135 DURAND CUP 2025 (SEMI & FINAL )
EAST BENGAL DOMINATED,DEFEATED MOHUN BAGAN AND WIN 135TH DURAND CUP23.08.2026:EAST BENGAL FC 4-1 MOHUN BAGAN SUPER GIANT (KOLKATA- FT)
EBFC: Bipin Singh (10'), Edmund Lalrindika (12',22', 44')
MBSG: Manvir Singh(33')
EBFC: Prabsukhan Singh Gill, Hardik Bhatt, Anwar Ali, Lalchungnunga, Sandip Mandi, Jay Gupta, Daniel Ramirez(Md Asif), Jeakson Singh, Md Basim Rashid, Edmund Lalrindika(Jesin T.K), Bipin Singh(Rohit Danu).
MBSG: Vishal Kaith, Abhishek Singh, Rahul Bheke, Alberto Rodrigues, Subhasish Bose, Aniruddh Thapa(Sahal Abdul Samad), Samir Zelkovic(Miguel Ferreira), Apuia Raltey(Deepak Tangri), Liston Colaco(Kiyan Nassiri), Manvir Singh(Lalrinzualla Chhangte), Jamie Maclaren.
REFEREE: Aditya Purkayasta.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
GOLDEN GLOVE: VISHAL KAITH (MOHUN BAGAN SG)
GOLDEN BOOT: ALAADDINE AJARAIE (NORTH EAST UNITED FC)
GOLDEN BALL: EDMUND LALRINDIKA (EAST BENGAL FC)
EAST BENGAL THE WINNERS OF 135TH DURAND CUP AFTER 2004. THIS IS EAST BENGAL'S HIGHEST MARGIN WIN IN A DURAND CUP FINAL
90+5': FINAL SCORE....... EAST BENGAL FC 4-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
90': 5 minutes additional time.
86': Kiyan Nassiri's angular shot from top of the 18 yards of a pass from Miguel Ferreira missed the target.
82': MBSG earned a corner kick...........Kiyan Nassiri's corner kick from the right cleared by MD Rashid.
77': East Bengal leading in the Durand final by a margin of 4-1.Mohun Bagan had some good move inside the second session.
73': CHANCE FOR EBFC........Jesin T.K shoots straight to Vishal Kaith of a forward pass from Jay Gupta.
68': Edmund Lalrindika's right footed shot from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Bipin Singh went over the cross bar.
63': Rahul Bheke's header from inside the 18 yards of a freekick from Miguel Ferreira went wide of the target.
58': YELLOW CARD to Jeakson Singh, he fouled Abhishek Singh.
57': YELLOW CARD to Abhishek Singh, he fouled Daniel Ramirez.
58': Liston Colaco's freekick from deep inside the EBFC half punched away by Gill.
56': YELLOW CARD to Md Rashid, he fouled Apuia Ralte.
53': Jeakson Singh's right footed shot from almost 30 yards of a pass from Bipin singh went over the cross bar.
49': A cross pass from Liston Colaco from the right of a pass from Miguel Ferreira, cleared by Anwar Ali out of the danger area.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+3': AT HALF TIME....... EAST BENGAL FC 4-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
45': 3 minutes additional time.
43': GOAL......... EBFC scored, leading by 4-1......... HATTRICK FOR EDMUND LALRINDIKA .....he scored from a close range of a pass from Jay Gupta following a freekick from Md Rashid.
42': YELLOW CARD to Apuia Ralte, he fouled Md Rashid.
41': Liston Colaco got past Hardik Bhat from the right and passed the ball to Jamie Maclaren, but Jamie failed to control the ball.
37': CHANCE FOR MBSG.........Jamie Maclaren failed to connect a pass from Manvir Singh inside the 18 yards, easy chance wasted. Gill was not in his position.
33': GOAL......... MBSG reduced the margin, score 1-3.......A forward pass from Apuia Raltey to Manvir Singh in the right flank, Manvir got past Sandip Mandi and placed the ball at the far corner.
31': YELLOW CARD to Daniel Ramirez, he fouled Abhishek Singh.
28': CHANCE FOR MBSG.......Jamie Maclaren's right footed shot from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Liston Colaco went over the cross bar.
26': A cross from the left by Liston Colaco inside the 18 yards of EBFC, Sandip Mandi cleared the ball out of the danger area.
