QUALIFYING GROUPS
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Group "A" : Shimla Youngs, BEG.Kirkee, Indian Navy, Amity United, MEG,Bangalore, Assam Rifle, ASC Bangalore, New Delhi Heros.
GRoup "B" : Indian National F.C, 11 GRRC, BSF, J&K Bank, Army Junior, Ahbad FC Delhi, Air Force - XI, ONGC. |
Round 1
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02.09.2009 : Shimla Youngs 3 - 1 BEG Rurkee -- 1 02.09.2009 : Indian Navy 0 - 0, 3 - 4 (p) Amity United -- 2
03.09.2009 : Indian National FC 0 - 4 11 GRRC -- 3
05.09.2009 : Army Junior 3 - 0 Ahbad FC, Delhi -- 7 Qualifying Round 2 06.09.2009 : Simla Youngs 2 - 2, 5 - 4 (P) Amity United --- W 06.09.2009 : Assam Rifles 3 - 0 ASC Bangalore --- X
07.09.2009 : Army Junior 0 - 2 ONGC --- Z 08.09.2009 : Simla Youngs 1 - 4 Assam Rifels - For Gr. A
09.09.2009 : ONGC. Mumbai 1 - 0 BSF - For Gr. B
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11th September: Army XI 0 - 3 Air India AIR : Ravinder Singh 23', 34', N.D. Opara 27'
12th September: Assam Rifles 0 - 2 Sporting de Goa
13th September: ONGC 0 - 1 JCT
14th September: Mahindra United 0 - 0 Shillong Lajong F.C
15th September: Sporting Goa 0 - 1 Churchill Brothers
16th September: ONGC 1 - 5 Mohun Bagan
16th September: Lajong F.C 1 - 0 East Bengal
17th September: Dempo S.C 1 - 0 Army XI
18th September: East Bengal 0 - 2 Mahindra United (4.30 PM)
18th September: Mohun bagan 2 - 0 JCT ( 6.00 PM) FINAL: 22nd September :: Churchill Brothers VS Mohun Bagan (5.30 PM) |
MOHUN BAGAN BEAT MAHINDRA TO REACH DURAND FINAL
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20.09.2009 : S.Mitra : Mohun Bagan beat Mahindra United 2-1 to reach Durand Cup final.
Chiddi scored both the goals for Mohun Bagan while Md. Rafi scored for Mahindra.
In 3rd minute, Chiddi took a nice shot from almost 0 degree angle which deflected off a Mahindra player for corner. In next minute, Paresh pushed the ball towards unmarked Rafi who missed an easy chance when his shot went straight to Sangram. In 8th minute, Snehasish cut in from left side, gave a pass to Micky, whose shot hit a defender and went to James, but his shot lacked direction. In 17th minute, Sushil got a pass from midfield, nicely dribbled past one player and took a shot that was saved by Sangram. Mohun Bagan took the lead in 19th minute, Micky snatched the ball in midfield, gave a forward pass to James in right flank, James floated the ball which Barreto headed towards Chiddi, who nicely latched on to the ball and cracked his shot into the upper net, making the scoreline 1-0 in favor of Mohun Bagan. The best move of the half came in 32nd minute, Rakesh tackled Rafi and gave the ball to James, who gave a long pass to Barreto. Barreto moved to the right flank to take the ball and from there took a center. Chiddi jumped over his marker but his head just went over crossbar. Mahindra started 2nd half in a positive note when in 47th minute from Denzel's cross, Sushil headed the ball from close distance but Sangram had no problem in collecting the ball. In 5th minute, Micky made a brilliant solo run and passed the ball to Chiddi whose cross went to Snehasish inside box, but unfortunately he jumped but could not reach the ball. Mahindra got few direct free kicks outside the box. In 56th minute, Steven's shot was cleared by Sangram, Paresh took a shot which was brilliantly headed out by Chiddi. In 59th minute, Sangram made a great save like last match. Steven curled the ball like Beckham and no one was standing in first post, but Sangram brilliantly dived to his right and fisted the ball saving a certain goal. Mahindra then brought in Mijin in place of Pradip in 60th minute. In 64th minute, Chiddi showed good ball control in midfield, shielding the ball and holding Tamba, then turned and passed the ball to Subho, whose shot hit a Mahindra defender and came to James whose snap shot missed target. Mahindra equalized in 70th minute. Steven's free kick was back headed by Rafi which went over Sangram into goal. The pace of the match increased a lot in 2nd half with both teams attacking. In 75th minute, Subho Kumar-James combination resulted in a cross from right side which was headed down by Chiddi for Barreto and he tried a side volley but just could not connect the ball properly. In 76th minute, James took a free kick from right side, everybody including goalkeeper Subhashish was anticipating a cross but instead the intelligement midfielder took the shot directly towards goal, but Subhasish dived to his left and fisted the ball for safety. In 77th minute, Karim brought in Santa Kumar in place of exhausted Snehasish. Mohun Bagan again took the lead soon after. James took a corner that went to Chiddi in top box. The ball came to chest height, Chiddi nicely adjusted and headed the ball that beat Subhasish, a defender tried to clear the ball from goalline, but such was the power of the head, that the ball hit him and went to goal. In next minute, again James took a cross from right side that curled and almost went to goal, Subhashish had no clue whatsoever. Mohun Bagan had a lucky escape in 82nd minute, when from substitute Ajayan's center, Sushil back headed the ball in the same way Rafi scored the equalizer, the ball beat sangram, took a drop and went out. This was perhaps the only mistake of Sangram in this tournament so far, he charged out of goal line and almost conceded a goal. Mohun Bagan coach brought in Kuluthungan and Zenith replacing Barreto and James Singh in injury time. The final score read 2-1 in favor of Mohun Bagan. The final will be the repeat of IFA Shield where Mohun Bagan lost to Churchill Brothers in the final after missing a number of easy chances to score. After match, Chiddi said, "I have not done anything special. My job is to score goals and I have done exactly that. We played a team game and we are in finals. Churchill is a good team and we will have to play well to lift Durand Cup." Coach Karim echoed the same comments as he said, "Churchill is a good team, we will have to continue with our good form. I am happy with the way team played today. We are scoring goals, that is a very good sign for us. We will have to keep the good work going." Interestingly, in the last round match of I league last year, Mohun Bagan lost to Mahindra 1-2 and Chiddi had scored both the goals for winning team. This season, Mohun Bagan officials has roped in Chiddi and it has paid rich dividends for the club as including today's brace, he has so far scored 4 goals in Durand Cup and had scored 2 goals in IFA Shield. 