

Al-Shorta equalised through Ahmed Yahya's he...