22': GOAL............ EBFC scored again, leading by 3-0.......Edmund Lalrindika got past Rahul Bheke and Vishal Kaith of a forward pass from Daniel Ramirez and placed the ball in goal.
20': Liston Colaco's freekick from the top of the 18 yards brilliantly saved by Gill.
19': MBSG eaned a freekick at the age of the 18 yards, Liston Colaco was fouled Daniel Ramirez.
16': MBSG earned a freekick inside the EBFC half, Aniruddh Thapa's curling freekick cleared by Sandip Mandi.
12': GOAL.......... EBFC increased the lead to 2-0, Edmund Lalrindika's right footed shot from almost 22 yards of a pass from Jeakson Singh finds the target.
10': GOAL............ EBFC are leading by 1-0, Bipin Singh placed the ball in goal from inside the the 18 yards of a forward pass from Md Rashid.
7': Jamie Maclaren's right footed shot from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Liston Colaco saved by Gill.
5': Manvir Singh was trying to find Jamie Maclaren inside the 18 yardsof EBFC, but Anwar Ali in control of the situation.
3': A cross pass by Bipin Singh from the right to Jay Gupta inside the 18 yards, but Jay failed to connect the ball.
1': Manvir Singh got past Jay Gupta from the right, went inside the 18 yards, but the ball was cleared by Anwar Ali.
0': Kick off at Kolkata.
KOLKATA DERBY TO DECIDE THE FATE OF 135TH DURAND CUP
22.08.26: The Kolkata Derby to decide the fate of the 135th Durand Cup at Kolkata on Sunday evening. This will be the 13th time when the arch rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC will clash in the final of the Asia's oldest football tournament.
It was a months back on 25th July when Mohun Bagan Super Giant won the opening match of the 135th Durand Cup against East Bengal by a goal scored by Sahal Abdul Samad. But East Bengal came back strongly in the remaining Group League matches as well as in the knockout stages.
PANAGIOTICS DILIMPERIS IN THE PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
“East Bengal has undeniable quality and experience, but we are looking to finish this game in 90 minutes. We have a lot of experience in our squad, but in a match like this, experience alone is not enough. If you don't play with passion, it becomes a problem. These games are won in the mental battle, and tomorrow we have to master our emotions to get the win.”
EAST BENGAL AND MOHUN BAGAN IN DURAND CUP FINAL
TOTAL MATCHES: 12
EAST BENGAL WON:5
MOHUN BAGAN WON:5
JOINT WINNERS: 2
EAST BENGAL SCORED:11
MOHUN BAGAN SCORED:8
HIGHEST MARGIN WIN
17th January 1979 (season 1978-79)
EAST BENGAL 3-0 MOHUN BAGAN
SCORERS: Mihir Bose, Surajit Sengupta, Tapan Das
SCORE IN LAST FINAL PLAYED
3rd September 2023
MOHUN BAGAN SG 1-0 EAST BENGAL FC
SCORER: Dimitri Petratos
ANTONIO HABAS IN THE PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
“The Kolkata Derby is a uniquely special match in India, but we have to approach it like any other game. In fixtures of this magnitude, you don't need any extra motivation; you simply need to control your emotions for the full 90 minutes. There are no excuses. Ultimately, the team that plays with more intelligence on the pitch will win the match.”
The match will kick off at 5PM.
KOLKATA DERBY IN THE DURAND FINAL ON SUNDAY EVENING
20.08.2026 (SF-2): MOHUN BAGAN SUPER GIANT 0(4)-0(3) NORTH EAST UNITED FC (SHILLONG - FT)
MBSG: Vishal Kaith, Abhishek Singh, Rahul Bheke, Alberto Rodrigues, Subhasish Bose, Samir Zelkovoc(Miguel Ferreira), Sahal Abdul Samad(Aniruddh Thapa) Apuia Raltey, Manvir Singh(Lalrinzualla Chhangte), Kiyan Nasiri(Jamie Maclaren), Liston Colaco.
NEUFC: Gurmeet Singh, Abdul Rabeeh(Robin Yadav), Eneko Plano, Dinesh Singh, Pramveer Singh, Antonio Moyono(Macarton Nickson), Muthu Mayyakkanan(Nikola Ninkovic), Reedem Tlang, Jithin M.S(Parthib Gogoui), Allaeddine Ajaraie, Jesus Gonzalez.