16 times Champion Mohun Bagan has so far scored 9 goals in this year's edition of Durand Cup, out of which 7 has been scored by the striking pair of Barreto and Chiddi. It should be remembered that this is just the 3rd match of this pair and they are already striking gold. Karim Bencharifa played a very tactical game today and he had assigned Snehasish a big role of stopping the runs of Steven Dias and the plan worked quite well in first half, but from mid second half Snehasish slowed down a bit and was rightly substituted by Santa Kumar. Another player who has so far been playing consistently is James Singh. The combination of James and Surkumar in right side has already started creating magic. James prefers to go down the flank and cross the ball to perfection while Surkumar has the ability to cut in and has two options of either taking a shot or delivering a center. Rakesh and Dipak have also started combining well and are rock solid in defence. Captain Sangram is also leading from the front and has saved at least 2-3 sure goals in the three matches in Durand Cup so far. The magician Barreto is still in supreme form and like the first year he played for Mariners, he is still performing and leading by example. He is creating move, has already developed a great combination with Chiddi, scoring goals, even falling back and helping defence. What more can be expected from the person whom Mohun Bagan supporters worship as God. Karim once said, "There is one advantage of having a player like Barreto in your team. You know that you have one extra captain in your team."
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Mohun Bagan : Sangram Mukherjee, N. Mohanraj, Dipak Mondol, Rakesh Masih, Surkumar Singh, Snehasish Chakrabarty (Santa Kumar 77'), Micky Fernbandez, Subho Kumar, James Singh (Zenith 90+4), Chiddi, Barreto (Kalia Kuluthungan 90+2).
Mahindra United : Subhashish Roy Chowdhury, Debabrata Roy, D. Ravanan, Lamine Tamba, Denzil Franco, Paresh Sivalkar (Ajayan 66), N.P.Pradip (Mijin 62), Sushant Mathew, Steven Dias, Sushil Singh (Thoi Singh 82'), Md. Rafi |
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FULL TIME: Match end.. Mohun Bagan beat Mahindra United 2 - 1 and enter in the Final of 122nd Durand Cup.. They will face IFA shield Winner Churchill Brothers on 22nd Sept.. In IFa shield Churchill beat Mohun Bagan.. 90'+2' : Again Player changed by Mohun Bagan.. James Singh out and Zenith came in his place.. 90': 4 minutes added.. Barreto out and Kulothungan came in place of him.. Last minute effort by Mahindra to score . 88':Chidi Ravanan collision to collect a ball in the air.. Chidi was fallen down to the field. injured in head.. now fit for playing.. 85': Mohun Bagan is leading by 2 - 1 now.. few minutes to go.. Mahindra is attacking more than Bagan now..They were trying play all out now for equalise the goal.. 82': Mahindra changed player.. Thoi singh came in place of Sushil singh.. Mohun Bagan also changed Player.. Santa Kumar came in place of Snehasish
79': Ravanan to Ajayan in the left flank.. Ajayan to tamba ..Tamba long ball in Bagan Box. Sushil Kumar's effort.. went away..
74': Tamba fouled Barreto in the right side.. Free kick.. James took the kick.. nice swerving kick.. Subhasish save it by corner.. 72': Barreto got a chance.. Chidi passed him in Mahindra Box.. Barreto half volly ..went away.. 70': GOAL.... Steven Dias took the Free Kick.. Ball entered in the Box.. Md. Rafi header.. Goal Mahindra 1 - 1 Mohun Bagan. 69: Mahindra pressurised more.. attcked through two wings..Barreto fouled Debabrata.. Referee Dinesh Nyar awarded Free kick for Mahindra.. 65': Mohun bagan is leading 1 - 0.. Again player changed by Mahindra.. K.N. Ajayan came in place of Paresh Shivalkar.. 63': James to chidi to James.. tried well but cleared by Mahindra defence.. 62': Player Changed by Mahindra.. Serbian Mijin came in place of N.P.Pradeep..Mijin was the scorer of last match in IFA shield against Bagan..the match was eded 1 - 1 60':Sangram well saved a Steven Dias Free Kick.. corner for Mahindra.. Steven kicked.. Senegal born Tamba header..went away.. 57': Mahindra medio Steven was leading in Mahindra attack.. They are tryinng to put pressure in Bagan defence.. 54': Corner for Mahindra.. Debabrata.. kicked.. clerared by Bagan defence.. 47':Good anticipation by Sangram .. Saved well a Sushil Singh's header in the box.. 46': 2nd half started..Ball in Bagan Box.. Md. Rafi tried.. cleared the ball by Bagan defence.. Half Time: It's now half time.. 16 times winner Mohun Bagan is leading 1 - 0 in the semifinal of world 3rd oldest Tournament.. scored by Chidi.. 44': Mohun Bagan is leading 1 - 0.. few minutes to end of the first half.. Bagan got a Free kick.. Surkumar taken..Ball went to Mahindra Box.. no one there at that time of Bagan.. 42':Lamine Tamba well cleared a Chidi attack in Mahindra Box.. Long ball from Deepak to Surkumar who crossed the ball in Mahindra Box.. 40': Md. Rafi occured a hand Ball.. Free kick for Bagan.. no damage done. 36': Rakesh Masih cleared a Md. Rafi attack.. Ball went Chidi.. he was trying to move into Mahindra Box.. failed 32': Paresh Shilvalkar of Mahindra was trying to entered from left flank..good block by Masih.. 34': Indirect Free kick.. Mohun Bagan got it.. Surkumar kicked.. cleared by Mahindra defence.. 29':Last IFA shield encounter between two was ended 1 - 1 .. Mijin scored for Mahindra and Snehasish scored for Mohun Bagan.. 26': Angular passed by Chidi..left sided pass.. Snehasish was late.. 25': Rafi entered from the left.. but off side..it was the trap of surkumar of MMB 23':Free kick of Steven Dias went to Sangram's hand.. 18': GOAL.....Brilliant goal by Chidi.. Barreto square passed him in the Mahindra Box.. Subhasish was not in the line.. 17': Sangram saved a well attack of Mahindra.. Sushil Sing's direct shot he gripped well.. 12': Md Rafi missed a chance.. one to one situation but pushed out side.. 10: No score yet..Throw in for MMB. Rakesh Mashi took it..ball cleared by Denzil franco.. 6': Mahindra got a Free Kick.. low Kick.. no danger fro MMB..
