Ten-man Mohun Bagan brilliantly bounced back through a Darryl Duffy goal to down Chennai City FC 2-1 but the result was not enough as they had to settle for a runners-up finish for the second successive time in I-League football
Sanjoy Sen
Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen
Ten-man Mohun Bagan brilliantly bounced back through a Darryl Duffy goal to down Chennai City FC 2-1 but the result was not enough as they had to settle for a runners-up finish for the second successive time in I-League football here yesterday. "They are the deserving champions. They won more matches and got more points than us, so they deserve this honour," Mohun Bagan coach Sanjoy Sen said when asked about Aizawl winning the title.
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The clash lived up to the expectation as there was high drama starting with the news that Aizawl conceded a ninth minute goal to leave the Rabindra Sarobar home crowd in a frenzy mode. But in the 32nd minute, Mohun Bagan’s U-22 recruit Nanda Kumar silenced the crowd when he darted the ball and scored with a gentle push, showing immaculate presence of mind.
What followed was some missed opportunities with Balwant at the receiving end, but Mohun Bagan finally scored the equaliser in the 45+2 minute through captain Katsumi Yusa.
Balwant got this time right to set Katsumi up. The ball was in the air as Balwant chested it down to Katsumi who put it past Karanjit Singh.
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