Indian Super League facet FC Goa clinched their maiden Durand Cup soccer match title after a 1-0 win over native giants Mohammedan Sporting within the summit conflict right here on Sunday.
Captain Eduardo Bedia scored the all-important objective from a set-piece within the a hundred and fifth minute at Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Kreerangan after going into further time within the closing match in entrance of 34,000 spectators.
The Durand Cup crown additionally marked FC Goa coach Juan Ferrando Fenol’s first trophy on Indian soil.
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Although each the groups began with the intention of attacking, they failed to carry on for lengthy. The first shot of the match got here from Marcus Joseph within the third minute, however it was a objective.
Soon after, FC Goa created an opportunity however a combination between Nemil and Romario within the field resulted in a simple save for the Mohammedan SC keeper.
Mohammedan was on the receiving finish of the cardboard as he acquired three yellow playing cards inside 17 minutes, which included Azharuddin Mallick, Nikola Stojanovic and Shahar Shaheen.
FC Goa’s Romario had the perfect likelihood of the half when the Mohammedan protection was utterly foxed by a cross from Sanson Pereira from the left flank. But Romario despatched the shot huge of the objective put up.
The second half noticed the dominance of FC Goa, however it didn’t end in stable alternatives as they had been shedding the ball too simply within the final third.
There had been moments of pleasure in the previous few minutes. Mohammedan scored some first rate runs on the left financial institution however once more did not rely them.
Redeem Tlang got here near scoring the primary objective in damage time however the angle was too sharp and the ball hit the face of the objective. With a 0–0 draw on the finish of regulation time, the ultimate went into further time.
As the primary half of additional time once more seemed goalless, Bedia did it in her favour. The FC Goa captain scored within the a hundred and fifth minute with a advantageous free-kick from exterior the Mohammedan field attributable to a foul by Milan Singh.
FC Goa bought Rs 40 lakhs and Mohammedan Sporting bought Rs 20 lakhs to win the title. The shedding semi-finalists FC Bengaluru United and Bengaluru FC bought Rs 5 lakh every.
FC Goa was awarded the President’s Cup together with two rolling trophies of Durand Cup and Shimla Trophy for everlasting protecting.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