REFEREE: Harish Kundu.
The arch rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan to face in the final of the 135th Durand Cup at Kolkata on Sunday evening. This will be the 12th occasion when these two teams will play in the final against each other.
SCORERS IN TIE BREAKER
Parthib Gogoi (NEUFC) 3-4
Jamie Maclaren (MBSG) 4-3
Robin Yadav (NEUFC) 3-3
Liston Colaco (MBSG) 3-3
Jesus Gonzalves (NEUFC) 3-2
Subhasish Bose (MBSG) 2-2
Allaeddine Ajaraie (NEUFC) 2-1
Rahul Bheke (MBSG) 1-1
Nikola Ninkovic (NEUFC) 1-0
90+4': MATCH MOVED TO TIE BREAKER
90+3': YELLOW CARD to Jesus Gonzalves, he fouled Liston Colaco.
90': 4 minutes additional time.
88': A cross pass from Jamie Maclaren to Lalrinzualla Chhangte inside the 18 yards but Eneko Plano cleared the ball out of the danger area.
85': NEUFC earned a corner kick......Nikola Ninkovic's corner kick from the right cleared by Alberto Rodrigues.
81': Nikola Ninkovic's curling freekick from the left went over the cross bar.
80': YELLOW CARD to Abhishek Singh, he fouled Allaeddine Ajaraie, freekick to NEUFC.
77': YELLOW CARD to Subhasish Bose, he fouled Parthib Gogoi.
73': CHANCE FOR NEUFC. ..Jesus Gonzalves header from a close range of a cross pass from Allaeddine Ajaraie missed the taret. ,br> 70': A curling freekick by Liston Colaco inside the NEUFC 18 yards, but Gurmeet Singh came out in time to save the situation.
66': The match is still goalless at Shillong, both the teams had a number of chances in the heavy ground.
63': CHANCE WASTED BY NEUFC......Jesus Gonzalves failed to touch the ball from a close range of a forward pass from Allaeddine Ajaraie from the right.
57': A forward pass from Allaeddine Ajaraie to Jithin M.S inside the 18 yards, but Vishal Kaith in control of the situation.
55': CHANCE FOR MBSG........Samir Zelkovic's left footed shot from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Manvir Singh missed the target.
51': A forward pass from Macarton Nickson to Allaeddine Ajaraie deep inside the MBSG half, but Rahul Bheke came from behind and denied the Morrocon striker.
48': Manvir Singh's header following a corner kick from Liston Colaco from the left went straight to Gurmeet Singh.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+2': AT HALF TIME - MOHUN BAGAN SG 0-0 NORTH EAST UNITED FC
45': 2 minutes additional time.
43': YELLOW CARD to Sahal Abdul Samad, he fouled Parmveer Singh.
41': CHANCE WASTED BY MBSG ..Kiyan Nasiri failed to connect a cross pass from Liston Colaco from the left with just Gurmeet Singh in front of him.
38': YELLOW CARD to Apuia Raltey, he fouled Allaeddine Ajaraie.
34': CHANCE FOR NEUFC .Allaeddine Ajaraie's right footed shot from the top of the 18 yards of a defection from MBSG defense missed the target by a whisker.
32': Allaeddine Ajaraie was challenged by Aberto Rodrigues inside the 18 yards as the Morrocan was following a corner kick from Jithin M.S.
28': A powerful low shot by Jesus Gonsalvez from outside the 18 yards of a pass from Allaeddine Ajaraie cleared by Alberto Rodrigues.
24': CHANCE FOR MBSG. ..Liston Colaco's freekick from outside the 18 yards punched away by Gurmeet Singh.
23': MBSG earned a freekick deep inside the NEUFC half, Kiyan Nasiri was fouled by Reedem Tlang.
21': Jesus Gonzalves' cross pass from the left cleared by Rahul Bheke from inside the 18 yards did not allow Allaeddine Ajaraie to create any danger.
19': Apuia Ralte's right footed shot from the top of the 18 yards of a pass from Liston Colaco went straight to Gurmeet Singh.
16': An aimless cross pass by Liston Colaco from the left of a forward pass from Subhasish Bose.No MBSG footballers were there.
