2009 Durand Cup final

2009 Durand Cup final
Event2009 Durand Cup
Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan
India India
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Date22 September 2009
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Main article: 2009 Durand Cup

The 2009 Durand Cup Final was the 122nd final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India and third oldest in the world.[1] The final was contested between two I-League sides, Churchill Brothers of Goa and Mohun Bagan from Kolkata. It was held on 22 September 2009 in New Delhi.[2]

Churchill Brothers won their second Durand Cup final after 2007, with a score of 3–1. Odafe Okolie scored a hat trick for Churchill Brothers.

Route to the final

Churchill Brothers

Date Round Opposition Score
15 September 2009 Group Stage Sporting Clube deGoa 1–0
17 September 2009 Group Stage Assam Rifles 1–1
19 September 2009 Semi Final Dempo 2–1

Churchill Brothers entered the 2009 Durand Cup as one of the I-League teams and the runner-up from the previous season. They were placed in Group A along with Sporting Clube de Goa and an Indian Armed Forces team, Assam Rifles. In the opening game, Churchil Brothers defeated Sporting Clube de Goa 1–0. In the second game, they drew against Assam rifles with both teams scoring each. They topped the group and ended their group stage campaign with four points. The first semi-final was held on 19 September 2009, where Churchill Brothers faced Dempo, and defeated them 2–1. Odafe Okolie scored a brace in the 20th and 50th minute and the team reached their third successive Durand Cup final.[2][3]

Mohun Bagan

Date Round Opposition Score
16 September 2009 Group Stage ONGC 5–1
18 September 2009 Group Stage JCT 2–0
20 September 2009 Semi Final Mahindra United 2–1

Mohun Bagan entered the 2009 Durand Cup as one of the I-League teams. They were allocated Group B with ONGC and JCT. Mohun Bagan won both group stage matches with a score line of 5–1 and 2–0 against ONGC and JCT respectively.[4] They topped the group and ended their group stage campaign with six points. The second semi-final was held in September 2009, where Mohun Bagan defeated Mahindra United by a score of 2–1. Chidi Edeh scored both goals for Mohun Bagan in 19th and 72nd minute.[1][3]

Match

The final was played on 22 September 2009 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The match remained goalless in the regulation time and it went for extra time. Chidi Edeh scored the first goal in the 94th minute, for Mohun Bagan. Six minutes later, Odafa scored the equaliser and went on scoring two more goals in the 104th and 110th minute. He scored a hat trick in ten minutes and sealed the second Durand Cup title for Churchil brothers.[5][3] The final scoreline was 3–1.[6][7]

Details

Churchill Brothers3–1 (a.e.t.)Mohun Bagan
Nacimento Silveira Yellow card 44'
Odafe Okolie 100', 104', 110'		 Report Micky Fernandes Yellow card 5'
Chidi Edeh 94'
GK India Arindam Bhattacharya
RB India Naoba Singh downward-facing red arrow 84'
CB India Rowilson Rodrigues
CB India Gouramangi Singh
LB India Robert Lalthalma
India Charan Rai
MF India Nacimento Silveira downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF Nigeria Ogba Kalu
MF India Khanthang Paite downward-facing red arrow 82'
ST Nigeria Odafe Okolie
MF India Reisangmei Vashum
Substitutes:
GK India Naveen Kumar upward-facing green arrow 84'
CM India Lenny Rodrigues upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF India Jaison Vales upward-facing green arrow 82'
Coach:
Brazil Carlos Roberto Pereira
GK India Sangram Mukherjee
RB India Surkumar Singh
CB India Deepak Mondal
CB India Rakesh Masih
LM India Nallappan Mohanraj downward-facing red arrow 106'
LB India James Singh downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM India Micky Fernandes
CM India Kulothungan
RM India Snehashis Chakraborty downward-facing red arrow 67'
ST Nigeria Chidi Edeh
ST Brazil Barreto
Substitutes:
LM India Branco Cardozo upward-facing green arrow 106'
RM India Subhodeep Majumdar upward-facing green arrow 85'
ST India Santha Kumar upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Morocco Karim Bencherifa

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Durand Cup: Mohun Bagan Beat Mahindra to Enter Final". outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Indian Football Daily News - September 2009 : Kolkata Football.com". 8 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "India - List of Durand Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Mohun Bagan down ONGC in Durand Cup". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "About Durand – Durand Cup". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Odafe hat-trick guides Churchill to second Durand Cup title". The Times of India. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Churchill regains Durand Cup". The Hindu. 23 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 November 2021.