2009 Durand Cup final

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2009 Durand Cup final
Event 2009 Durand Cup
Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan
Flag of India.svg Flag of India.svg
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Date22 September 2009
Venue Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi

The 2009 Durand Cup Final was the 122nd final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India and third oldest in the world. [1] The final was contested between two I-League sides, Churchill Brothers of Goa and Mohun Bagan from Kolkata. It was held on 22 September 2009 in New Delhi. [2]

Contents

Churchil Brothers won their second Durand Cup final after 2007, with a score of 3–1. Odafe Okolie scored a hat trick for Churchill Brothers.

Route to the final

Churchill Brothers

DateRoundOppositionScore
15 September 2009Group Stage Sporting Clube deGoa 1–0
17 September 2009Group Stage Assam Rifles 1–1
19 September 2009Semi Final Dempo 2–1

Churchill Brothers entered the 2009 Durand Cup as one of the I-League teams and the runner-up from the previous season. They were placed in Group A along with Sporting Clube de Goa and an Indian Armed Forces team, Assam Rifles. In the opening game, Churchil Brothers defeated Sporting Clube de Goa 1–0. In the second game, they drew against Assam rifles with both teams scoring each. They topped the group and ended their group stage campaign with four points. The first semi-final was held on 19 September 2009, where Churchill Brothers faced Dempo, and defeated them 2–1. Odafe Okolie scored a brace in the 20th and 50th minute and the team reached their third successive Durand Cup final. [2] [3]

Mohun Bagan

DateRoundOppositionScore
16 September 2009Group Stage ONGC 5–1
18 September 2009Group Stage JCT 2–0
20 September 2009Semi Final Mahindra United 2–1

Mohun Bagan entered the 2009 Durand Cup as one of the I-League teams. They were allocated Group B with ONGC and JCT. Mohun Bagan won both group stage matches with a score line of 5–1 and 2–0 against ONGC and JCT respectively. [4] They topped the group and ended their group stage campaign with six points. The second semi-final was held in September 2009, where Mohun Bagan defeated Mahindra United by a score of 2–1. Chidi Edeh scored both goals for Mohun Bagan in 19th and 72nd minute. [1] [3]

Match

The final was played on 22 September 2009 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The match remained goalless in the regulation time and it went for extra time. Chidi Edeh scored the first goal in the 94th minute, for Mohun Bagan. Six minutes later, Odafa scored the equaliser and went on scoring two more goals in the 104th and 110th minute. He scored a hat trick in ten minutes and sealed the second Durand Cup title for Churchil brothers. [5] [3] The final scoreline was 3–1. [6] [7]

Details

Churchill Brothers 3–1 (a.e.t.) Mohun Bagan
Nacimento Silveira Yellow card.svg 44'
Odafe Okolie Soccerball shade.svg100', 104', 110'		 Report Micky Fernandes Yellow card.svg 5'
Chidi Edeh Soccerball shade.svg94'
Ambedkar Stadium , New Delhi
GK Flag of India.svg Arindam Bhattacharya
RB Flag of India.svg Naoba Singh Sub off.svg 84'
CB Flag of India.svg Rowilson Rodrigues
CB Flag of India.svg Gouramangi Singh
LB Flag of India.svg Robert Lalthalma
Flag of India.svg Charan Rai
MF Flag of India.svg Nacimento Silveira Sub off.svg 90'
MF Flag of Nigeria.svg Ogba Kalu
MF Flag of India.svg Khanthang Paite Sub off.svg 82'
ST Flag of Nigeria.svg Odafe Okolie
MF Flag of India.svg Reisangmei Vashum
Substitutes:
GK Flag of India.svg Naveen Kumar Sub on.svg 84'
CM Flag of India.svg Lenny Rodrigues Sub on.svg 90'
MF Flag of India.svg Jaison Vales Sub on.svg 82'
Coach:
Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Roberto Pereira
GK Flag of India.svg Sangram Mukherjee
RB Flag of India.svg Surkumar Singh
CB Flag of India.svg Deepak Mondal
CB Flag of India.svg Rakesh Masih
LM Flag of India.svg Nallappan Mohanraj Sub off.svg 106'
LB Flag of India.svg James Singh Sub off.svg 85'
CM Flag of India.svg Micky Fernandes
CM Flag of India.svg Kulothungan
RM Flag of India.svg Snehashis ChakrabortySub off.svg 67'
ST Flag of Nigeria.svg Chidi Edeh
ST Flag of Brazil.svg Barreto
Substitutes:
LM Flag of India.svg Branco Cardozo Sub on.svg 106'
RM Flag of India.svg Subhodeep MajumdarSub on.svg 85'
ST Flag of India.svg Santha KumarSub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Flag of Morocco.svg Karim Bencherifa

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