Up to date on: Aug 17, 2025 10:25 pm IST
East Bengal defeated Mohun Bagan 2-1 within the Durand Cup quarter-finals, sparking pleasure amongst followers and showcasing the staff’s resurgence.
Kolkata: It was the silence that amplified what adopted. Half of Salt Lake stadium emptied in Usain Bolt pace, the opposite half roared into Sunday evening with pent up feelings of over two years. East Bengal followers have discovered their voice, the 2-1 win in opposition to Mohun Bagan Tremendous Large within the quarter-final of the 134th Durand Cup feeling like they’d gained Asia’s oldest match.
There shall be sterner assessments within the season, assuming there’s a season, Diamond Harbour FC await within the semi-final, however these are ideas reserved for one more day. For now, it was all about pleasure and jubilation and it was offered by a person who didn’t begin.
There have been nice expectations on Dimitrios Dimantakos however all he might produce was 4 objectives and one help in 19 Indian Tremendous League matches final time period. Changing the injured Hamid Ahadad within the 18th minute, the Greek striker compensated with objectives within the thirty eighth and 52nd minutes, the primary from a penalty.
Anirudh Thapa pulled one again within the 68th with a grounder however for many of the evening, Mohun Bagan had no reply to East Bengal’s physicality and general superiority. The final bit was encapsulated within the second purpose which took a deflection off Alberto Rodriguez after Edmund Lalrindika and Mahesh Naorem mixed to free the Greek.
Lalrindika examined Vishal Kaith, whose distribution was poor, early as did Naorem. The strain instructed on Ashish Rai whose foul on Bipin Singh fetched the penalty. Mohun Bagan grew into the sport after Thapa’s purpose however compact with out the ball, East Bengal absorbed the strain although it wanted a goalline save from new central defender Kevin Sibille, who paired with Anwar Ali like they had been previous mates.
It was within the Durand Cup on August 12, 2023, 5 derbies earlier, that East Bengal had final crushed their arch-rivals in Kolkata. Because the final defeat right here, in opposition to NorthEast United within the Durand Cup remaining on August 31, 2024, Mohun Bagan completed an ISL season with out shedding at house.
It wanted East Bengal to point out they’re invincible no extra.