13': CHANCE FOR MBSG. ..Manvir Singh's push from a close range of a corner kick from Liston Colaco from the left saved by Gurmeet Singh.
8': A forward pass from Manvir Singh to Sahal Samad in the left flank, but a timely tackel from Dinesh Singh save the siyuation.
6': Allaeddine Ajaraie's header from inside the 18 yards of a cornr kick from Jithin M.S from the left missed the target.
5': A cross pass from Sahal Samad from the left of a pass from Listom Colaco went straight to Gurmeet Singh.
2': NEUFC earned a corner kick at the early stages of the match. Jithin M.S corner kick from the left went wide.
0': Kick off at Shillong.
EAST BENGAL ENTERED THE FINAL OF DURAND CUP
19.08.2026 (SF-1): SC DELHI 0(3)-0(5) EAST BENGAL FC (KOLKATA- FT)
SCD: Nora Fernandez, Ausotosh Mehta, Lamgoulen Semkholun, Duvan Felipe, Sanatomba Singh(Saurav Das), Manoj Mohammed, Md Azhar, Juan Fena, Lalrinliana Hnamte(Richard N), Rodrigo Da Silva, Joseph Sunny(Md Aimen).
EBFC: Prabsukhan Singh Gill, Hardik Bhatt(Lalchungnunga), Anwar Ali, Sandip Mandi, Jay Gupta, Md Basim Rashid, Jeakson Singh, Daniel Ramirez(Md Asif), Edmund Lalrindika(Christofer Ikonomedis), Jesin T.K(David Lalhansanga), Bipin Singh(Rohit Danu).
REFEREE: R Venkatesh
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: PRABHUSUKHAN SINGH GILL(EBFC)
SCORERS IN TIE BREAKER
Md Basim Rashid (EBFC) 5-3
Md Aimen (SCD) 3-4
Christofer Ikonomedis (EBFC) 4-2
Duvan Felipe (SCD) 2-3
Lalchungnunga (EBFC) 3-1
Rodrigo Da Silva (SCD) 1-2
Rohit Danu (EBFC) 2-0
Juan Pena (SCD) 0-1
Anwar Ali (EBFC) 1-0
90+6': MATCH MOVED TO TIE BREAKER
90': 6 minutes additional time.
85': Rohit Danu got past two SCD defenders from the right, but he was challenged by Sanatomba Singh.
82': Christofer Ikonominis shoots wide from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Md Asif.
78': YELLOW CARD to David Lalhansanga, he fouled Ausotosh Mehta.
75': CHANCE WASTED BY EBFC. ..David Lalhansanga failed to place the ball in goal from a close range of a pass from Christofer Ikodominis.
74': CHANCE FOR EBFC ..Md Rashid's right footed shot from almost 30 yards of a Jickson Singh hit the post.
70': Md Aimen shoots wide of the target from the top of the 18 yards of a pass from 66': Jeakson Singh's right footed shot from outside the 18 yards of a pass from Bipin Singh saved by Nora Fernadez.
61': A cross pass from Chris Ikonomedid from the left to Jesin T.K, but cleared by Sanatomba Singh.
57': YELLOW CARD to Lamgoulen Semkholun, for dangerous play.
55': YELLOW CARD to Md Azhar, he fouled Jesin T.K
52': Bipin Singh's cross pass from the right following a freekick from Md Rashid cleared by SCD defense.
51': EBFC earned a freekick deep inside the SCD half, Jay Gupta was fouled by Lamgoulen Semkholun.
47': Rodrigo Da Silva got past Sandip Mandi in speed went inside the 18 yards, but Anwar Ali came from behind blocked the area and saved the situation for EBFC.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+3': AT HALF TIME ..SC DELHI 0-0 EAST BENGAL FC
45': 3 minutes additional time.
42': A low powerful shot by Edmund Lalrindika from almost 3O yards saved by Nora Fernandez in second attempt.
41': Bipin Singh's left footed shot from the top of the 18 yards of a pass from Md Rashid hit the side net.
37': EBFC had a number of chance in the first session so far, but yet to capitalise the situation.
35': PENALTY SAVED .Gill saved the spot kick from Rodrigo Da Silva.
33': PENALTY for SCD, Rodrigo Da Silva was fouled inside the 18 yards by Sandip Mandi.
