All posts tagged: ISL 2025 final

“When you don’t win, you look for excuses,” Jose Molina addresses penalty controversy

“When you don’t win, you look for excuses,” Jose Molina addresses penalty controversy

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Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) capped off a historic Indian Super League (ISL) season with a 2-1 comeback victory over Bengaluru FC to lift the ISL 2024–25 Cup at a packed Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Saturday night. The Mariners, who had already sealed the ISL League Shield, became only the second team in ISL history after Mumbai City FC (2020–21) to achieve the League and Cup double. Playing in front of a raucous home crowd, MBSG came from behind after falling to a first-half goal, turning the tide with inspired substitutions and tactical tweaks from head coach Antonio Lopez Habas. The win also ensured they remained unbeaten at home through the season. Head coach Jose Molina hailed the contributions of super-subs Sahal Abdul Samad and Ashique Kuruniyan, who brought renewed energy and balance to the team in the second half. “Liston and Thapa were doing a really good job, but I felt they were getting a bit tired. Sahal and Ashique gave us control on the left side and were more dangerous going forward,” …

The crown belongs to Kolkata, Mohun Bagan complete the ISL double

The crown belongs to Kolkata, Mohun Bagan complete the ISL double

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The stands at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan were awash in green and maroon. Nearly 70,000 voices thundered in unison, drowning out even the faint chants of the travelling blue brigade from Bengaluru. For 120 minutes, Kolkata didn’t breathe — it roared, it sang, it lived every second of what turned into one of the most thrilling ISL finals ever played. It was not just a football match; it was a battle of legacy and grit. A clash of the titans. And when the final whistle blew, time stood still. For a second, the roar of 70,000 fans turned into stunned silence — and then exploded into wild, unfiltered euphoria. Green and maroon flares lit up the stands, maroon smoke curled into the night sky, and the echoes of celebration drowned out everything else in Salt Lake. Jamie Maclaren had just done it. The 96th-minute right-footed shot from the center of the box to back of the net — crisp, clean, unstoppable — had driven Mohun Bagan Super Giant into footballing folklore. It was the …

Jamshedpur FC aim to defend 2-1 advantage against MBSG

Jamshedpur FC aim to defend 2-1 advantage against MBSG

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Jamshedpur FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant will face each other in the second leg of their semi-final clash of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) on April 7, at 7:30 pm IST. The Khalid Jamil-coached side steered to a 2-1 victory in the opening game of this fixture, snapping MBSG’s six-game-long unbeaten streak against the Red Miners. The League Shield Winners will be drawing confidence from their impeccable home record though, having not given away a goal in any of their previous six games at the stadium. They will have to extend that streak to overturn the deficit and find a place in the summit clash for the third year running. MBSG’s Unsettling Playoffs Record * Playoffs Run: MBSG have now lost three of their last four playoff games in the ISL, including each of their last two. They had faced defeats in only two of their first nine playoff matches (W3 D4) before this patch began; a promising run of form they will seek to regain …