Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal ISL: The Kolkata Derby has ended in a 2-2 draw
The stage is set for the year's biggest face-off in Indian domestic football as fierce rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants and East Bengal FC lock horns in the grand finale of the Durand Cup
For East Bengal fans, Saturday brought in the good news that they had been waiting for 1658 days. That is a long-awaited victory over arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant
The Juan Ferrando-led side will look to draw inspiration from their triumphant ISL 2022-23 season and eye a step further in the continental competition after bowing out in the quarter-finals last season.
ATK Mohun Bagan held their nerves in a tightly contested Indian Super League final to beat Bengaluru FC 4-3 on penalties and lift their maiden title in Goa on Saturday.
ISL Final, ATK Mohun Bagan FC vs Bengaluru FC Highlights: ATK Mohun Bagan beat Bengaluru FC in the final of the Indian Super League (ISL).
ATK Mohun Bagan produced a dominant 2-0 win against East Bengal FC In Kolkata on Saturday to extend Kolkata derby winning streak to six matches in the Indian Super League
East Bengal vs ATK Mohun Bagan, ISL, Highlights: ATK Mohun Bagan beat East Bengal 2-0
The second and final Kolkata Derby of the season will see East Bengal FC and ATK Mohun Bagan collide at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the Indian Super League
The result came as another missed opportunity in the playoff race for Chennaiyin FC - they sit in eighth place, two points behind Bengaluru FC and three off the final playoff spot with a game in hand
Following the loss, FC Goa remained at fifth place on the standings. Up next for them is a clash at home against defending champions Hyderabad FC on January 5.
The Juggernauts kept more possession yet again but could not get the decisive touch as the Mariners kept their fourth clean sheet on the trot.
Smarting from a 0-3 reversal in Goa, ATK Mohun Bagan started on the front foot in what turned out to be a feisty first half with Boumous finding the winning strike in the 11th minute.
Mumbai City FC and ATK Mohun Bagan were involved in a high-octane 2-2 draw in the Indian Super League on Sunday
ATK Mohun Bagan once again grabbed the bragging right as it beat arch-rivals East Bengal 2-0 to register its fifth successive win in the Kolkata Derby in the Indian Super League on Saturday
Both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan will come into the derby on the back of a win and that will add some spice to the fixture
It was Ghanaian forward Kwame Karikari, who came in as a substitute in the second half and turned the match on its head, by first equalising in the 64th minute and then setting up India international Rahim Ali for the winner in the 83rd minute
Ashutosh Mehta accepted provisional suspension, which was optional in his case, on June 24.