31': CHANCE FOR SCD. .Rodrigo Da Silva got past Anwar Ali from the right, his shot from a close range missed the target.
25': Rodrigo Da Silva was moving dangerously inside the EBFC half, but he was challenged by Sandip Mandi finally.
22': Edmund Lalrindika received a pass from Jesin T.K from the right inside the 18 yards got past a defender but finally lost control of the ball.
18': Jesin T.K received a forward pass from Daniel Ramirez went inside the 18 yards but his powerful shot hit the post.
16': CHANCE FOR EBFC........Md Rashid's curling freekick from outside the 18 yards beat Nora Fernandez and hit the bar.
15': EBFC earned a freekick deep inside the SCD half, Md Rashid was fouled by Juan Fena.
10': A move by EBFC .Edmund Lalrindika got past a host of SCD footballers inside the 18 yards of a pass from Daniel Ramirez but his shot cleared by Duvan Felipe.
7': Rodrigo Da Silva got past Jay Gupta from the left but his shot went wide of the target.
5': Edmund Lalrindika was a bit slow in reacting to a forward pass from Daniel Ramirez from the left.
3': CHANCE WASTED BY EBFC ..Bipin Singh failed to connect a cross pass from a close range of a cross pass from Jesin T.K from the left.
2': Juan Pena recieved a wrong pass deep inside the EBFC half, but shoots wide of the cross bar.
0': Kick off at Kolkata.
19.08.26 : SF-1: SC DELHI VS EAST BENGAL FC (KOLKATA-7PM)
20.08.26 : SF-2: MOHUN BAGAN SG VS NORTH EAST UNITED FC (SHILLONG-7PM)
MOHUN BAGAN ENTERED THE SEMI FINAL
17.08.2026(QF-3): MOHUN BAGAN SG 1(9)-1(8) JAMSHEDPUR FC (KOLKATA- FT)
MBSG: Sahal Abdul Samad (2')
JFC: Devendra Murgaokar(45')
MBSG: Vishal Kaith, Abhishek Singh, Rahul Bheke, Alberto Rodrigues, Subhasish Bose, Aniruddh Thapa, Apuia Raltey(Samir Zeljkovic), Sahal Abdul Samad(Sayan Banerjee), Drezan Drazic(Kiyan Nasiri), Liston Colaco(Suhail Bhat), Manvir Singh(Jamie Maclaren).
JFC: Albino Gomes, Pravat Lakra, Pratik Choudhury, Pranay Halder, Nirhil Barla, Saogousem Rashiyhoi, Lalrithpuia Chawangthu, Ranier Fernandez, Aman C.K, Sanan Mohammed(Abhishek Ambekar), Devendra Murgaokar(Lawmsangzuala) .
REFEREE: Lakshay Tushir
MOHUN BAGAN WON AND QUALIFIED FOR THE SEMI FINAL
SCORERS OF TIE BREAKER AND SUDDEN DEATH
Abhishek Singh (MBSG) 9-8
Lawmsangzuala(JFC) 8-8
Suhail Bhat (MBSG) 8-8
Nikhil Barla (JFC) 8-7
Alberto Rodrigues (MBSG) 7-7
Pratik Choudhury (JFC) 7-6
Aniruddh Thapa(MBSG) 6-6
Pravat Lakra (JFC) 6-5
Kiyan Nasiri (MBSG) 5-5
Pranay Halder (JFC) 5-4
Jamie Maclaren (MBSG) 4-4
Abhishek Ambekar (JFC) 4-3
Subhasish Bose (MBSG) 3-3
Aman C.K (JFC) 3-2
Samir Zelkovic (MBSG) 2-2
Ranier Fernandez (JFC) 2-1
Rahul Bheke (MBSG) 1-1
Lalrithpuia Chawangthu (JFC) 1-0
90+5': At the end of ninety minutes scores are 1-1. MATCH MOVED TO TIE-BREAKER.
45': GOAL .. JFC equalised, score 1-0 .A powerful shot from almost 30 yards by Saogousem Rashiyhoi was partially saved by Vishal Kaith and Devendra Murgaokar placed the ball in goal.
2': GOAL . An early goal by MBSG, leading by 1-0 ..A wrong pass by Pranay Halder deep inside the his own half, Manvir Singh controls the ball and passed it to Sahal Samad inside the 18 yards to did the rest.
