2006 Durand Cup final

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2006 Durand Cup final
Event 2006 Durand Cup
Date27 November 2006
Venue Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
2005
2007

The 2006 Durand Cup Final (or Osian's Durand Cup for sponsorship reason) [1] was the 119th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India and third oldest in the world. [2] The final was contested between the two National Football league sides, Dempo SC from Panjim in Goa and JCT FC from Hoshiarpur in Punjab. The tournament was started from 6 November and the final was held on 27 November 2006 in New Delhi.

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Route to the final

Dempo

DateRoundOppositionScore
20 November 2006Group stage East Bengal 0–0
22 November 2006Group stage Army XI 2–1
24 November 2006Group stage JCT 1–1
25 November 2006Semi-final Mohun Bagan 2–0

Dempo entered the 2006 Durand Cup as one of the National Football league teams. The Goan side were directly placed in the group stage of the tournament. They were allocated Group B along with East Bengal, Army XI and JCT. The opening game, on 20 November 2006, against East Bengal ended with a goalless draw. In the second game, they defeated Army XI with a 2–1 margin. In the third and final game of group stage, Dempo faced JCT and the match ended in a draw, with both teams finding the back of the net. Dempo came second in the group with five points. [3] The semi-final matches were held on 25 November 2006, where Dempo defeated the sixteen times Durand Cup champions, Mohun Bagan 2–0. Beto and Anthony Pereira scored in 21st and 70th minute of the game, thus making way for their first Durand Cup final. [1] [4] [5]

JCT

DateRoundOppositionScore
16 November 2006Qualifier Tata FA 2–0
18 November 2006Qualifier BSF 3–0
20 November 2006Group stage Army XI 0–0
22 November 2006Group stage East Bengal 4–0
24 November 2006Group stage Dempo 1–1
25 November 2006Semi-final Sporting Clube deGoa 1–0 (a.e.t)

JCT entered the 2006 Durand Cup as one of the National Football league teams. JCT started their campaign with a qualifying round. They were allocated Group B of the qualifiers along with Tata Football Academy and Border Security Force football team. JCT won both the qualifier matches with a score line of 2–0 and 3–0, against Tata Football Academy and Border Security Force, respectively. They topped the group with six points and joined Dempo in Group B of the group stage. They drew their first group stage match with Army XI with a 0–0 score line, on 20 November. Then they defeated East Bengal by four goals. The last match against Dempo ended in a 1–1 draw. [3] They had same points as Dempo, but topped the group with more goal difference. In the semi-final, JCT faced Sporting Clube de Goa and won one goal to nil. The match extended till extra time and Chidi Edeh scored the winner in 117th minute. [4] [5]

Match

The final was played on 27 November 2006 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. This was Dempo and JCT's second meeting in the tournament. The game remained goalless for 73 minutes. In the next minute, Dempo's Nigerian striker, Ranti Martins broke the deadlock [6] through an assist by Beto. Dempo won their maiden Durand Cup in their maiden final appearance and became the second club from Goa to win this, after Salgaocar. [7]

Dempo 1–0 JCT
Martins Soccerball shade.svg74' [8]
Ambedkar Stadium , New Delhi
Referee: Komaleeswaran Shankar

Details

GK Flag of India.svg VP Satish Kumar
DF Flag of India.svg Valeriano Rebello
DF Flag of India.svg John Charles Dias
DF Flag of India.svg Majekodunmi BolajiSub off.svg 78'
DF Flag of India.svg Samir Naik
MF Flag of India.svg Jerry Zirsanga
MF Flag of Brazil.svg Beto
MF Flag of India.svg Nacimento Silveira
MF Flag of India.svg Ishfaq Ahmed Sub off.svg 82'
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Ranty Martins
MF Flag of India.svg Anthony Pereira Sub off.svg
Substitutes:
DF Flag of India.svg Creson Antao Sub on.svg 78'
MF Flag of India.svg Melvyn RodriguesSub on.svg 82'
FW Flag of India.svg Joaquim Abranches Sub on.svg
Coach:
Flag of India.svg Armando Colaco
GK Flag of India.svg Kalyan Chaubey
DF Flag of India.svg Daljit Singh
DF Flag of India.svg Jaspal Singh
MF Flag of Nigeria.svg Sunday AmbroseSub off.svg 25'
DF Flag of India.svg Anwar Ali
MF Flag of India.svg Adebayo TokunboSub off.svg
MF Flag of India.svg Shivraj Singh
MF Flag of India.svg Harish Sharma
MF Flag of India.svg Baldeep Singh
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh
FW Flag of India.svg Praveen Kumar
Substitutes:
Flag of India.svg Sukhjinder SinghSub on.svg 25'
MF Flag of India.svg Jaswinder SinghSub on.svg
Manager:
Flag of India.svg Sukhwinder Singh

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