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"WE HAVE CREATED HISTORY: ALEMAO CHURCHILL"
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19.09.2009 : S.Mitra : Churchill Brothers who were runners up in last
year's Durand cup and winners of 2007 would like to win this year's tournament.
After the match Alemao Churchill said, "I am very happy with my team's
performance. We had only one Indian team player, whereas Dempo had 7.
I have brought in many talented players from Manipur and the decision paid rich dividends for us. If Odafe is the leader in attacking force, then Gourmangi leads the defence. Our coach has also done great job by holding the team together." He also said, "We have created history by winning IFA Shield. Never before have any Goan club won this tournament. I am very happy with team's performance for last few seasons. I am also hopeful that Indian football will also improve and some day we will play World Cup." He told that he has given Rs. 50000 to the team for reaching final. Regarding any new inclusion to his team, he said, "We will be signing Japanese midfielder Hito and a tall PIO goalkeeper from Canada who is about 6 feet 7 inches tall . I am also interested to have a talk with Baichung Bhutia. If he comes, then we will surely win I league this year also." Odafe said, "I am happy Churchill won, it was a team effort and by God's grace we should win the final also." Coach Carlos said, "We played well in first half, and 2nd half there was a bit pressure from Dempo towards the end of the match, but defence played well. Odafe again scored a great goal and our win resulted from team work. I am not afraid of any team, I am ready to face Mohun Bagan or Mahindra, whoever goes to final."
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Odafe magic paves the way to Durand Final for Churchill
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19.09.2009 : S.Mitra : Churchill Brothers beat Dempo Sports Club 2-1 to reach Durand Cup final. In the last two years, Odafe has scored goals in almost all the matches that Churchill has won. Today was no exception when he scored the second goal by showing individual brilliance. The stopper duo of Mahesh and Anwar was not able to hold Odafe today. Odafe took quite a few long rangers today which, however, did not bother Abhijit much.
The most surprising decision was taken by Dempo coach when he did not put Joaquim Abranches in his first team, given that Joaquim is in good form. Churchill coach put Charan in first team after he scored in the last match. As soon as the match started, both teams got one half chance each. From Charan Rai's center Vashum's shot went out and from Valeriano's center Creson wasted a chance. In 7th minute, it was Charan again who delivered a cross which was headed by Paite but Odafe could not reach the ball. In next minute, it was role reversal as Odafe turned past Mahesh and passed the ball to Paite, but Dempo custodian Abhijit did not have any problem to save Paite's left footed shot. In 11th minute, Ranti and Sunil passed the ball among themselves and when Sunil was about to take the shot, he was slightly pushed by Rowilson, but it was not so severe to be given a penalty. Churchill got their first goal in 20th minute, when Charan took a shot that deflected off Creson's foot and ballooned up and went in goal with Abhijit having absolutely no chance whatsoever to make a save. In the next minute itself, Odafe got a ball from Vashum, and took a shot that Abhijit fumbled a bit but then gathered safely before Odafe could pounce on to the ball. Dempo then slowly gathered momentum under leadership of Beto in midfield. In 26th minute, Ranty got a pass from Beto, but Naoba made a timely tackle to avert danger. In next minute, Beto made a run down the middle, gave the ball to Ranty who in turn passed it to Anthony Pereira in right, but his center was cleared by Naoba before Ranty could get the ball. Sunil was nowhere near his own form today as he struggled throughout the match. Ranty whose effort was praiseworthy lacked support. In 36th minute, Nicolau to a long ranger shot that was dipping but went over bar. The best attack of the half came from Dempo in 38th minute when Anthony did a Kafu role by taking the ball from midfield down right flank, past 3 players and then his well measured cross found Nicolau Borges, but the latter's head completely lacked direction. Just before lemon break both teams wasted two very easy chances to score. Vashum who continued with his good form today, however, missed the chance for Churchill in 42nd minute. He got the pass from Odafe and pushed the ball past onrushing goalkeeper, but the ball was cleared by Creson from goalline. In 45th minute, from Anwar's center from left side, Anthony headed the ball towards Ranty who pushed the ball out from very close, Arindam had dived in opposite direction. Apart from this mistake, Arindam was very confident today and had a good game. Churchill scored their second goal in 50th minute. He got the ball from Paite, showed good ball control and then took a scorching right footer that went to back of the net. Mahesh and Anwar had lot of time to clear the ball and should have prevented Odafe from taking the shot. Churchill almost scored their 3rd goal in 63rd minute when Odafe gave a delicate pass to unmarked Kalu who unfortunately took a shot that went straight to Abhijit. Dempo coach Armando finally brought in Joaquim in 77th minute in place of Sunil, the change should have been made much earlier. Dempo got few direct free kicks today, Beto was not able to keep those inside goal; however, in 84th minute, he scored from direct free kick in Roberto Carlos style, when his powerful right footed shot from almost 40 yards out had Arindam stranded in goal line. This could certainly be the goal of the tournament; however, it will be contested by Surkumar's goal for Mohun Bagan against ONGC. The last chance of the match came in 87th minute, when from Abranches' center, Creson almost scored a same side. Churchill will meet the winner of Mohun Bagan and Mahindra match on Tuesday in this year's Durand Cup final.
