Local favourite Mohammedan Sporting Club kicked off their a hundred and thirtieth Durand Cup marketing campaign in a thrashing trend with a 4-1 win over regimental facet Indian Air Force (IAF) Football Team at Yubabharti Krirangan (VYBK) on Sunday.
Before the kick-off, the gamers of each the units had been congratulated by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal and Chief Guest of the Durand Cup Opening Ceremony, Mamata Banerjee.
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Milan Singh broke the impasse for Mohammedan within the nineteenth minute whereas centre-back Arijit Singh doubled his lead within the thirty first minute. Azharuddin Mallick added a 3rd on the stroke of half-time and gave the Kolkata giants three targets within the break.
The Indian Air Force obtained a aim again within the forty seventh minute, because of which Saurav Sadhukhan executed a free-kick, giving a ray of hope to his staff. All hopes had been dashed within the 77th minute when Marcus Joseph scored the fourth aim for Mohammedan to get three factors.
The native facet and the primary civilian membership to win the Durand Cup in 1940 – Mohammedan SC are the one representatives of Kolkata soccer on this version and they seem like the dominant facet with the phrase Go.
In the nineteenth minute, a speculative strike from a distance by Milan Singh stopped the IAF goalkeeper to attain the primary aim of the a hundred and thirtieth Durand Cup. and break the deadlock in favor of Mohammedan.
The Black Panthers added a second within the thirty first minute, this time by Arijit Singh, who tapped into the lay-off from a cross by Sheikh Fayaz. Azharuddin Malik scored the third aim within the final minute of the half and Black Panthers took a 3-0 lead at half time.
The IAF, regardless of being three targets down, got here again with an early aim, which they achieved after the restart. In the forty seventh minute, Saurav Sadhukhan, who had changed Ashok Kumar within the first half, scored with a free-kick down the left flank from the sting of the 18-yard subject. The Muslim patron Zothanmawiya coated it, however was caught by the dips and curls of the hassle.
After lowering the losses, there was hope within the Indian Air Force camp.
In the 71st minute, he tried a long-range aim from Mohamed Danish, who missed a aim.
However, all hope was shattered within the 77th minute when Marcus Joseph, the highest scorer and star of the 129th Durand Cup, added a fourth aim for the native giants and made the match, set and match in black and white for the staff.
“We are very happy to have won our first match of such a historic tournament by such a margin. Disappointing in the second half as we conceded a goal but I am happy with the overall performance. We will have to make changes going forward because we are also participating in the Calcutta Football League”, stated Mohammedan head coach Andrey Chernyshev.
Man of the Match, Nikola Stojanovic stated, “Very happy with the tournament being organised. I am very happy to play a key role in the victory today. I am loving my stay here. I am happy for the supporters, they have been supporting us since July since we started and the training has been good. We also have CFL matches going on, so we have to keep up our performance and make sure we do well in both the tournaments.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
