India, Oct. 31 -- Mohun Bagan Super Giant rose to the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) 13 standings with a show of character and their enviable strength in depth. In the end, Punjab FC, one of the three teams unbeaten going into this match, were lucky that they lost only 2-1 at the Salt Lake stadium on Saturday. After their third successive win, Mohun Bagan have nine points from four matches. Punjab FC stay on seven from as many.

Punjab FC have had a thing for goals early and late in ISL13. Alfred Planas put them ahead in the third minute with a strike from range that Vishal Kaith should have saved. Kaith had kept Mohun Bagan in the game against Chenniayin FC on Monday before Manvir Singh stole the winner. He had an iffy game on a ni...