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ISL Wrap: Bengaluru achieve league record; NT head coach bemoans schedule and Bagan run Kolkata derby | Football News

ISL Wrap: Bengaluru achieve league record; NT head coach bemoans schedule and Bagan run Kolkata derby | Football News

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The Kolkata Derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan SG will always be one of the most eclectic matches in Indian football with an average crowd of 60,000 and a rivalry that spans over a century. The off-field rivalry between fans sets this match up as one of the most sought-after fixtures in the sport. On the field though, in terms of results, there seems to be no rivalry. Mohun Bagan have dominated East Bengal, stretching their unbeaten run against their city rivals to nine in the Indian Super League. On Saturday when the two teams met again, Bagan romped to an easy 2-0 victory. Such was their dominance that East Bengal could muster just one shot on target. Bagan controlled the tempo of the match from start to finish, as a goal each from Jamie Maclaren and Dimitrios Petratos in either half was enough for Jose Molina’s men to secure their eighth win against the Red & Gold Brigade in ISL. Bagan have arguably the best side on paper this season with a focus …

ISL: Aussies strike, Mohun Bagan outshine East Bengal

ISL: Aussies strike, Mohun Bagan outshine East Bengal

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Mohun Bagan maintained their clean sheet against archrivals East Bengal in the Indian Super League (ISL) as they won the Kolkata derby 2-0 at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. The Mariners defeated the Red and Gold brigade for the eight time in nine meetings, courtesy goals by the club’s Australian players. Mohun Bagan delivered a clinicial performance as they went up to the second spot on the points table with ten points in five matches. East Bengal, by contrast, continue to languish at the bottom of the table. Here are the key talking points from the match: Jamie Mclaren dazzles Jamie Mclaren’s impressive run since he made his ISL debut against Mohammedan Sporting continues. After scoring on debut in Mohun Bagan’s previous ISL match, Maclaren opened the scoring for Jose Molina’s team this evening. In the 41st minute of the game, Mclaren found the back of the net, with an unmarked Manvir Singh coming up with a decisive pass from the left flank and the Australian player scored dodging Anwar Ali, who was found …

East Bengal coach Bino George

East Bengal coach Bino George

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Kolkata: East Bengal’s start to the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season has been nothing short of a nightmare. They have been winless in four matches, with the club’s famed flaming torch, or Moshaal, waiting to be reignited. The club’s situation have become so dire that when the power went out at the East Bengal media centre on Friday, a joke cracked by a scribe made everyone laugh: “The Moshaal has been extinguished.” The lights went out three minutes into the press conference, where interim coach Bino George and midfielder Saul Crespo were speaking to the media on the eve of their derby clash against Mohun Bagan. For about four minutes, darkness prevailed at the club’s Maidan tent. The irony was not lost, as the Kolkata giants are languishing at the bottom of the league with zero points despite assembling a strong squad this season. The Red and Gold Brigade are going through a rough patch, having sacked head coach Carles Cuadrat after three consecutive losses. Youth team coach Bino George stepped in as interim …

Chernyshov confident, Molina wary as Kolkata gears up for ISL’s first derby

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Kolkata: There is a sense of freshness and a break from the monotony of daily life. Fans have regrouped, players have trained their minds, and so have their coaches. Mohun Bagan Super Giant are set to renew its August rivalry with Mohammedan Sporting as they face off in the Indian Super League’s (ISL) first Kolkata derby of the 2024-25 season at the hallowed Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday. In Kolkata’s footballing cauldron, there is a revived excitement reminiscent of the old fervour of the derby, which once kept the entire city on the edge of the footballing actions. That historic frenzy is back. The ISL has taken on a vibrant new look this season with the entry of Mohammedan Sporting, a club that were on the brink of extinction in 2014, struggling to stay relevant amid the evolving fan culture of Indian football. Now, as the city’s two oldest existing clubs – Mohun Bagan, established in 1889, and Mohammedan Sporting, founded in 1891 – revive their rivalry, there is a palpable excitement. Demand for the …

