2010 Indian Federation Cup final explained

2010 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event:2010 Indian Federation Cup
Team1:East Bengal
Team1score:1
Team2:Mohun Bagan
Team2score:0
Date:2 October 2010
Stadium:Barabati Stadium
City:Cuttack, Odisha
Man Of The Match1a:Reisangmei Vashum
Referee:Dinesh Nair[1]
Previous:2009–10
Next:2011

The 2010 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 2 October 2010.

East Bengal won the final 1 - 0, to successfully retain and claim their seventh Federation Cup title. Reisangmei Vashum scored the solitary goal for the Red and Gold brigade in the 53rd minute from Robin Singh's lay-off pass.[2]

Route to the final

See also: 2010 Indian Federation Cup.

East Bengal

-- + East Bengal -->scope=col width="50" Roundscope=col width="120" Datescope=col width="80" Oppositionscope=col width="80" Score
scope=row style="text-align:center"GS21 September 2010Air India3–1
scope=row style="text-align:center"GS23 September 2010HAL2–1
scope=row style="text-align:center"GS25 September 2010Pune FC1–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"Semi-final29 September 2010Churchill Brothers1–0
East Bengal entered the 2010 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group A along with Air India, HAL, and Pune FC and their matches were played in Cuttack. The tournament got off to a great start for East Bengal as they defeated Air India in their opening match by 3 - 1 with Tolgay Ozbey scoring a brace and Robin Singh scoring the third. Bijith Setty scored a consolation goal in the 89th minute for Air India.[3] In the second match, East Bengal came from behind to defeat HAL by 2 - 1 with Penn Orji and Tolgay Ozbey finding the back of the net in the 13th and 33rd minute respectively after Hamza put HAL ahead in the 9th minute.[4] In the last game of the group stages, East Bengal pipped Pune FC by 1 - 0 with Penn Orji finding the back of the net once again in the 67th minute as the Red and Gold brigade confirmed the top spot in the group with 3 wins and progressed to the Semi-finals where they would face Churchill Brothers. Tolgay Ozbey's 11th-minute strike was enough for Trevor Morgan's men to reach the final.[5]

Mohun Bagan

-- + Mohun Bagan -->scope=col width="50" Roundscope=col width="120" Datescope=col width="80" Oppositionscope=col width="80" Score
scope=row style="text-align:center"GS22 September 2010Shillong Lajong1–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"GS24 September 2010Mumbai FC0–0
scope=row style="text-align:center"GS26 September 2010Salgaocar6–1
scope=row style="text-align:center"Semi-final30 September 2010Dempo1–1 (5–3 pen)

Mohun Bagan entered the 2010 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group D along with Mumbai, Salgaocar and Shillong Lajong and their matches were played in Cuttack.The tournament got off to a mix start as well for Bagan as they won against Shillong Lajong 1 - 0 in their first match with Muritala Ali scoring the winner for Bagan and then drew goalless with Mumbai FC in their second match. In the last game of the group they required a win against Salgaocar to qualify and Bagan thrashed the Goan club by 6 - 1 with José Ramirez Barreto and Muritala Ali scoring hattricks each.[6] In the semi-finals Mohun Bagan took on Dempo and the game ended 1 - 1 after 120 minutes. Ranti Martins put Dempo ahead in the 2nd minute while Chidi Edeh scored the equaliser in the 66th minute for Bagan. In the penalty shootout, Sangram Mukherjee saved Ogba Kalu Nnanna's shot as they won 5–3 to reach the finals.[7]

Match

Details

GK 24 Sandip Nandy
LB 29 Saumik Dey (c)
CB 3 Nirmal Chettri
CB 4 Uga Okpara
RB 8 Naoba Singh
RM 7
CM 14
CM 18 Penn Orji
LM 12
ST 23
ST 20
Substitutes:
DF 2
MF 17
FW 10
Manager:
Trevor Morgan
GK 31 Shilton Paul
RB 2 S.K. Azim
CB 4 Kingshuk Debnath
CB 34 Sagram Mandi
LB 6 R Dhanarajan
DM 16
CM 14 Manish Maithani (c)
MF 8 Snehasish Chakraborty
ST 12
ST 10 José Ramirez Barreto
ST 11
Substitutes:
MF 7
FW 9
Manager:
Stanley Rozario

Notes and References

  1. News: East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to win 32nd Federation Cup and gets AFC ticket.. Kolkata Football . 2 October 2010 . 5 November 2020 . 5 October 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005220319/http://kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2010/oct2ndpart_2010.html#mohunbagan_eastbengal_fed_final . live .
  2. Web site: Federation Cup: East Bengal Down Mohun Bagan To Retain Their Federation Cup Crown. Goal. 5 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Federation Cup: Group A Match Day One - East Bengal Down Air India, Pune FC Succumb To HAL. Goal. 5 November 2020.
  4. Web site: HINDUSTAN AERO VS. EAST BENGAL 1 - 2. Soccerway. 5 November 2020.
  5. Web site: East Bengal entered the final of Federation Cup after they overcame a spirited Churchill Brothers 1-0 in the semifinals at Barabati Stadium on Wednesday. They will play the winners of the other semifinal between Mohun Bagan and Dempo Sports Club.. Times of India. 5 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Mohun Bagan thrash Salgaocar 6-1 to enter semis. Zee News. 5 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Mohun Bagan Cruise Into Federation Cup Final. Outlook India. 5 November 2020.