The defeat ended all hopes for the Blues of making it into the top-four. As for the Mariners, they remained third, level on points with second-placed Jamshedpur FC.
The 30-year-old, who most recently turned out for Jordanian Pro League club Shabab Al-Ordon, replaces Yrondu Musavu-King in the Blues' ISL squad, with the Gabonese defender ruled out through injury.
This was their second successive fixture to be postponed. It was only last Saturday that ATKMB's match against Odisha FC had to be postponed after an unnamed player reported positive for COVID-19.
Danish Farooq (8th minute) gave the Blues an early lead which was extended to three by Prince Ibara (23rd, 45th), who scored a first-half brace with two towering headed goals.
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With the draw, East Bengal's winless streak stretched to nine games while Bengaluru FC's playoff qualification hopes were hit a severe blow as well.
The Mariners are yet to win from three matches as they have slipped to number six in the table, while their Bengaluru rivals are on a three-match losing streak.
Hyderabad jumped to third place courtesy the victory with seven points from four games. The hosts started on the front foot and went ahead as soon as the seventh minute.
Hyderabad FC and Bengaluru FC will both look to get back to winning ways when they lock horns in an Indian Super League match on Wednesday.
Ashique Kuruniyan (84’) gave the Blues the lead before putting one past his own net four minutes later to help the Kerala Blasters salvage a point.
Bengaluru FC suffered a shocking loss against Odisha FC (1-3) after beginning their campaign on a positive.
It was Javi Hernandez (3rd, 51st minute) who led the charge for Odisha with a brace. While he rode on some luck for his first goal, the second was nothing short of breathtaking from just outside the box.
Cleiton Silva (14th minute), Jayesh Rane (42nd) and Prince Ibarra (81st) provided the fireworks for Bengaluru FC, while Deshorn Brown (17th), Mathias Coureur (25th) scored for the Highlanders along with Mashoor Shereef (22nd), who unfortunately found his own net.
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Wungngayam Muirang (20th minute), Leon Augustine (47th) and Namgyal Bhutia (74th) scored for Bengaluru.
With the last two games of the group stages remaining, all four teams from Group C have a chance to advance to the knockouts.
Group B has all the ingredients for a potential 'Group of Death', featuring ISL sides FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC, alongside I-League side Sudeva FC and 2016 Durand Cup winners Army Green.
Bengaluru FC defeated Maldivian side Maziya Sports & Recreation 6-2 in their AFC Cup Group D South Zone encounter.
Although both sides are out of the running for the knockout stages of the competition.
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