Revealed on: Aug 18, 2025 06:20 am IST
The Durand Cup quarterfinal between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal noticed an enormous brawl escape within the dying phases as two gamers headbutted one another.
Kolkata got here to a standstill on Sunday as East Bengal took on Mohun Bagan within the Durand Cup quarterfinals on the Salt Lake Stadium. It was a fiery conflict, with East Bengal finally rising victorious in a 2-1 win. The match lived as much as its billing as followers noticed full-bloodied challenges, refereeing controversies and end-to-end motion.
The primary half noticed East Bengal’s new acquisition, Hamid Ahadad, get injured within the 18th minute, as he limped off. He was changed by Dimitrios Diamantakos, who proved to be the match-winner.
The 32-year-old transformed a first-half penalty within the thirty eighth minute, after which doubled his aspect’s lead seven minutes into the second half. Now, East Bengal will face Diamond Harbour within the semifinals.
Huge brawl breaks out in dying phases
The ultimate phases of the match, throughout added time, noticed tempers flare as Dimitri Petratos and Lalchungnunga had been concerned in a scuffle. The pair headbutted one another after East Bengal’s Saul Crespo was introduced down. Gamers from either side had been concerned within the scuffle because the referee needed to intervene. Each Lalchungnunga and Petratos additionally acquired yellow playing cards for his or her involvement.
The match noticed some controversy within the twenty sixth minute when East Bengal thought they scored from a shortly taken free-kick, just for the referee to name it again. Then moments later, Diamantakos thought he scored, but it surely was flagged offside. Then, an attraction for a penalty when Edmund Lalrindika was introduced down was rejected by the referee.
East Bengal had been in whole management all through the match and had been dominant in midfield. Within the second half, Diamantakos confirmed his poacher’s intuition as he acquired a move along with his again to aim, spinning sharply, and finishing his brace, as he shot previous Vishal Kaith with the assistance of a deflection.
In the meantime, Anirudh Thapa scored the comfort aim for Bagan, as his gorgeous long-range effort from distance discovered the again of the online.
