East Bengal kicked off their campaign in the 123rd Durand Cup football tournament in a grand fashion. In their opening quarterfinal league match at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi yesterday, they thrashed Air-India 4-1. The defeat ended Air India's campaign in the tournament. In another match, JCT scored a comfortable 3-0 victory over Sporting Clube de Goa. With the defeat in the Group 'C' encounter, Sporting Club de Goa are also out of contention for a place in the semifinals. In today's fixtures, Churchill Brothers will face Army Red, while Pune F C will take on Chirag United in the second match.