The Green-Maroons swept to victory this time around after Mohun Bagan's two-goal victory in the league shield final.
Mohun Bagan made it to the ISL final. On Sunday, they defeated Odisha 2-0 at home. Sahal Abdul Samad and Jason Cummings both scored.
Mohun Bagan made it to the ISL final. On Sunday, they defeated Odisha 2-0 at home. Sahal Abdul Samad and Jason Cummings both scored. Mohun Bagan won 3-2 in the first two rounds to get to the final. The first round saw them lose 1-2. The Green-Maroons had previously won the League-Shield. They have the chance to win both the championship and the double this time.
Throughout the entire game, both teams played aggressive football. However, Mohun Bagan was more dominant at home in front of 66,000 spectators. Mohun Bagan coach Antonio Lopez Habas started Cummings in the starting lineup in addition to Dimitri Petratos. By scoring, Cummings paid the price for his confidence. Sahal, who had been recovering from an injury, also scored a goal after a demanding day. Even if they triumph, coach Habas would be under pressure from Mohun Bagan’s pace of missed opportunities. Under ideal circumstances, the green-maroon team ought to have won this game by a larger margin.
Mohun Bagan understood they needed to win this game by at least two goals before losing to Odisha. It didn’t matter how they began the game. Three attacks on Odisha’s box were made by Mohun Bagan football players in the first four minutes. In the opening minute, Dimitri Petratos floated a cross into Odisha’s box. Cummings shot. However, the referee signaled that Cummings had already been handballed, blowing the whistle.
Odisha then gradually got back into the game’s rhythm. Roy Krishna was the recipient of Amarinder Singh’s goal kick after eleven minutes. He passed to Isak after dodging the Mohun Bagan defense. However, Mohun Bagan made it through that journey thanks to Anwar Ali. Jerry was not shown the card by the referee despite Johnny Kouko’s serious foul after that.
It took Mohun Bagan 22 minutes to lead. Petratos attempted a shot outside the box, from the left. That was a shot that Amarinder could not save. Cummings was in the lead. The ball was put into the vacant goal by him. A quarter of an hour later, Odisha had an opportunity to score. Ball Krishna moved to the right and into the Mohun Bagan box. Turn over to Diego Mauricio. But the Brazilian football player was unable to take advantage of the chance.
After 38 minutes, Liston Colaso had his opportunity. Anwar gives his own half to Cummings. He makes a leftward pass to Liston. Liston attempted a goal from an awkward angle. It was saved by Amarinder. A minute before halftime, Mohun Bagan came dangerously close to giving up a goal. Krishna left Shubashis behind as he floated the ball into the box. Isaac caught that ball. Hector Yuste made a stop that kept his header just shy of the goal line.
Odisha upped the ante right at the start of the second half. Mohun Bagan was facing immense pressure at the time. The box of Mohun Bagan was being attacked one after the other. Between, Mohun Bagan had an opportunity. A ball finds its way to Manveer’s right. He had just one defender with him. could move to the left and pass to Cummings with ease. Go for the shot alone, missing the objective, rather than doing that.
Late in regulation, Mohun Bagan had two more opportunities. Hector leaves Petratos’s corner and heads well. Somehow, the Odisha goalkeeper leaped to save it. The ball was received on the right side by Manbir at the 85-minute mark. played Sahal in a fast pass. He then handed over to Cummings. Compared to Cummings, Johnny Cauco gets the ball in a superior position. However, his attempt went wide.
The game appeared to be headed toward extra time at one point. However, nobody was aware of the final script that would be altered. Manbir emerged from the left side with the ball. He enters the box. Amarinder stepped forward to retrieve it. However, the ball adheres to the body. Sahaler held the lead. After striking his head, the ball went into the goal.
When the goal was whistled by the referee, Amarinder objected. He said that Sahal was struck by the ball. However, the referee ignored this. Subsequently, the replay repeatedly shows that Sahal was struck by the ball in the head.
