2012 Durand Cup final

2012 Durand Cup Final

Event	2012 Durand Cup
Air India Dodsal 0 0
Air India won 3–2 on penalties
Date	1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
Venue	Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi
Attendance	10,000
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The 2012 Durand Cup final was a football match between Air India and Dodsal on 1 September 2012 at Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi. It was the final match of the 2012 Durand Cup, the 125th season of the Durand Cup, a football competition for the 12 teams in the I-League and the Indian football system. Air India were appearing in their first final, as where Dodsal.

Air India and Dodsal played out to a goalless 90 minutes at first. The score remained the same through extra time. With the score 0–0 after extra time, the match went to penalties as neither side were able to score a first goal. Despite missing two penalties, Air India won the shootout 3–2 to win the Durand Cup for first time in their history.

Route to the final

Main article: 2012 Durand Cup

Air India

Round	Opponents	Score
GS	Delhi United	3–0
GS	Pailan Arrows	1–1
SF	SESA Football Academy	2–2 (7–6 pen)

Air India entered the Durand Cup at the group stage and was paired in Group A with Delhi United and Pailan Arrows. They played their first match on 26 August 2012 against Delhi United in which Air India won 3–0 with goals from Pradeep Mohanraj, Ong Lepcha, and Neil Gaikwad. ^[1] Then on 28 August 2012 the club played their second match of the tournament against Pailan Arrows in which they drew 1–1 with Souvik Chakraborty scoring the lone goal for Air India. ^[2] That victory managed to push Air India through to the semi-finals in which they faced SESA Football Academy on 30 August 2012. Air India won the match on penalties 7–6 to move on to the final of the Durand Cup after extra time finished at 2–2. ^[3]

Dodsal

Round	Opponents	Score
GS	Army Red	3–0
GS	Punjab Police	6–0
SF	Assam Rifles	1–1 (6–5 pen)

Dodsal also entered the Durand Cup via Group Stage. They won their first match against Army Red 3–0 before defeating Punjab Police 6–0 to qualify for the semi-finals. ^[4] In the semi-final Dodsal played against Assam Rifles on 30 August 2012, beating them 6–5 on penalties to qualify for the final. ^[5]

Match

1 September 2012

18:30 IST

Air India	0 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Dodsal
	Report
Penalties
Mohanraj Shetty Meher Chaudhari R. Singh	3–2	Pradeep Kumar Diakhate Ghosh Rafi

Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi

Attendance: 10,000

Air India

Dodsal

GK Harshad Meher DF Gagandeep Singh DF Ramandeep Singh DF Baldeep Singh MF Micky Fernandes MF Souvik Chakraborty MF Pratik Chaudhari MF Ong Lepcha FW Hringsolal Thomte FW Pradeep Mohanraj FW Neil Gaikwad Substitutes: FW Abhishek Ambedkar Manager: Godfrey Pereira

GK Arup Debnath DF Vinay Kumar DF Henry Gangte  18' DF Rabindra Ghosh DF Kali Alaudeen MF Loukik Jadhav MF Thoi Singh MF Sunil Kumar MF Paresh Shivalkar FW Mohammed Rafi FW Demba Diakhaté Substitutes: DF Pappachen Pradeep  18' Manager: Bimal Ghosh

References

1. "Durand Cup 2012 results and stats". Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
2. "DURAND CUP 2012: AIR INDIA HOLD PAILAN 1-1, WHILE SPORTING CLUBE DE GOA THRASH ONGC 3-1". BarefootMag. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
3. "Sesa FA bow out of Durand Cup". Yahoo India. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
4. "Durand Cup". Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
5. "Dodsal FC enters Durand Cup final". News Track India. Retrieved 1 September 2012.