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Dempo : Abhijit Mondal, Valeriano Rebello, Mahesh Gawli (John Dias
90'), Anwar, Creson Antao, Anthony Pereira, Beto, Peter Carvalho, Nicolau
Borges, Ranty Martins, Sunil Chetri ( Joaquim Abranches 77')
Churchill Brothers : Arindam Bhattacharya, Naoba Singh, Rowilson Rodrigues, Gouramangi Singh, Robert, Charan Rai ( Jaison Vales 81'), Nascimento Silveira, Ogba Kalu, Khan Thang Paite ( Ashley Fernandes 87), R.Vashum, Odafe Okolie. |
MOHUN BAGAN REACH SEMI FINALS BY BEATING JCT
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18.09.2009: Mohun Bagan beat JCT 2-0 in Durand Cup today played in Ambedkar Stadium and reached semi finals where they will play against Mahindra United who today won 2-0 against East Bengal.
Mohun Bagan was in an attacking frame of mind from start of the game and got the first goal in 4th minute when Barreto nicely took a side volley that beat goalkeeper and went to back of the net. Barreto scored the 2nd goal in 14th minute. From Micky pass, Chiddi brilliantly backheaded the ball for Barreto who made a down the middle run to enter penalty box and pushed the ball past onrushing goalkeeper to make it 2-0. Like last match, today also Chiddi-Barreto combination worked wonders for Mohun Bagan and within 2 minutes of the 2nd goal, Barreto gave a brilliant pass to Chiddi but his effort was saved by Karanjit Singh. In 19th minute, Barreto was replaced by Branco. When we talked to Barreto after match, he said, "I was feeling slight pain in my left thigh and so after 2-0 I came to coach and said about this and so I was replaced. I also did not want to take any chance, as if the pain aggravated, I could not have played the semi finals. Right now, I feel that I will be able to play against Mahindra."
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In 23rd minute, Sangram came to the rescue of Mohun Bagan when he leaped to his left and saved a certain goal, the effort was from Baldeep Singh's head. In 28th minute, Rakesh made a very good tackle to deny Baljit having a look at the goal.
In 37th minute, Chiddi made a solo run down left flank and dribbled past 3 players but was brought down inside penalty box. However, James Singh failed to score from the spot kick when his shot hit the upright. JCT looked more positive in 2nd half and in 51st minute, Sakatar entered box from left side and as he was about to dribble past Surkumar, the latter nicely intercepted the ball. Mohun Bagan got another chance in next minute, when Sangram's goalkick went to Branco who chest trapped the ball and gave to James, and in turn James took a cracking left footed shot that ballooned over crossbar. Sangram again made a timely save in 56th minute, when he dived to his left and saved a shot from Jagpreet. Chiddi had two very good chances to score in next 2 minutes, both times pass came from Branco. In the first one, Branco headed the ball towards Chiddi inside penalty box, Chiddi diving forward headed the ball that was saved by Karanjit Singh. In the next minute itself, Branco dribbled past two players, entered box from left side and went past goalkeeper and passed the ball to Chiddi, who took two shots, both of them being blocked by defender and goalkeeper. Both teams then made couple of changes. Karim brought in Subho Kumar and Santa Kumar replacing Kuluthungan and Snehasish. Chiddi who tried a lot but was very unfortunate in not getting his name on the scoresheet. In 75th minute, from counter attack, Branco got a loose ball from Dipak and gave a pass to Santa Kumar in left flank, Santa made a run and then gave a low cross to Chiddi, who pushed the ball that beat Karanjit but was saved from goalline from JCT defender. Last 10 minutes, JCT put up pressure, but the Mohun Bagan defenders put up good resistance and finally MOhun Bagan won the match 2-0. In 1st semi final tomorrow, Churchill Brothers will meet Dempo Sports Club, both semi finals will kick off at 5.30 pm. Both semi finals and final will be telecasted live by DD Sports.
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MOHUN BAGAN : Sangram (captain), Mohanraj, Dipak, Masih, Surkumar, Snehasish (Santa Kumar 74'), Kuluthungan (Subho Kumar 72'), Micky, James Singh, Barreto (Branco 19'), Chiddi
JCT : Karanjit Singh (captain), Jaspal Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Sarbjeet Singh, Daljit Singh, Jagpreet Singh ( Baldeep Singh Sr. 77'), Penn Ikechukwu Orji, Sakatar Singh (73' 14-Lalchhuanmawia), Baldeep Singh Jr., Balwant Singh, Baljit Singh Sahni ( Balraj Singh 71') |
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Mohun Bagan 2 - 0 JCT
FULL TIME:End of the battle.. Mohun Bagan win 2 - 0 against JCT of Punjab..Now Mohun Bagan will face Mumbai side Mahindra United in the Semi Final who beat East bengal 2 - 0 today in the first match. 90'+ 2': injury time.. last minute effort by JCT. They are trying to put all out pressure to MMB defence.. Mohun Bagan is alert.. 90': Mahindra VS JCT or Mohun Bagan? wait for Few minutes.. Mohun Bagan is still leading 2 - 0 by brace of Barreto in first half.. 89': Free Kick taken by Mickey Fernandez.. Went to JCT Goalkeeper. 85': Few minutes to go... Mohun Bagan is trying to increase the margin while JCT wants to equalizing.. Who will enter in the Semi? Just wait for 6 or 7 minutes more..
