Dimitri Petratos got here up with a high quality solo effort to seek out the one aim of the match and assist a 10-man Mohun Bagan Super Giant prevail over its conventional rival Emami East Bengal within the last of the 132nd Durand Cup on the Salt Lake Stadium right here on Sunday.
The Indian Super League champion regained the coveted title after a spot of 23 years. It can be Bagan’s seventeenth title within the match serving to it surpass East Bengal as probably the most profitable staff on this competitors.
With a turnout of round 60,000 within the galleries cheering for his or her favorite sides, the match turned out to be a nervy affair forcing the 2 sides to hunt warning over aggression.
Bagan, which went right down to 10 males following the ejection of its midfielder Anirudh Thapa within the 62nd minute, lastly managed to gather itself within the last quarter of the motion and located the winner within the 71st.
The aim got here by way of a pleasant piece of labor from its Australian striker, Petratos, who confirmed the requisite ability to give you a spectacular end.
The opening half turned out to be an insipid affair as opponents contained their offensive plans to see the motion largely hovering round midfield.
Bagan put three foreigners — Albanian Armando Sadiku, Frenachman Hugo Boumous and Petratos — in its assault formation in the beginning however East Bengal did a high quality defensive job in thwarting them.
The match got here alive after the hour mark when Thapa obtained his second reserving of for a excessive boot cost on the East Bengal ahead Javier Siverio. East Bengal tried to utilise its numerical benefit however it was Bagan which discovered the winner.
The consequence: Final: Emami East Bengal 0 misplaced to Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1 (Dimitri Petratos 71).