Match
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| East Bengal | 2–1 | Mahindra United |
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Edmilson Marques Pardal  36' (pen), 45+1' | Report | Sunil Kumar  42'Manjit Singh 45+3' |
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| Event | 2007 Indian Federation Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 15 September 2007 | ||||||
| Venue | Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, Punjab | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Edmilson Marques Pardal | ||||||
| Referee | K Shankar (Tamil Nadu) [1] | ||||||
The 2007 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 29th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mahindra United on the 15th of September 2007.
East Bengal won the final 2–1 with a brace from Brazilian forward Edmilson Marques Pardal to claim their fifth Federation Cup title. [2]
| Round | Date | Opposition | Score |
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| R16 | 4 September 2007 | Mohammedan Sporting | 3–1 |
| Quarter Final | 9 September 2007 | JCT | 3–2 |
| Semi Final | 11 September 2007 | Mohun Bagan | 3–2 |
East Bengal entered the 2007 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. In the R16, East Bengal faced Mohammedan Sporting in their opening match and won 3–1 with Ashim Biswas putting them ahead in the 21st minute. In the quarter-final, East Bengal faced hosts JCT and won 3–2 with another brace from Edmilson after Irungbam Surkumar Singh put them ahead in the 14th minute. Eduardo da Silva Escobar and Renedy Singh scored for JCT. [3] In the semi-final, it was a Kolkata Derby as East Bengal faced rivals Mohun Bagan. Bhaichung Bhutia put Mohun Bagan ahead in the 12th minute but East Bengal proceeded to score three goals and qualify into the final. Surkumar Singh equalised in the 25th minute while Dipendu Biswas and Ashim Biswas scored the other two. José Ramirez Barreto's goal in the 71st minute was not enough for Bagan as East Bengal won 3–2 to reach the final. [4] [5]
| Round | Date | Opposition | Score |
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| R16 | 5 September 2007 | HAL | 1–0 |
| Quarter Final | 8 September 2007 | Sporting Clube de Goa | 1–1 (5-4 pen) |
| Semi Final | 12 September 2007 | Dempo | 1–1 (3-1 pen) |
Mahindra United entered the 2007 Indian FedI-Leagueeration Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. In the pre-quarter finals, they faced HAL and won it courtesy of a solitary goal from Steven Dias in the 9th minute. [6] In the Quarter Final, they faced Sporting Clube de Goa; after 120 minutes the game ended 1–1 and Mahindra won 5–4 via penalty shootout to reach the last four of the tournament. In the semi-final, Mahindra United faced the reigning I-League champions Dempo and the match once again remained deadlocked at 1–1 after 120 minutes. Manjit Singh put Mahindra ahead in the 32nd minute but Beto equalised for Dempo just six minutes later. Mahindra won the game 3–1 in the penalty shootout to reach the final. [7]
| East Bengal | 2–1 | Mahindra United |
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| Edmilson Marques Pardal 36' (pen), 45+1' | Report | Sunil Kumar 42' Manjit Singh 45+3' |
East Bengal | Mahindra |
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