Mohun Bagan Super Giants won the Durand Trophy on Sunday. The trophy win felt sweeter for the fans as it came at the expense of Emami East Bengal who beat them in the group stage. The Mariners won their first trophy since the removal of ‘ATK’ from the team’s name. Dimitri Petratos scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute.
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Mohun Bagan’s Anirudh Thapa was sent off after receiving a second half in the 62nd minute for a rash challenge. East Bengal could not find their way into the match even with a one-man advantage.
The fans of both the teams reacted to Mohun Bagan’s Durand win after the match. Here are some glimpses.
𝐖𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝟏𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬, 𝟏𝟎𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 🔥
Congratulations, boys! 😍
132nd Durand is coming to the home of football. Keep it up. ❤#DurandCup2023 #MBSG #IndianFootball #KolkataDerby #JoyMohunBagan pic.twitter.com/1z7NinxJ8d
— 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐛 | 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐝 🤍 (@_sociallyvegan) September 3, 2023
Dimitri Petratos's bullet strike won the prestigious Durand Cup for @mohunbagansg 🎉🔥 . Well played @eastbengal_fc . Great game at the mecca of Indian Football.#KolkataDerby
— Samudraneel Sarkar (@abeg_10) September 3, 2023
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