2007 Indian Federation Cup final

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2007 Indian Federation Cup final
Event 2007 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Mahindra United
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Date15 September 2007
Venue Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, Punjab
Man of the Match Edmilson Marques Pardal
Referee K Shankar (Tamil Nadu) [1]
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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.

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East Bengal won the final 2–1 with a brace from Brazilian forward Edmilson Marques Pardal to claim their fifth Federation Cup title. [2]

Route to the final

East Bengal

RoundDateOppositionScore
R164 September 2007 Mohammedan Sporting 3–1
Quarter Final9 September 2007 JCT 3–2
Semi Final11 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]

Mahindra United

RoundDateOppositionScore
R165 September 2007 HAL 1–0
Quarter Final8 September 2007 Sporting Clube de Goa 1–1 (5-4 pen)
Semi Final12 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]

Match

Details

East Bengal 2–1 Mahindra United
Edmilson Marques Pardal Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.), 45+1' Report Sunil Kumar Red card.svg 42'
Manjit Singh Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana
Attendance: 10,000 (est.)
Referee: K Shankar (Tamil Nadu)
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East Bengal
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Mahindra
GK24 Flag of India.svg Subrata Paul (c)
LB29 Flag of India.svg Saumik Dey
CB3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Majek Bolaji
CB2 Flag of India.svg Muttah Suresh
RB27 Flag of India.svg Irungbam Surkumar Singh
CM26 Flag of India.svg Mehrajuddin Wadoo Sub off.svg 82'
CM7 Flag of India.svg Jayanta Sen
RW9 Flag of India.svg Alvito D'Cunha Sub off.svg 74'
LW19 Flag of India.svg Syed Rahim Nabi
ST25 Flag of India.svg Ashim Biswas
ST30 Flag of Brazil.svg Edmilson Marques Pardal Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutes:
DF17 Flag of Ghana.svg Abdul Samed Okocha Sub on.svg 82'
MF6 Flag of India.svg Dipankar Roy Sub on.svg 74'
FW10 Flag of India.svg Dipendu Biswas Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of India.svg Subrata Bhattacharya
GK24 Flag of India.svg Sandip Nandy (c)
RB7 Flag of India.svg Sushanth Mathew
CB16 Flag of India.svg Sunil Kumar
CB5 Flag of India.svg Harpreet Singh
LB14 Flag of India.svg Dharmaraj Ravanan
LM4 Flag of India.svg Krishnan Nair Ajayan
CM29 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Douhou Pierre
RM23 Flag of India.svg Steven Dias Sub off.svg 78'
ST12 Flag of India.svg Manjit Singh Sub off.svg 79'
ST26 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Edson Minga Sub off.svg 46'
ST10 Flag of Nigeria.svg Andrews Pomeyie Mensah
Substitutes:
MF17 Flag of India.svg Sukhwinder Singh Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Flag of India.svg Mohammad Rafi Sub on.svg 78'
FW9 Flag of India.svg Surojit Bose Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of India.svg Derrick Pereira

Hero of the Match:
Edmilson Marques Pardal (East Bengal) [2]

Match rules

See also

References

  1. ↑ "29th Federation Cup, Live Coverage". IndianFootball.de. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Edmilson guides EB to cup". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Speedy Nabi takes East Bengal to semis". Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mohun Bagan go down fighting to East Bengal". One India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "East Bengal send Bagan packing - Bhattacharya's tactical move proves decisive". Telegraph India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mahindras, Clube de Goa win". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Subrata, Pereira match their wits in Federation Cup final". DNA India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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