Durand Cup: FC Goa lift maiden title with 1-0 win against Mohammedan
Football | October 03, 2021 22:45 ISTThe Gaurs defeated Mohammedan 1-0 owing to a set-piece goal scored by their captain and Man of the Match, Eduardo Bedia in the 105th minute
The Gaurs defeated Mohammedan 1-0 owing to a set-piece goal scored by their captain and Man of the Match, Eduardo Bedia in the 105th minute
Having conceded a sloppy opening goal, Naveen Kumar made amends with his brilliant save off Damaitphang Lyngdoh to bring an end to the marathon 16 spot kicks.
Following a 2-2 stalemate in regulation time that saw the Bengaluru outfit go down to 10 men, substitute Brandon Vanlalremdika (103rd minute) put the local favourites in front.
Wungngayam Muirang (20th minute), Leon Augustine (47th) and Namgyal Bhutia (74th) scored for Bengaluru.
Delhi created quite a few opportunities in the first quarter but Anwar Ali and Willis Deon Plaza could not convert.
Multiple players of the Army Red squad tested positive, forcing the team to withdraw from the tournament as a result; Bengaluru United receive a bye into the semi-finals.
Willis Plaza's second half strike took Delhi FC to their maiden Durand Cup quarterfinals as they beat ISL giants Kerala Blasters 1-0.
With the last two games of the group stages remaining, all four teams from Group C have a chance to advance to the knockouts.
Deepak Singh scored the solitary goal to take Army Green to the Durand Cup quarterfinals.
Both sides had already made it to the quarter-finals, so the Black Panthers will be going through as Group A runners-up.
FC Goa became the third team to make it through to the quarter-finals of the 130th Durand Cup football tournament, after getting the better of Sudeva Delhi FC 2-1.
Mohammedan SC and Bengaluru United will lock horns in a battle of supremacy and will look to enter the quarter-finals as group leaders
Spaniard Pedro Manzi was again the architect of the victory, scoring two goals
Day five of the Durand Cup will see some more action from Group A when the Indian Air Force Football Team will take on FC Bengaluru United.
Centre-back Dalraj Singh scored the winner late in the second-half off a towering header from a flag-kick.
FC Goa survived some anxious moments before prevailing 2-0 against regimental side Army Green at the VBYK Stadium.
The I-League 2nd division side outplayed CRPF 1-0 with the help of a Pedro Manzi second half strike at the Kalyani stadium on Monday afternoon.
Jamshedpur FC reigned supreme but by only the finest of margins, defeating I-League side Sudeva Delhi FC 1-0.
The ISL side successfully held on to its 1-0 lead, which was nicked by one of their academy graduates, Lalruatmawia.
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