Kolkata football giants Mohammedan Sporting began their 131st Indian Oil Durand Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over defending champions FC Goa in the opening match of the tournament at Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) in Kolkata on Tuesday (August 16) . Mohammad Nemil scored for the champions with a brilliant goal in the 34th minute of the first half, his second such attempt in two years, but the home team made a strong comeback in the second half through Pritam Singh (48′) to equalize. Of. And then proceed through substitute Faslu Rahman with the remaining six minutes of regulation time.
Talisman Marcus Joseph put the icing on the cake in the third minute of stoppage time. With Bengaluru FC, Jamshedpur FC and Indian Air Force placed in Group A, both teams needed a win to ensure a potential top-two spot to qualify for the knockouts. Mohammedan coach Andrey Chernyshov will certainly return the happiest of the two, watching both his first eleven and the bench perform with enthusiasm.
Watch highlights of the Durand Cup match between Mohammedan Sporting and FC Goa here…
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opening ceremony
The game was preceded by an opening ceremony where Mamata Banerjee, Honourable. Chief Minister, West Bengal was the Chief Guest. There were army bands on display and star singers Papon and Revben Mashangwa performed the tournament theme song before the chief guest’s introduction for players and support staff from both teams.
game of two
Despite fielding a relatively inexperienced side, Degi Cardozo de Goa Gaffer opted for a 4-3-3 attack to start the game, while Mohammedan led the young Rahul Paswan with Trinidadian Marcus to lead regulation 4-4-2. did.
However, it was Gaur who drew the first blood when, after the half-hour mark, Nemil found himself with some space outside the box and completely wronged keeper Shankar Roy with an amusing chip shot on the turn. saw.
Black and White Brigade strong comeback
The second half was all Mohammedan as Pritam Singh found a loose ball inside the box after the Goa custodian took away a Sk. FaZe Cross. He didn’t make any mistake. The Mohammedans continued to attack and Marcus in particular missed a few gilt-edge opportunities. Chernyshov then made an inspired double substitution to bring in Abash Thapa and Faslu Rahman, with only 10 minutes of play left. The two subs effectively combined as Man of the Match Faslu got at the end of an abhas cross and the Mohammedans were well on their way to avenge last year’s final defeat.
Then with the game in time to stop, Marcus tapped closely to make it 3-1, much to the delight of the 30,000-odd local supporters at the stadium.