81': Another missed by Chidi.. Branco passed to Santa Kumar.. Santa pushed the ball to chidi, who dribbled the Keeper and shoot but Goal line saved by a JCT defender..well save other wise it could be 3 - 0
66': JCT is now pressurising more with their two wings.. Jagpreet Singh's right footer saved well by Sangram..
63':Chidi missed an open goal.. Branco passed him after dribbling two defenders of JCT in the Box..But Chidi's shot first time blocked by Keeper..then ball went again to Chidi but this time he pushed the ball ..out side..
57': Snehasish from left went to attack after getting a long ball from midfield.. he tried to dribbled but failed..Jct defence block his effort..counter attack by JCT.. Shakatar Singh passed the ball to right side..no one there..
54': Branco of Mohun Bagan passed to James in penalty area of JCT... James left footer.. went away..
HALF TIME: Mohun Bagan is leading by 2 - 0 .. If they win the match then they will face Mahindra United in the Semi Final... 44': JCT's Shakatar Singh's effort blocked by Deepak.. Deepak well tackled Shakatar in the penalty box to snatch the ball and cleared finaly.. 1 or 2 minutes more to half time... 40': JCT is trying to attack by using their left wing potently.. Mohun Bagan defence is alert very much .. Deepak and Masih good understanding between them.. 37': Mohun Bagan lost a good chance to score another one.. .Mohun bagan got a penalty.. JCT defender fouled Chidi in the Box.. Referee awarded penalty for Bagan..James took the penalty.. no Goal.. his shot hitted the post.. 35': Free Kick ..got by JCT.. Jaspal singh's Kick was blocked by MMB defence.. No damage done. 33': Rakesh Masih is playing well in defence of Mohun Bagan.. Referee shown Yellow card to Baljeet Singh Saini of JCT.. 30': Mohun Bagan is leading 2 - 0 against JCT.. Baljeet Singh Saini, the leader of JCT attack is playing well.. 23':Sangram saved an attack of Baldeep Singh of JCT.. He dived of his left and saved the flying header of Baldeep in the Box.. 20': Barreto slightly injured..Probably he will out from the field.. Change..Branco Cordozo came in place of injured Barreto... Referee shown yellow card to Surkumar Singh of Mohun Bagan for a foul. 15': Chidi missed an opportunity after getting a ball from barreto.. 14': GOAL...Mohun Bagan again scored Goal through Barreto.. Chidi back head to barreto in the JCT box.. Barreto dribbled two defenders.. pushed the ball from right side of Keeper Karanjit Singh. .Mohun Bagan is leading 2 - 0 against JCT 3': GOAL..... Mohun Bagan got a free kick.. James took the Free Kick..Barreto pushed the ball by flying into the air.. nice Goal by Barreto.. Mohun Bagan is leading 1 - 0 against JCT..
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Mahindra beat East Bengal to reach Durand Semi
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18.09. 2009 :: S.Mitra :: Mahindra today beat East Bengal 2-0 and reached semi finals of Durand Cup. Mahindra dominated the match and could have scored many more goals. It was another disappointing performance from East Bengal.
Today East Bengal started in 4-4-2 after the 3-5-2 formation did not work in last match. Berger was kept out of team and Saheb Ali Mandal replaced him in first XI. This was indeed a surprising move by Subhash Bhowmick. It would also have helped East Bengal if Sanju Pradhan was kept in the first XI. Arup Debnath also played as goalkeeper in place of Abhra Mandal. In 5th minute itself, Arup made a double save when he blocked Pradip and Sushil's efforts nicely. In 8th minute, from a corner, Govin Singh leaped up and headed the ball but the ball unfortuantely back of Nabi's head. In 12th minute, Nabi took a right footed shot from 20 yards out that deflected off Mahindra defender and went out for corner. In 29th minute, Rafi-Steven combination caused panic in East Bengal defence but Govin Singh cleared the ball for safety. In 32nd minute, Renedy made a solo run, cut in and from edge of box took a shot that beat goalkeeper but went out. In 34th minute, Denzil Franco got the ball from Steven Dias and crossed the ball, Pradip tried to take a fancy shot and wasted the chance. In 36th minute, K. Aseem delivered a cross from left side, Rafi controlled the ball and passed it to Pradip whose shot again went out of target. In injury time of 1st half, Steven Dias took a direct free kick that again lacked direction. In 2nd half, Mahindra made two changes, Sushant and Paresh replaced Mijin and K. Aseem while East Bengal brought in Sanju in place of Bekhokhei. Inclusion of Sanju brought some pace in right flank but Mahindra kept their pressure going and within span of 3 minutes, Rafi Scored 2 goals and sealed the match in favor of Mahindra. In 63rd minute, Steven Dias's cross from the right went to Rafi who headed the ball to make it 1-0. 3 minutes later, Rafi got a pass from midfield and fumbled a bit with the ball, but neither Saheb nor Govin could clear the ball, Rafi pounced on the ball and took a shot that beat Arup and the scoreline showed 2-0 in favor of Mahindra. Subhash Bhowmick then brought in Jibon Singh replacing injured Nabi and Alvito in place of Sebastian. Soon after in 70th minute, Mahindra coach Booth was sent off to stands for arguing with referee. Around the 80 minute mark, Mahindra got two more chances, from Rafi's cross, Thoi and Paresh missed two golden chances to score from handshaking distance of goalkeeper. Mahindra operated nicely along the flanks and kept East Bengal defence in pressure. East Bengal seemed to have no answer and suffered their 4th defeat in row, 2 in IFA Shield and 2 in Durand Cup.
