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1978–79 Durand Cup final

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1978–79 Durand Cup Final
Event1978–79 Durand Cup
Date17 January 1979
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India
RefereeJ. P. Coutinho
Attendance20,000 (estd.)
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The 1978–79 Durand Cup Final was the 74th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 17 January 1979 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi.

East Bengal won the final 3–0 to claim their 8th Durand Cup title. Surajit Sengupta, Mihir Bose and Tapan Das scored the three goals in the final as East Bengal lifted their eighth Durand Cup title.[1]

Route to the final

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East Bengal Round Mohun Bagan
Opponent Result Quarter Final Group League Opponent Result
Indian Air Force 2–1 Matchday 1 Kidderpore 4–0
Orkay Club 0–0 Matchday 2 Tiliam 5–1
JCT 3–0 Matchday 3 Mafatlal 2–2; 2–0
Opponent Result Knockout Stage Opponent Result
Mafatlal 2–0 Semi–Final JCT 0–0; 4–2

Match

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Summary

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The Durand Cup final began at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi on 17 January 1979 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby. East Bengal reached their tenth Durand Cup final after defeating Mafatlal 2–0 in the semi-final, having won the tournament seven times previously in 1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, and 1972. Mohun Bagan reached their thirteenth Durand Cup final after they defeated JCT 4–2 in the semi-final, having won the tournament eight times previously in 1953, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, and 1977.[1]

East Bengal dominated the proceedings from the start and took the lead early in the fifteenth minute when Surajit Sengupta dribbled past the Mohun Bagan defence to score with a powerful shot to make it 1–0. East Bengal doubled their lead in the thirty-sixth minute when Surajit Sengupta found Mihir Bose unmarked inside the box who made no errors to make it 2–0 before halftime. East Bengal scored their third with just four minutes remaining when Surajit Sengupta once again played a perfect pass to unmarked Tapan Das inside the box who made the scoreline 3–0 as East Bengal lifted their eighth Durand Cup title.[1][2][3][4]

Details

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East Bengal3–0Mohun Bagan
Attendance: 20,000 (est.)
Referee: J. P. Coutinho
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GK India Bhaskar Ganguly
LB India Satyajit Mitra
CB India Monoranjan Bhattacharya
CB India Shyamal Ghosh
RB India Chinmay Chatterjee
CM India Prasanta Banerjee
CM India Samaresh CHowdhury
RW India Surajit Sengupta (c)
LW India Narayanswami Ulaganathan downward-facing red arrow
ST India Mihir Bose
ST India Shabbir Ali
Substitutes:
FW India Tapan Das upward-facing green arrow
Head Coach:
India Arun Ghosh
GK India Shibaji Banerjee
RB India Sudhir Karmakar
CB India Shyamal Banerjee
CB India Compton Dutta
LB India Pradip Chowdhury
CM India Gautam Sarkar
CM India Prasun Banerjee (c)
RW India Manas Bhattacharya downward-facing red arrow
LW India Bidesh Bose
ST India Shyam Thapa downward-facing red arrow
ST India Mohammed Habib
Substitutes:
ST India Mohammed Akbar upward-facing green arrow
ST India Subhash Bhowmick upward-facing green arrow
Head coach:
India P. K. Banerjee

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Replay if scores still level.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Morrison, Neil (11 October 2022). "India - List of Durand Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "ডুরান্ড পেল ইস্টবেঙ্গল" [East Bengal wins the Durand Cup]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 18 January 1979.
  3. ^ "মোহনবাগান তিন গোলে পরাজিত" [Mohun Bagan defeated by three goals]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 18 January 1979.
  4. ^ "Surajit Sengupta, former East Bengal captain, passes away at 70 due to Covid-19". India Today. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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