2009 Durand Cup Final

The 2009 Durand Cup Final was the 122nd final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India and third oldest in the world.[1] The final was contested between two I-League sides, Churchill Brothers SC of Goa and Mohun Bagan AC from Kolkata. It was held on 22 September 2009 in New Delhi.[2]

2009 Durand Cup Final
Event2009 Durand Cup
Churchill Brothers Mohun Bagan
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Date22 September 2009
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Main article: 2009 Durand Cup

Churchil Brothers won their second Durand Cup final after 2007, with a score of 3–1. Odafe Okolie scored a hat trick for Churchill Brothers.

Route to the final

Churchill Brothers
Date Round Opposition Score
15 September 2009 Group Stage Sporting Clube deGoa 1–0
17 September 2009 Group Stage Assam Rifles 1–1
19 September 2009 Semi Final Dempo 2–1

Churchill Brothers entered the 2009 Durand Cup as one of the I-League teams and the runner-up from the previous season. They were placed in Group A along with Sporting Clube de Goa and an Indian Armed Forces team, Assam Rifles. In the opening game, Churchil Brothers defeated Sporting Clube de Goa 1–0. In the second game, they drew against Assam rifles with both teams scoring each. They topped the group and ended their group stage campaign with four points. The first semi-final was held on 19 September 2009, where Churchill Brothers faced Dempo, and defeated them 2–1. Odafe Okolie scoried a brace in the 20th and 50th minute and the team reached their third successive Durand Cup final.[2][3]

Mohun Bagan
Date Round Opposition Score
16 September 2009 Group Stage ONGC 5–1
18 September 2009 Group Stage JCT 2–0
20 September 2009 Semi Final Mahindra United 2–1

Mohun Bagan entered the 2009 Durand Cup as one of the I-League teams. They were allocated Group B with ONGC and JCT. Mohun Bagan won both group stage matches with a score line of 5–1 and 2–0 against ONGC and JCT respectively.[4] They topped the group and ended their group stage campaign with six points. The second semi-final was held on September 2009, where Mohun Bagan defeated Mahindra United by a score of 2–1. Chidi Edeh scored both goals for Mohun Bagan in 19th and 72nd minute.[1][3]

Match

The final was played on 22 September 2009 at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi. The match remained goalless in the regulation time and it went for extra time. Chidi Edeh scored the first goal in the 94th minute, for Mohun Bagan. Six minutes later, Odafa scored the equaliser and went on scoring two more goals in the 104th and 110th minute. He scored a hat trick in ten minutes and sealed the second Durand Cup title for Churchil brothers.[5][3] The final scoreline was 3–1.[6][7]

Details
Churchill Brothers3–1 (a.e.t.)Mohun Bagan
Nascimento Silveira  44'
Odafe Okolie 100', 104', 110'		 Report Micky Fernandes  5'
Chidi Edeh 94'
GK Arindam Bhattacharya
RB Naoba Singh  84'
CB Rowilson Rodrigues
CB Gouramangi Singh
LB Robert Lalthalma
Charan Rai
MF Nascimento Silveira  90'
MF Ogba Kalu
MF Khanthang Paite  82'
ST Odafe Okolie
MF Reisangmei Vashum
Substitutes:
GK Naveen Kumar  84'
CM Lenny Rodrigues  90'
MF Jaison Vales  82'
Coach:
Carlos Roberto Pereira
GK Sangram Mukherjee
RB Surkumar Singh
CB Deepak Mondal
CB Rakesh Masih
LM Nallappan Mohanraj  106'
LB James Singh  85'
CM Micky Fernandes
CM Kulothungan
RM Snehashis Chakraborty  67'
ST Chidi Edeh
ST Barreto
Substitutes:
LM Branco Cardozo  106'
RM Subhodeep Majumdar  85'
ST Santha Kumar  67'
Manager:
Karim Bencherifa

See also

References
  1. "Durand Cup: Mohun Bagan Beat Mahindra to Enter Final". outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. "Indian Football Daily News - September 2009 : Kolkata Football.com". 8 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "India - List of Durand Cup Finals". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. "Mohun Bagan down ONGC in Durand Cup". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. "About Durand – Durand Cup". Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. "Odafe hat-trick guides Churchill to second Durand Cup title". The Times of India. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. "Churchill regains Durand Cup". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 23 September 2009. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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