East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant: In the Durand Cup final on Sunday at Salt Lake Stadium, Mohun Bagan Super Giant defeated longtime rival East Bengal to win a record-breaking 17th title. The 71st-minute strike from outside the area by Dimitri Petratos made all the difference for 10 men Mariners. A string of narrow misses from East Bengal cumulated in their misery.
East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant Starting XI:
East Bengal FC XI: Prabhsukhan Gill, Harmanjot Khabra, Lalchungnunga, Jordan Elsey, Mandar Rao Dessai, Mohammad Rakip, Saul Crespo, Borja Herrera, Nandhakumar Sekar, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Javier Siverio.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant XI: Vishal Kaith, Asish Rai, Anwar Ali, Hector Yuste, Subhasish Bose, Anirudh Thapa, Sahal Abdul Samad, Hugo Boumous, Ashique Kuruniyan, Dimitri Petratos, Armando Sadiku
East Bengal rallied from a two-goal deficit thanks to goals from Mahesh Singh and Nandhakumar Sekar under new coach Carles Cuadrat. They won 5-3 on penalties after a spectacular comeback against NorthEast United FC. Meanwhile, Mohun Bagan SG’s foreign recruits Jason Cummings and Armando Sadiku contributed to their team’s 2-1 victory over FC Goa.
EB and MBSG also met in the Durand Cup 2023 group rounds. Red and Gold defeated Mohun Bagan 1-0, their first victory over their rivals in four years. The Red and Gold Brigade last competed in the Durand Cup final in 2004. In the game, East Bengal defeated Mariners 2-1.
Match Details:
Match: Kolkata Derby
Date: 3rd September, 2023
Venue: Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan
Kick off: 4.00 PM
Live Streaming: East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant LIVE Streaming will be on Sony LIV
Live Telecast: Kolkata Derby LIVE Telecast will be on Sony Ten 2
