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The
match
kicks
off
at
the
Vivekananda
Yuba
Bharati
Krirangan
(previously
known
as
Salt
Lake
Stadium)
at
6pm
IST
and
will
be
shown
live
on
Sony
TEN
2
SD/HD
channels
with
live
streaming
available
on
SonyLIV
and
AddaTimes
app.
FC
Goa,
who
are
eyeing
their
maiden
Durand
Cup
title
made
it
to
the
final
after
defeating
the
formidable
Bengaluru
FC
7-6
on
penalties.
Goa
shoots
out
Bengaluru,
sets
up
title
clash
with
Mohammedan
Sporting
On
the
other
hand,
Mohammedan
Sporting
had
a
relatively
easy
passage
into
the
final
after
the
Kolkata
outfit
beat
FC
Bengaluru
United
4-2
in
the
other
last-four
encounter.
For
two-time
champions
Mohammedan
Sporting,
who
are
the
sentimental
favourites,
it
is
their
sixth
appearance
in
the
finals
of
the
oldest
tournament
in
the
country
as
well
as
the
whole
of
Asia.
The
tournament
was
held
initially
without
fans
due
to
the
raging
cornavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic.
However,
with
the
tournament
organisers
allowing
50
per
cent
attendance
from
the
second
semifinal
featuring
FC
Goa
and
Bengaluru
FC,
it
was
a
spectacle
with
spectators
to
behold
at
the
famed
Salt
Lake
Stadium.
It
is
for
the
second
successive
time
that
Kolkata
is
hosting
the
event
after
the
premier
tournament
moved
from
its
traditional
base
of
New
Delhi
in
2019.
Kolkata
will
now
be
home
for
the
tournament
for
the
next
five
more
years.
The
tournament
saw
16
teams
including
five
Indian
Super
League
(ISL)
clubs,
—
FC
Goa,
Bengaluru
FC,
Kerala
Blasters,
Jamshedpur
FC
and
Hyderabad
FC
—
divided
into
four
groups
with
the
the
top
two
making
it
to
the
quarterfinals.
The
all-ISL
semifinal
featuring
FC
Goa
and
Bengaluru
FC
has
literally
set
the
tempo
for
the
finals
and
come
Sunday,
one
would
expect
sparks
to
fly
as
a
cracker
of
a
contest
is
in
the
offing.
Bring
it
on!
Goa’s
path
to
final
The
Gaurs
sealed
a
place
in
the
final
overcoming
a
zealous
young
Bengaluru
side
on
penalties.
Naveen
Kumar
came
up
big
once
again
in
the
penalty
shootout,
saving
twice
to
help
FC
Goa
seal
a
place
in
the
final.
The
semifinal
clash
headed
to
penalties
after
it
finished
2-2
at
the
end
of
both
90
and
120
minutes.
The
drama
though
was
not
over
by
the
time
the
two
teams
took
their
designated
five
spot
kicks
with
the
sides
still
tied
at
four
each.
In
the
end,
Goa
kept
their
nerves
to
edge
out
the
Blues
7-6
in
sudden
death.
Easy
for
Mohammedan
On
the
other
hand,
century-old
local
favourites
Mohammedan
overcame
FC
Bengaluru
United
4-2
to
make
it
to
their
sixth
finals
of
the
iconic
tournament.
Goals
from
Marcus
Joseph,
Faisal
Ali,
Brandon
Vanlalremdika
and
Nikola
Stojanovic
made
sure
the
Black
Panthers
quest
for
a
third
Durand
title
remained
on
course,
despite
a
shock
start
to
the
game
which
saw
FCBU
talisman
Pedro
Manzi
give
his
side
the
lead
as
early
as
22sec
into
the
game.
Test
of
character
and
skill
The
final
against
Mohammedan
will
be
a
test
of
character
and
skill
for
the
Gaurs,
who
have
made
it
to
the
title
clash
of
the
tournament
for
the
first
time.
FC
Goa
has
been
one
of
the
most
consistent
teams
in
the
ISL
—
reaching
semifinals
four
times
and
finals
twice
in
seven
seasons.
They
are
also
the
holders
of
Super
Cup
and
the
Juan
Ferrando-coached
side
will
be
keen
to
start
the
season
with
a
trophy
in
their
bag.
Sentimental
favourities
However,
the
job
is
easier
said
than
done
against
the
Black
Panthers,
who
are
the
sentimental
favourites
and
will
also
have
plenty
of
home
support.
Mohammedan
were
the
first
Indian
winners
of
the
Durand
Cup
and
being
the
only
club
from
the
city,
the
Kolkata
giants
will
be
keen
to
leave
an
indelible
mark!
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