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EAST BENGAL : Arup Debnath, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Saheb Ali
Gharami, Govin Singh, Syed Rahim Nabi (captain Jibon Singh 66),
Beingaichho Bekhokhei (Sanju Pradhan 56'), Riston Rodrigues, Mehtab Hussain, Renedy Singh, Subhash Singh, Sebestian Omar Monesterelo ( Alvito D'Cunha 76')
Mahindra :Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, Debabrata Roy, Denzil Franco,
Tamba, Mijin (Susant Mathew), Steven Dias , Sushil Singh (Thoi Singh),N.P.
Pradeep, MD. Rafi, D. Ravanan, Assem K. (Paresh Sivalkar)
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Full Time: Match end.. East Bengal lost 0 - 2 to Mahindra United.. Already they out from the Tournament after losing their first match against Lajong F.C.. Now the 2nd match between Mohun Bagan and JCT will start ..
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DEMPO BEAT ARMY XI 1- 0 TO REACH SEMI FINALS
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17.09.2009 : S.Mitra : Dempo beat Army XI 1-0 in the second match of the day and reached semi final having topped Group C with 6 points. They will play against Churchill Brothers in the first semi final on September 19th.
Joaquim who had a good game today set up a nice cross in 11th minute but the ball went past Ranti Martins. 5 minutes later, Climax passed the ball to Sunil but he could not control the shot which went out. Nicolau Borges also delivered two crosses for Ranti and Sunil in a span of 2 minutes, but Ranty's shot ballooned over cross bar and Sunil's header hit the woodwork. Army XI came close to scoring but they could not convert two easy chances, firstly in 38th minute, Anthony Chetri got inside box from right flank but instead of taking the shot he chose the wrong option of giving a wayward backpass, and in 40th minute Tuboi got a loose ball inside Dempo box but he blasted the shot over bar. Just on the stroke of half time, Joaquim again delivered a center which was dipping inside goal but Army XI goalkeeper Robi Kanta managed to fist the ball for corner. In 2nd half, Samir Naik was replaced by Creson Antao. Joaquim missed another chance in 55th minute, when his shot from top of box went sailing over crossbar. In 67th minute, Army XI was denied a penalty when Raleng was brought down by Anwar but referee chose to ignore the incident. Dempo scored the only goal of the match in 59th minute. Mahesh gave a forward pass to Joaquim whose well measured cross from right side went straight to unmarked Ranty who put the ball at the back of the net. Soon after the goal, Joaquim was again in the thick of action when his pass found Sunil in open but the latter again failed to score from very close. Dempo got few more chances in 2nd half but could not manage to increase goal tally. Clifford who replaced Sunil got a ball with some space in front of him but he hurriedly took a shot that was way out of target.
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DEMPO S.C : Abhijit Mondol, Samir Naik ( Creson Antao 46' ), Anwar Ali, Mahesh Gawli , Valeriano Rebello, Climax Lawrence ( Cliffton Gonsalves 65'), Peter Carvalho, Nicolau Borges, Joaquim Abranches, Sunil Chetri ( Clifford Miranda 79'), Ranty Martins.
ARMY XI : Robi Kanta Singh, K. Poukillung ( Somnath Das 46'), Dileep M., L. Romesh Singh, Anthony Chhetri, Mahesh Rai, K. Laldingliana, L. N. Munda ( Santu Subba 65'), Lalhming Sanga ( Gorden Zoramchhana 70'), S. K. Tuboi, S. Raleng |
Churchill hold by spirited Assam Rifles
but reach in the Semi Finals
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17.09.2009 : S.Mitra :The match between Churchill Brothers and Assam Rifles ended 1-1 today. Churchill Brothers thus reach semi finals having finished in top position of Group A with 4 points. IFA Shield Champions Churchill Brothers faced valiant resistance from Assam Rifles today and could have been knocked out of Durand Cup if Assam Rifles would have managed to convert the chances that they got.
Assam Rifles got a great chance in 10th minute when Akum blasted a shot over crossbar from handshaking distance with goalkeeper. In 15th minute, Odafe got a loose ball inside box but was brilliantly tackled by D. Mukhim, the ball went to Jaison in right flank, who in turn sent a low cross that was again cleared by diving Mukhim. In 22nd minute, Vashum having made a diagonal run gave a pass to Odafe who gave the ball to Kalu. Kalu gave a nice forward pass for Nascimento but Assam defence managed to clear the ball for safety. After 2 minutes, Kalu made a brilliant run down left flank, got past three players but his cross was cleared by defence. Around 30 minute mark, it was a lucky escape for Churchill. M. Kamei's shot from inside penalty box hit Churchill defenders hand and there was an appeal for penalty, but referee ignored the incident. From corner, Ajit Singh's left footed shot went over crossbar. From counter attack, Paite's shot went out from close range off Vashum's center. In 35th minute, Odafe-Kulu combination created magic but Kulu's shot was brilliantly blocked by D. Mukhim. In 37th minute, Gourmangi missed the easiest chance for Churchill to score when his shot from Naoba center went out. Just before half time, Odafe showed good ball control at edge of the box but his shot went straight to goalkeeper. The pace of the match increased in second half with both teams coming out of shell. In 56th minute, Assam Rifles striker M. Kamei's shot went past Arindam and crashed into net making it 1-0 in favor of Assam Rifles. Assam Rifles came close to doubling the lead in the 67th minute but Kamie failed to connect his header to a precise cross from Ajit Singh. Churchill came close to equalizing but Jaison and Nascimento missed easy chances but in 71st minute, Churchill managed to score when substitute Charan Rai made a solo run from left, dribbled past two defenders, and slotted into the net to bring back the Goan outfit into the game. In 75th minute, Assam Rifles had a great chance to take the lead and seal the semi final spot but Sama could not place the ball inside goal from an advantageous position. Odafe was not in his form today and he was bottled up by Assam defence.
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CHURCHILL BROTHERS : Arindam Bhattacharyya, Naoba Singh, Rowilson Rodrigues, Gouramangi Singh, Robert Lalthalna, Khanthang Paite ( Naveen Kumar 73'), Ogba Kalu, Nacimento Silveira (Ashley Fernandes 62'), R. Vashum, Jaison Vales ( Charan Rai 52'), Odafe Okolie .
