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[caption id="attachment_32049" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Wedson scored a goal on his first match in Red & Gold jersey on Thursday. Image Source: East Bengal[/caption] Internet Desk: East Bengal's Haitian forward Wedson Anselme makes his debut In the Red and Gold colours with a bang in their first exhibition match against Baghajatin Athletic Club of Siliguri through an emphatic performance to showcase his arrival. The Haitian scored once and assisted Jiten Murmu and Prohlad Roy in the first half to lead his side to a rampaging 3-0 victory. East Bengal started their first exhibition match before the Hero I-League in a tentative fashion in the first half as the lack of understanding among the players were vivid. But it was the new Haitian forward Wedson Anselme who started the positive things for the Red and Gold brigade. The first goal came when Wedson made a brilliant run from the left and blotted the entire attention of the opposition defence towards him. Wedson crossed the ball to an unmarked Jiten Murmu on the right who made no mistake to give the lead to his team with a precision finish. The second goal was almost an action replay of the first goal as Wedson once again made a superb run from the left and crossed the ball inside the box. The goalkeeper made a fumble and opportunistic Prohlad Roy did the rest by tapping the ball at the back of the net. Wedson scored his first goal in East Bengal colours with a magnificent solo effort as he took the ball in his own half and after a fantastic dribbling run he lobbed the ball over the head of the goalkeeper who was ahead of his line. The condition and the form of the new Haitian forward will certainly satisfy the East Bengal team management and the fans. Though the East Bengal side gave the opportunity to their U19 players to prove their quality, the combination seemed to be all over the place among the players. The win will though give a lot of confidence to the entire squad.