2007 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event2007 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Mahindra United
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Date15 September 2007
VenueGuru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, Punjab
Man of the MatchEdmilson Marques Pardal
RefereeK Shankar (Tamil Nadu)[1]

The 2007 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 29th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mahindra United on 15 September 2007.

East Bengal won the final 2–1 with a brace from Brazilian forward Edmilson Marques Pardal to claim their fifth Federation Cup title.[2]

Route to the final

East Bengal

Round Date Opposition Score
R16 4 September 2007 Mohammedan Sporting 3–1
Quarter Final 9 September 2007 JCT 3–2
Semi Final 11 September 2007 Mohun Bagan 3–2

East Bengal entered the 2007 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. In the pre-quarter finals, East Bengal faced Kolkata giants Mohammedan Sporting in their opening match and won 3–1 with Ashim Biswas putting them ahead in the 21st minute. Kalia Kulothungan equalised for Mohammedan ilast eightQuarter-Final. In the quarter-final, East Bengal faced hosts JCT and won 3–2 with another brace from Edmilson after Irungbam Surkumar Singh put them ahead in the 14th minute. Eduardo da Silva Escobar and Renedy Singh scored for JCT.[3] In the semi-final, it was a Kolkata Derby as East Bengal faced arch-rivals Mohun Bagan. Bhaichung Bhutia put Mohun Bagan ahead in the 12th minute but East Bengal rallied from behind to score three. Surkumar Singh equalised in the 25th minute while Dipendu Biswas and Ashim Biswas scored the other two. José Ramirez Barreto's goal in the 71st minute was not enough for Bagan as East Bengal won 3–2 to reach the final.[4][5]

Mahindra United

Round Date Opposition Score
R16 5 September 2007 HAL 1–0
Quarter Final 8 September 2007 Sporting Clube de Goa 1–1 (5-4 pen)
Semi Final 12 September 2007 Dempo 1–1 (3-1 pen)

Mahindra United entered the 2007 Indian FedI-Leagueeration Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. In the pre-quarter finals, they faced HAL and won it courtesy of a solitary goal from Steven Dias in the 9th minute.[6] In the Quarter Final, they faced Sporting Clube de Goa; after 120 minutes the game ended 1–1 and Mahindra won 5–4 via penalty shootout to reach the last four of the tournament. In the semi-final, Mahindra United faced the reigning I-League champions Dempo and the match once again remained deadlocked at 1–1 after 120 minutes. Manjit Singh put Mahindra ahead in the 32nd minute but Beto equalised for Dempo just six minutes later. Mahindra won the game 3–1 in the penalty shootout to reach the final.[7]

Match

Details

East Bengal2–1Mahindra United
Edmilson Marques Pardal 36' (pen), 45+1' Report Sunil Kumar Red card 42'
Manjit Singh 45+3'
Attendance: 10,000 (est.)
Referee: K Shankar (Tamil Nadu)
East Bengal
Mahindra
GK24India Subrata Paul (c)
LB29India Saumik Dey
CB3Nigeria Majek Bolaji
CB2India Muttah Suresh
RB27India Irungbam Surkumar Singh
CM26India Mehrajuddin Wadoodownward-facing red arrow 82'
CM7India Jayanta Sen
RW9India Alvito D'Cunhadownward-facing red arrow 74'
LW19India Syed Rahim Nabi
ST25India Ashim Biswas
ST30Brazil Edmilson Marques Pardaldownward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutes:
DF17Ghana Abdul Samed Okochaupward-facing green arrow 82'
MF6India Dipankar Royupward-facing green arrow 74'
FW10India Dipendu Biswasupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
India Subrata Bhattacharya
GK24India Sandip Nandy (c)
RB7India Sushanth Mathew
CB16India Sunil Kumar
CB5India Harpreet Singh
LB14India Dharmaraj Ravanan
LM4India Krishnan Nair Ajayan
CM29Ivory Coast Douhou Pierre
RM23India Steven Diasdownward-facing red arrow 78'
ST12India Manjit Singhdownward-facing red arrow 79'
ST26Democratic Republic of the Congo Edson Mingadownward-facing red arrow 46'
ST10Nigeria Andrews Pomeyie Mensah
Substitutes:
MF17India Sukhwinder Singhupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW11India Mohammad Rafiupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW9India Surojit Boseupward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
India Derrick Pereira

Hero of the Match:
Edmilson Marques Pardal (East Bengal)[2]

Match rules

See also

References

  1. ↑ "29th Federation Cup, Live Coverage". IndianFootball.de. 15 September 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Edmilson guides EB to cup". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Speedy Nabi takes East Bengal to semis". Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mohun Bagan go down fighting to East Bengal". One India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "East Bengal send Bagan packing - Bhattacharya's tactical move proves decisive". Telegraph India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mahindras, Clube de Goa win". Indian Express. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Subrata, Pereira match their wits in Federation Cup final". DNA India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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