ASSAM RIFLES : Lokeswar Singh (Lourembam Chandra Singh 62'), Hirojit Kr., Omana Kuttan P.R, Kumam Naoba Singh, D. Mukhim, Leishang Them Singh, Ajit Kumar Singh, Thoiba Singh, V. Abel Sema, Meikingai Kamei ( C. Lalrin Kima 83'), Akum Ao |
EAST BENGAL GOES OUT OF DURAND CUP
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16.09.2009 : : East Bengal lost 1 - 0 to Lajong SC and are out of
Durand Cup. This is East Bengal's third successive defeat this year. Few days ago,
In IFA shield they lost to Chirag United and was out from IFA shield also.
It is now to be seen whether subhash Bhowmick is retained as coach or not.
K. Lynshing scored the winning goal for Lajong in 60th minute. Both teams got many chances to score. Gumpe Rime made at least 3 brilliant saves for ONGC, the most significant one being header of Sebastian at the fag end of the match. Subhash Singh played well for East Bengal but he lacked support in upfront. East Bengal played in 3-5-2 position but this formation requires the side half to be very agile down the flanks. Renedy at least delivered some good crosses but Harmanjot Singh Khabra in the right flank was a total flop today and Sanju should have been brought in much earlier. Why Nabi was not used by Subhash is a big question to ask by the Supporters. If he is injured, first of all, what was he doing in the reserve bench. Berger was played in stopper position today. In 2nd half, Berger went to midfield and this time he helped East Bengal to put more pressure on Lajong defence. Lajong also had quite a few easy chances to score.Bidemi Daniel was perhaps the Man of the Match today. After the match, Lajong coach said, "This is the most memorable match of my career. We now hope that we can reach semi final from this group."
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Full Time: Match end.. Great victory by Lajong F.C.. East Bengal lost the match by 0 - 1 .
90': good header by sebastian off a sanju cross.. well saved by Lajong Goalkeeper.. corner..for East Bengal.. Berger taken the corner..no chance..
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East Bengal :Abhra Mondal, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Mehrajuddin Wadoo,Nirmal Chetri (40' Govin Singh), Jan Berger,
Soumik Dey , Alvito D'Cunha (62' Beokhokhai), Riston Rodrigues,
Renedy Singh (74' Sanju Pradhan), 11- Subhash Singh, 30-Sebastian
Shillong Lajong :Gumpe Rime , Weild Mi Passah, Rohit Singh, Aibor Khongjee,Marlanki Suting, Samson Ramengmawia, Niwan-O-Gatpoh, Kryshan Lynshing, Bidemi Daniel, James Giblee (67' K. Lalrengmawia ),Boithang Haokip, |
Mohun Bagan beat ONGC 5 - 1 in Durand Cup
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16.09.2009 : S.Mitra : Mohun Bagan today beat ONGC 5-1 in their Group
B Durand Cup match held in Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi. Chiddi and Surkumar
scored two goals each with Barreto netting one more for Mariners.
Mohun Bagan looked to pile pressure from 1st minute itself and Barreto got a good chance in 6th minute when his header from Mohanraj's free kick went straight to ONGC goalkeeper. Surkumar opened the flood gate in 8th minute of the match when his shot from outside box went to goal deflecting off a defender(1 - 0). Chiddi made amends by scoring the 2nd goal in 16th minute. Barreto crossed the ball from right flank which Snehasish headed towards Micky, who managed to give a pass to Chiddi. The latter then nicely took a shot that hit post and went in to make it 2-0. 2 minutes later, Mohun Bagan earned a penalty when Barreto was brought down inside ONGC box. Barreto took a low penalty which was saved by ONGC Keeper Bilifang Nargery. In 22nd minute, Baba Tunde had a good chance when his shot was saved by Sangram. ONGC also in quick succession made two attempts at Mohun Bagan goal but Rakesh and Sangram cleared the ball for safety respectively. In 44th minute, Micky took a rasping shot that grazed the crossbar on its way out of play. Barreto scored Mohun Bagan's third goal in the next minute. Snehasish lobbed the ball towards ONGC goal which hit Chiddi's head and the ball ballooned up and Barreto brilliantly took a first time shot that beat goalkeeper hands down. ONGC started the 2nd half with some purpose when Lalsangzuala's shot was saved by Sangram. In 7th minute, Dipak mis-headed the ball backwards, Baba Tunde got the ball in an advantageous position and was about to take the shot when with Dipak made a brilliant tackle to avert danger. In 15th minute, from Barreto's pass, Snehasish ran down left flank, cut in and took a right footed shot that unfortunately went straight to goalkeeper. Mohun Bagan made his first change replacing Snehasish Chakrabarty with Santa Kumar in 64th minute. In 25th minute, Chiddi gave a through pass to Kuluthungan, who took the ball inside box but could not take the shot.After that an another attack of Mohun Bagan Chiddi's shot beat goalkeeper but hit post. Karim then introduced another fresh leg in the form of Subhajit who replaced James Singh. Rakesh Masih who had a very good match today in defence headed the ball for safety in 73rd minute. Chiddi scored his second and Mohun Bagan's 4th goal in 77th minute. Holding on to Santa Kumar's pass from left flank, Chiddi took the ball turning his back towards ONGC goal and then suddenly he took a turn and took a shot which goalkeeper had absolutely no chance to save. ONGC made it 4-1 when unmarked Baba Tunde headed the ball in from corner in 81st minute. Couple of minutes later, Subho Kumar was brought in place of Kuluthungan by Karim. In 88th minute, Subho Kumar delivered a pass towards Subhojit whose shot just went out. Surkumar made it 5-1 in injury time with a shot from about 40 yards out that curled and went to back of net. This was perhaps the best goal of the day. Mohun Bagan will play their next match against JCT on 18th September at 6.30 pm. JCT beat ONGC 1-0 in their first match which means a draw against JCT will ensure semi final berth for Mohun Bagan. |
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Mohun Bagan Sangram Mukherjee, Rakesh Masih,Surkumar Singh,
Deepak Mondal , N. Mohanraj, James Singh (72' Subhajit Majumdar), Micky
Fernandes,Snehashis Chakraborty (65' Santha Kumar), Kalia Kulothungan (84' Subho Kumar), Barreto, Chidi Edeh
ONGC :Bilifang Narzary , Kamal Thapa, K.V. Lalu, Udofia Chiukwama, Shahbaz Shaleel, L. Lalmuanpuia (60' Phool Chand Hembram), Sandip Sanga, Kaushik Bose, Jonathan Lalsangzuala (72' Kenistan C.), A.Naresh, Baba Thunde,
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FT: Match end.. Mohun Bagan won 5-1 against ONGCin their opening match in Durand Cup..
