1970 IFA Shield Final
Event1970 IFA Shield
East Bengal PAS Tehran
India Iran
1 0
Date25 September 1970
VenueEden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal
Man of the MatchSudhir Karmakar
Attendance60,000 (approx.)

The 1970 IFA Shield Final was the 74th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Iranian giant PAS Tehran on 25 September 1970 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

East Bengal won the final 1–0 to claim their 10th IFA Shield title. Parimal Dey scored in the last minute of the game.[1][2][3]

Route to the final

East Bengal

Date Round Opposition Score
15 September 1970 Third Round George Telegraph w/o
18 September 1970 Quarter-Final Eastern Railway 5–0
23 September 1970 Semi Final Mohammedan Sporting 1–0[lower-alpha 1]

East Bengal entered the 1970 IFA Shield as one of the leading Kolkata giants and was supposed to start their campaign from the third round. They were supposed to face George Telegraph but they were handed a walkover and East Bengal progressed into the next round. In the quarter-finals, East Bengal defeated Eastern Railway 5–0 with Shyam Thapa scoring a brace and Samaresh Chowdhury, Syed Nayeemuddin and Mohammed Habib scoring for the team.[5] East Bengal faced Mohammedan Sporting in the semi-finals and were leading 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Mohammed Habib, but Mohammedan Sporting walked out of the game and conceded the match. The IFA announced East Bengal as the winners of the semi-final as they reached the final.[4]

PAS Tehran

Date Round Opposition Score
16 September 1970 Third Round Aryan 1–0
18 September 1970 Quarter-Final BNR 5–0
22 September 1970 Semi Final Mohun Bagan 2–0

PAS Tehran, the runners up of the 1969 Tehran Province League, the top tier of Iranian football, were invited by the IFA to participate in the 1970 IFA Shield tournament. They started their campaign in the third round, where they defeated Aryan 1–0 with Iran national team forward Asghar Sharafi scoring the only goal for the team. In the quarter-finals, PAS Tehran defeated BNR 5–0 with goals from Homayoun Shahrokhi, who scored twice while Jahangir Nassiri, Parviz Mirza-Hassan and Asghar Sharafi scored one each.[5] In the semi-final, PAS Tehran defeated Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan 2–0 with both the goals in the second half scored by Daud Ahmadzadeh and Asghar Sharifi as they reached the final.[6]

Match

Details

East Bengal India1–0Iran PAS Tehran
Parimal Dey 90' Report
Attendance: 60,000 (est.)
Referee: Ramakanta Ganguly (West Bengal)
East Bengal
PAS Tehran
GKIndia Peter Thangaraj
RBIndia Sudhir Karmakar
CBIndia Syed Nayeemuddin
CBIndia Prasanta Sinha
LBIndia Santo Mitra (c)
CMIndia Kajal Mukherjee
CMIndia Samaresh Chowdhurydownward-facing red arrow 70'
RFIndia Swapan Sengupta
LFIndia Mohammed Habibdownward-facing red arrow 87'
STIndia Ashok Chatterjee
STIndia Shyam Thapa
Substitutes:
CMIndia Kalon Guhaupward-facing green arrow 70'
LFIndia Parimal Deyupward-facing green arrow 87'
Coach:
India Mohammed Hussain
GKIran Keyvan Niknafas
RBIran Mohsen Houshangi
CBIran Hassan Habibi (c)
CBIran Majid Halvaei
LBIran Hossein Kazerani
CMIran Homayoun Shahrokhi
CMIran Mohammad Sadeghi
LFIran Mehdi Monajatidownward-facing red arrow 69'
RFIran Jahangir Nassiridownward-facing red arrow 80'
STIran Parviz Mirza-Hassan
STIran Asghar Sharafi
Substitutes:
MFIran Daud Ahmadzadehupward-facing green arrow 69'
MFIran Mohammad Ali Malkiyanupward-facing green arrow 80'
Coach:
Iran Mehdi Asadollahi

Hero of the Match:
Sudhir Karmakar (East Bengal)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.

Notes

  1. ↑ Mohammedan Sporting conceded the game.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ UNI (26 September 1970). "East Bengal win IFA Shield with Dey's last-minute goal". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Banerjee, Ritabrata (1 October 2021). "Maidani Golpo: Asean Cup final to beating PAS Tehran - Five memorable results of East Bengal". Goal. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Chakraborty, Sabyasachi (29 April 2020). "THROWBACK: When East Bengal FC became the first Indian team to defeat a foreign opponent to win a trophy post Independence!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 PTI (24 September 1970). "E. Bengal declared winners: IFA Shield". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 PTI (19 September 1970). "Iranians, E. Bengal breeze thro to semi-finals". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  6. ↑ PTI (23 September 1970). "Mohun Bagan pay dearly for poor finish". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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