Mohun Bagan dismantle East Bengal

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Mohun Bagan Super Giant jumped to the top of the points table with an emphatic 3-1 victory against East Bengal FC at the Salt Lake Stadium in the second Kolkata Derby of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-23 tonight. The Mariners and their imperious frontline put on a full throttle attacking showpiece in the first half where they hit the back of the net thrice to push the Red & Gold Brigade back early on in the proceedings. Jason Cummings, Liston Colaco, and Dimitrios Petratos scored once each as Saul Crespo’s fantastic strike in the second essay of the match was insufficient for the Carles Cuadrat-coached side to get any points from this contest. East Bengal FC had the first chance to get their foot ahead in the contest, with Mohun Bagan Super Giant goalkeeper Vishal Kaith bringing East Bengal FC striker Cleiton Silva down in the box in the 12th minute of the game. Silva stepped up at the spot, but his well-directed shot on his right was saved by an alert Kaith, who …

League Shield aspirations meet 6th place ambitions

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The much-anticipated Kolkata Derby makes its return to the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season, as Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC prepare to clash at the iconic Salt Lake Stadium on March 10, Sunday, at 8:30 pm IST. Since their last face-off in February, both teams have seen significant changes in their fortunes. The Red & Gold Brigade of East Bengal FC had been in formidable form during their previous encounter, riding high on confidence following a victory in the Kalinga Super Cup. In contrast, the Mariners of Mohun Bagan Super Giant had faced a rough patch with three consecutive losses in the league. However, under the guidance of head coach Antonio Lopez Habas, Mohun Bagan has undergone a remarkable transformation, remaining unbeaten in the top-tier under his leadership. The team has secured four wins and two draws in their last six matches, placing them within touching distance of the top spot in the league. Head-to-Head in ISL – Matches played: 7 – Mohun Bagan Super Giant wins: 6 – East Bengal …

We talk about derbies of other countries, but the Kolkata Derby is of a next level: Jhulan Goswami

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The Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season is gearing up for its second Kolkata Derby, with Mohun Bagan Super Giant and East Bengal FC set to clash against each other at the Salt Lake Stadium in the City of Joy on March 10, Sunday at 8:30 p.m. Goswami represented India in 284 matches at the international stage in a two-decade-long playing career emerging as an one of the all-time greats of the sport. Her tally of 355 wickets is the highest of all time in women’s international cricket. Post hanging her boots as a player, Goswami joined the Mumbai Indians women’s team as their Mentor and bowling coach and played a key role in helping them win the Women’s Premier League (WPL) title in the inaugural edition in 2023. Growing up in West Bengal, Goswami used to play a lot of football as a kid. She has also spoken in the past about how she would have liked to be a footballer if she hadn’t been a cricketer. The former pacer took a liking for …

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan shares spoils

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Mohun Bagan Super Giant drew 2-2 to East Bengal FC as the first Kolkata Derby of the 10th season of the Indian Super League (ISL) presented an all-time classic at the Salt Lake Stadium tonight. Antonio Lopez Habas, head coach of the Mariners, had predicted before the game that a match like this could swing different ways in 90 minutes, and so it did with both sides netting once each in either half to walk away with a point to their names. East Bengal FC stormed into this clash high on confidence after winning the Kalinga Super Cup, and that was evident in the suddenness with which they got their act running in front of a jam-packed stadium. Fullback Nishu Kumar lobbed in an inch-perfect delivery for Ajay Chhetri inside the 18-yard box and the young midfielder got to the end of the ball and hammered it home with a full stretched leg extension that got the crowd going from the get-go in the 3rd minute. However, Habas had made it a point to reiterate …

“I know how important it is to win the Kolkata derby, it can swing different ways across 90 minutes”

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Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Antonio Lopez Habas knows that a high-octane clash like the Kolkata Derby involves different dynamics, emotions, pressure and hence swings ways across 90 minutes. Both teams presumably will have their own periods of dominance during the clash, and the side that will hold their composure until the end will walk away with the three points. “We are a very competitive team. Sometimes, in the derby, the game starts in one way and ends someway else. We have to do well, as per our plan, and not worry about the score,” he said, as the Mariners prepare to take on East Bengal FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on February 3 at 7:30 p.m. “I know how important it is to win the Kolkata Derby” Assessing East Bengal FC, Habas appreciates the winning mentality infused within them by tactician Carles Cuadrat, who also secured runners-up finish for the team in the Durand Cup earlier. He understands that their rivals wear a different look this time around, and a lot of …