11': Brilliant save by ONGC Goalkeeper.. Chidi punched a ball after getting the pass from Barreto.. corner for Mohun bagan..
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SIMLA YOUNGS F.C in Durand Cup : a journey down the memory lane...
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11.09.2009 :: Subhransu Roy :Simla Young’s club established in Shimla in 1936 and after independence moved to Delhi. Now a days It is one of the most celebrated clubs of Delhi.
It was formed in 1936 in Shimla by the Britishers at the time when Durand Cup was played in Simla. The club in 1938 had Won the St Edward Trophy, the Tournament played in Shimla
After 1947 when Durand Cup moved to Delhi, the club also moved to Delhi,. The club was managed by one Mr. Sharma, and in 1970s, by Mr. BS Chauhan. Under Mr. Chauhan the club won the Delhi title 7 times officially and 9 times unofficially (when there were factions in DSA). In 1973, it lost to East Bengal in the Semi Finals of Durand Cup. In 2000, Tushar Dev started managing the club. Formed an NGO to do the school leagues and in 2003 a Private Ltd Co was formed to run all its activities. Though the club is based in Delhi, the club management has retained the name of Simla because of the historical significance. The past achievement of the club 1. The club shifted their activities to Delhi in 1940. 2. Won the Junior Division League Championship of Delhi & Famous All India Durbar Trophy by beating Hyderabad Police in the final in 1940. 3. Won Sharfaraz Challenge Shield in 1943. 4. Won Shimla Tournament once again in 1945. 5. Won the Raja Ji Cup & were finalist in the Darshan Lal Tournament in 1950. 6. The only club of Delhi who reached in the Semi Finals of the prestigious Durand Cup in 1973 after beating Mohammedan Sporting , JCT Mills Phagwara etc. 7. Finalist in the All India Bokaro Steel Plant Football Tournament in 1987, beaten by Mohun Bagan. 8. Won the Delhi League Championship in 1950, 1952, 1972, 1973, 1976 & 2005. Runner's up in the Delhi League in 1963, 1964 & 1985.
The Recent achievements: 1. Won the 'A' Division League of Delhi Soccer Association in the year 2001. 2. Launched the official website on 18th April 2001 3. Organizing Inter School soccer leagues for under 10 & under 13 age categories since 2001 amongst the premier schools of Delhi & NCR to promote football amongst the children. 4. Won the Lt Governor's Cup (Organized by DDA) in 2003. 5. Started a unique football training center at Vinay Marg Sports Complex on 17 Nov 2003 with the dream of, developing world class football players who will make India qualify in the World Cup. 6. Won the 1st Uttaranchal Cup (Organized by Uttaranchal Club, Delhi) in July 2005. 7. Won the Sr Division Delhi Soccer League (Organized by DSA) in Nov 2005. 8. Participated in the National Football League “B” division held at Jamshedpur in March 2006. 9. Participated in Manchester United Premier Cup, India Finals (under 15 Category), held at Mumbai in Jan 2007. 10. Participated in the Welsh Super Cup, Aberystwyth, Wales, UK IN July 2007 in the following categories: With the aim of producing quality players the club is trying its best along with historical legacy. The Delhi football is on the verge of regaining its lost glory. it is time to see whether the hard work of Mr. Tushar Dev ,Uttam Negi and others can help Simla Young’s club to earn honour. |
Historical Durand Cup - the glamour is back...
Although Indian coach Bob Houghton is against this tournament, the army men
have always organised the Durand cup in high profile. For the last four years, the
tournament have lost its charm since the big two clubs of West Bengal did not
turn up for the event. This time, however, the glamour is back in the tournament
with the return of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.
With the Goanese teams also participating in the tournament, the tournament is
supposed to generate a lot of interest in the mass. While I-League champions
Churchill Brothers, Dempo SC, and Sporting Clube De Goa will try to dominate the
proceedings, the Kolkata teams will try to revive their past glory.
Incidentally, the Mumbai teams of Mahindra United and Air India will also not lack
behind while JCT Phagwara (the only team to represent Punjab) will try to make
the better of all the teams. But the smaller teams like the Army XI (champions in
2005) and new I-League entrant Lajong FC might create a tournament upset
anytime, it remains to be seen how the big teams shape up their formation in this
event.
The cash prize for the tournament is Rs. 11 lakhs with the winners getting Rs. 5
lakhs and the runners up Rs. 3 lakhs. The tournament will also provide an impetus
for the players to prove themselves as the organisers are going to hand out Rs.
10000 to every promising player.
11.09.2009 :: Deep from Delhi : It is the oldest tournament in Asia and the third
oldest in the world after the FA cup in England and Scottish premier league. Since
1888, the Durand cup has made an indelible mark in Indian football history.
Organised by the Indian army, the cup have recently become a good preparatory
tournament for the clubs who participate in I—league.