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Mohun Bagan Super Giant triumphed 5-1 over Diamond Harbour FC, bagging a spot in the Durand Cup quarterfinals.
Liston Colaco scored the third goal for Mohun Bagan (Picture credit: X @thedurandcup)
Dominant Mohun Bagan Super Giant triumphed over Diamond Harbour FC with a 5-1 win, bagging their place in the quarterfinals of the Durand Cup on Saturday, August 9.
In a crucial Group B game, Anirudh Thapa put the Mariners ahead, but Luka Majcen equalised five minutes later. However, goals from Jamie MacLaren, Liston Colaco, Sahal Abdul Samad and Jason Cummings ensured Mohun Bagan advanced to the quarterfinals as group winners.
Diamond Harbour now must rely on other results to qualify for the knockouts as one of the best second-placed sides.
Mohun Bagan opened the scoring in the 19th minute when Anirudh Thapa received a first-time pass at the edge of the box and curled a beautiful shot into the top-right corner.
Diamond Harbour responded just four minutes later. A defensive error by Mohun Bagan gave Luka Majcen space in the box, and he made no mistake by slotting past the advancing Vishal Kaith to level the score.
The match was balanced until the 33rd minute, when Bagan regained the lead. A poor pass from the Diamond Harbour goalkeeper permitted Jamie MacLaren to seize possession and score with a precise toe-poke finish, igniting the home crowd.
As the halftime whistle blew, Mohun Bagan held a narrow 2-1 lead.
In the second half, Bagan quickly tightened their grip on the match. Just minutes after the restart, the Mariners earned a penalty when Liston Colaco was brought down inside the box by Naresh Singh Yendrembam after a sharp run. The foul resulted in a straight red card for the defender, reducing Diamond Harbour to ten men.
Colaco stepped up for the penalty and calmly converted, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way to make it 3-1.
The pressure paid off in the 64th minute when Diamond Harbour’s defensive lapse allowed Sahal to seize a loose ball inside the box. With trademark calmness, the midfielder slotted past the goalkeeper to score Bagan’s fourth goal of the night.
In the 80th minute, Cummings exploited the space on the edge of the box, collecting a well-timed pass before slotting the ball into the net to register Mohun Bagan’s fifth goal.
(With PTI inputs)
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