2012 IFA Shield final

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2012 IFA Shield Final
Event 2012 IFA Shield
East Bengal Prayag United
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East Bengal won 4–2 on penalties
Date16 March 2012
Venue Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, West Bengal
Man of the Match Gurpreet Singh Sandhu [1]
Referee Santosh Kumar (Kerala)
Attendance30,000 (approx.)
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The 2012 IFA Shield Final was the 116th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata clubs East Bengal and Prayag United on 16 March 2012.

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East Bengal won the final 4–2 via penalties after the game remained goal-less after extra-time, to claim their 28th IFA Shield title. [2] [3]

Route to the final

East Bengal

DateRoundOppositionScore
3 March 2012Group Stage Bhawanipore FC 2–1
9 March 2012Group Stage Shillong Lajong 3–0
13 March 2012Semi Final Pailan Arrows 1–0

East Bengal entered the 2012 IFA Shield as one of the I-League playing teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group A alongside Shillong Lajong and Bhawanipore FC. In the opening game against Bhawanipur, East Bengal managed a 2–1 victory with striker Robin Singh scoring a brace. Biswajit Biswas scored the goal for Bhawanipur. [4] In the second group game against Shillong Lajong, East Bengal managed a comfortable 3–0 win with goals from Tolgay Ozbey, Gurwinder Singh and Robin Singh, to secure a place in the semis. [5] In the Semi Final, East Bengal club faced Pailan Arrows, the topper of Group C, and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a Tolgay Ozbey strike to enter the final for the 40th time. [6]

Prayag United

DateRoundOppositionScore
7 March 2012Group Stage Mumbai F.C. 3–2
11 March 2012Group Stage Techno Aryan 1–0
14 March 2012Semi Final Botafogo BFR 1–0

Prayag United entered the 2012 IFA Shield as one of the I-League playing teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group D alongside Mumbai F.C. and Techno Aryan. In their opening game, they defeated Mumbai FC 3–2 with Yusif Yakubu scoring a brace and Denson Devadas scoring the other for Prayag. Gbeneme Friday and Chhangte Malsawmkima scored for Mumbai. [7] In their second game, Prayag defeated Aryan 1–0 with a long range effort from Bello Razaq to reach the semis. [8] In the Semi-Final, Prayag United faced Brazilian team Botafogo BFR and won 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Kiwi striker Kayne Vincent in the 115th minute to take Prayag United into the final. [9]

Match

Details

East Bengal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Prayag United
Report
Penalties
4–2
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
Attendance: 30,000 (est.)
Referee: Santosh Kumar (Kerala)
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East Bengal
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Prayag United
GK Flag of India.svg Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
RB Flag of India.svg Saikat Saha RoySub off.svg 77'
CB Flag of Nigeria.svg Uga Okpara (c)
CB Flag of India.svg Gurwinder Singh
LB Flag of India.svg Saumik Dey
RM Flag of India.svg Sushanth Mathew Sub off.svg 20'
CM Flag of India.svg Subodh Kumar
CM Flag of Nigeria.svg Penn Orji
LM Flag of India.svg Harmanjot Khabra Sub off.svg 93'
ST Flag of India.svg Robin Singh
ST Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tolgay Ozbey
Substitutes:
MF Flag of India.svg Sanju Pradhan Sub on.svg 20'
MF Flag of India.svg Khanthang Paite Sub on.svg 77'
DF Flag of India.svg Robert Lalthlamuana Sub on.svg 93'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Trevor James Morgan
GK Flag of India.svg Abhijit Mondal
RB Flag of India.svg Anupam Sarkar
CB Flag of India.svg Deepak Mondal Sub off.svg 14'
CB Flag of Nigeria.svg Bello Razaq
LB Flag of India.svg Narugopal Hait
LM Flag of India.svg James Singh
CM Flag of India.svg Denson Devadas
CM Flag of India.svg Jayanta Sen (c)
RM Flag of India.svg Gouranga Biswas Sub off.svg 103'
ST Flag of India.svg Md. Rafique Sub off.svg 50'
ST Flag of Ghana.svg Yusif Yakubu
Substitutes:
MF Flag of India.svg Sukhen Dey Sub on.svg 14'
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Vincent Sub on.svg 50'
FW Flag of India.svg Shankar OraonSub on.svg 103'
Manager:
Flag of India.svg Sanjoy Sen

Hero of the Match:
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (East Bengal) [2]

Match rules

See also

References

  1. ↑ "116th IFA SHIELD : "Gurpreet is the hero of the match today" James Morgan". Kolkata Football. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 Ganguly, Abhishek (17 March 2012). "Gurpreet hands East Bengal IFA Shield title". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Chowdhuri, Arunava (17 March 2012). "116th IFA Shield: East Bengal crowned champions!". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ↑ PTI (3 March 2012). "IFA Shield: East Bengal edge Bhowanipore Club 2-1". Rediff. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "East Bengal drub Lajong to enter IFA Shield semis". The Shillong Times. 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Bhattacharya, Nilesh (14 March 2021). "East Bengal down Arrows in IFA Shield semifinal". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Prayag SC packs off Mumbai FC". The Hindu. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Prayag, Arrows make it to semifinals". The Hindu. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  9. ↑ PTI (14 March 2012). "Prayag reach title round". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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