2002–03 IFA Shield final explained

2002–03 IFA Shield Final
Event:2002-03 IFA Shield
Team1:East Bengal
Team1score:0
Team2:Churchill Brothers
Team2score:0
Details:East Bengal won 5 - 4 on penalties
Date:22 January 2003
Stadium:Salt Lake Stadium
City:Kolkata, West Bengal
Man Of The Match1a:Sangram Mukherjee[1]
Referee:Bharat Mani (Karnataka)[2]
Attendance:40,000 (approx.)
Previous:2001
Next:2003

The 2002–03 IFA Shield Final was the 108th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Churchill Brothers of Goa on 22 January 2003.

East Bengal won the final 5 - 4 via penalties after the game remained goal-less after extra-time, to claim their 27th IFA Shield title.[2]

Route to the final

See also: IFA Shield.

East Bengal

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13 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Group StageIndian Bank2–1
15 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Group StageChurchill Brothers0–1
17 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Group StageTollygunge Agragami2–1
19 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Semi FinalVasco2–0

East Bengal entered the 2002-03 IFA Shield as the defending champions and were allocated into Group A alongside Indian Bank, Churchill Brothers and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game against Indian Bank, East Bengal won 2 - 1 with goals from Tushar Rakshit and Amjad Ali Khan. Joseph scored the only goal for Indian Bank.[3] In the second game, East Bengal faced a setback as they lost 0 - 1 against Churchill Brothers with Aqueel Ansari scoring the only goal for the goan side in the 83rd minute.[4] In the last group game against Tollygunge Agragami, East Bengal won 2 - 1 with goals from Trijit Das and Suley Musah as they secured their place in the semi-finals.[5] In the Semi-Final, East Bengal defeated Vasco 2 - 0 with goals from Suley Musah and Jiten Rai as they entered the final.[6]

Churchill Brothers

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11 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Group StageIndian Bank0–0
13 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Group StageTollygunge Agragami1–1
15 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Group StageEast Bengal1–0
19 January 2003scope=row style="text-align:center"Semi FinalTFA3–2

Churchill Brothers entered the 2002-03 IFA Shield as one of the NFL teams and were allocated into Group A alongside Indian Bank, East Bengal and Tollygunge Agragami. In the opening game against Indian Bank, Churchill Brothers drew 0 - 0. In their second game against Tollygunge Agragami, Churchill failed to win again as they drew 1 - 1 with Kasif Jamal scoring the Churchill but Mehtab Hossain equalised for Tollygunge. In their last group game, Churchill Brothers stunned the defending champions East Bengal as they won 1 - 0 with Aqueel Ansari scoring the only goal of the match as they reached the semis.[4] In the Semi-Finals, Churchill Brothers defeated Tata Football Academy 3 - 2 in a thriller of a game. Kasif Jamal, Yusif Yakubu and Ratan Singh scored for Churchill Brothers while Bhola Prasad and Debadrata Roy scored for TFA.[6]

Match

Details

GK
RB Amjad Ali Khan
CB Suley Musah (c)
CB Douglas Silva
LB Subhashish Roy Chowdhury
RM Sankarlal Chakraborty
CM Arun Malhotra
CM Shasthi Duley
LM Jiten Rai
ST Chandan Das
ST Trijit Das
Substitutes:
MF Soumitra Chakraborty
MF
DF Kaustav Ghosh
Manager:
Subhash Bhowmick
GK Edward Ansah
RB Denzie Ferrao
CB Pio Rodrigues
CB Noel Wilson
LB Zaheer Abbas
LM Roque Barreto
CM Aqueel Ansari
CM Kanta Singh
RM Kasif Jamal
ST Rajesh Meetei
ST Yusif Yakubu (c)
Substitutes:
MF Ratan Singh
FW Tiken Singh
Manager:
Marcos Pacheco
Hero of the Match:
Sangram Mukherjee (East Bengal)
Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PTI. 22 January 2003. East Bengal win IFA Shield. The Times of India. 23 June 2021. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627065206/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/east-bengal-win-ifa-shield/articleshow/35132906.cms. live.
  2. Web site: Nilesh. Bhattacharya. 23 January 2003. Churchill fail to stop EB juggernaut. The Telegraph. 23 June 2003. 6 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201106215443/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/churchill-fail-to-stop-eb-juggernaut/cid/1032237. live.
  3. Web site: 14 January 2003. Comeback victory for EB - ifa shield l A day of struggle and heartbreak for city teams. The Telegraph. 23 June 2003. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205230/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/comeback-victory-for-eb-ifa-shield-l-a-day-of-struggle-and-heartbreak-for-city-teams/cid/1032286. live.
  4. Web site: PTI. 15 January 2003. Churchill stun E Bengal to enter semis. Rediff. 23 Jun 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204737/https://www.rediff.com/sports/2003/jan/15ifa.htm. live.
  5. Web site: PTI. 17 January 2003. Violence mars IFA Shield match. Rediff. 23 Jun 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204810/http://im.rediff.com/sports/2003/jan/17ifa.htm. live.
  6. Web site: PTI. 19 January 2003. East Bengal, Churchill in IFA Shield final. Rediff. 23 Jun 2021. 24 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210624220752/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa/20030119.htm. live.