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<b>Player of the Match Award </b>goes to <b>Sahal Abdul Samad</b> for scoring a hattrick and providing an assist.
<b>FULL TIME STATS: </b> Mohun Bagan had 68 % Ball Possession, 29 Shots (10 on Target), 9 Corners taken, 2 Yellow Cards (Anirudh Thapa, Mehtab Singh). CISF Protectors had 32 % Ball Possession, 6 Shot (2 on Target), 1 Corner taken, 1 Yellow Card (Sonu). Goals: Sahal Abdul Samad (17', 19', 37'), Manvir Singh (24'), Jamie Maclaren (68'), Tekcham Abhishek Singh (73').
90' FULL TIME Hattrick from Sahal and solo goals from Manvir, Tekcham and Maclaren bring the score to 6 goals for Mohun Bagan against CISF Protectors FT.
90+3' Maclaren passes to Sahal in the box. He dribbles past Khalid but the Captain stretches to put a stop to the shot. Macca follows up, gets blocked again.
90+2' Sahal passes to Liston on the left in the counter attack. He keeps it down but straight at the keeper, who saves it comfortably.
90+1' Gurpal makes good of defensive error and shoots. Syed makes a crucial save to keep the clean sheet.
90' <b>ADDED TIME :</b>+3 Mins.
90' Asish Rai passes to Macca, who pulls two defenders to pass to Liston. He arrives to sky the ball again! Commentators are laughing! Panos is at a loss for words!
89' Kiyan fouls in the attacking third. Straight shot from Freekick to the keeper, Syed grabs it this time.
85' Liston skies another shot from the left side. Infuriating at this moment!
85' Asish Rai to Sahal, back to Asish who crosses it from right wing in the last second. Macca adjusts himself to head it towards Kiyan. An acrobatic volley goes wide from close range.
83' Liston gets another opportunity to shoot from edge of the box and sends it to the skies. He looks above, still hoping to get his name on the scoresheet.
82' Liston dribbles past the defenders on the left wing and passes it to Macca in the box. He sends it goal-bound but the keeper somehow keeps it away. Kiyan follows up on the rebound but it gets blocked. A real chance for Bagan!
81' Liston takes his trademark shot from the edge of the box, but the shot goes wide.
80' Liston dribbles with speed past Sonu into the box and cuts it across but Macca isn't in the right position to receive the ball.
78' Saji's header goes slightly high above the post. It had the power as Saji aggressively attacks it in the corner but the ball goes just a bit over the bar.
77' Liston gets the ball from Macca. He tries to curl with power around the defender from center of the edge line, but the shot goes whizzing past the post.
77' Jacob sends in a good cross for Gourab to score, who gets in the space behind the two central defenders. He can't get the head touch on it.
74' <b>HYDRATION BREAK! </b>
73' GOAL Liston takes his time on the ball for <b>Tekcham</b> to overlap. Tekcham gets the pass and cuts it inside to slam it into the roof of the net. 6 goals for Mohun Bagan!
71' What a miss from Macca! Kiyan passes to Sahal, who sets Maclaren up to score. He doesn't connect well and the ball zooms off-target.
68' GOAL Maclaren scores from Sahal's through ball. Well-weighted pass for the Aussie GOAT, who swiftly gets to the ball beating the offside trap, opens up his body to slot in the second post. Too easy for Macca!
67' SUB Vasu, Sahil<b> OUT</b> Gaurab Das, Rajdeep<b> IN</b>.
67' Liston sets up Tekcham on the left who runs deep. Maneesh clears the cross from danger before the ball reaches Macca.
65' Of the few balls he had to touch, Syed comes out of the penalty box to grab the crossing ball and the ball slips between his fingers to go out for a corner.
64' Maclaren is fast on the pitch today. He is pressing deep and running around, getting into position to be the ideal striker.
63' Macca passes to Kiyan. Bebetto covers well and the referee blows the whistle to award them a foul.
62' SUB Manvir Singh<b> OUT</b> Jamie Maclaren<b> IN</b>.
61' Manvir makes the call, overpowers the defender to reach Tekcham's through pass. The final shot goes off target again.
60' Tekcham has shifted to the left back position in the second half, playing with Liston on the wing. Kiyan and Asish Rai are combining on the right.
59' Sahal bursts with incredible pace from the midfield, getting past players. Passes it to Manvir on the left who shoots across goal, but the shot drifts wide off target. Good move from Bagan!
56' Manvir shies away from taking the shot early in the box. He dribbles past the defender but the keeper closes in, dives and grabs the ball off his feet. Too indecisive!
54' Mariners in the stands are chanting 'Vande Mataram'. Goosebumps!
53' Asish Rai takes a shot from the edge of the box. The curler gets deflected and goes out for a corner.
52' Good ball sent in by Kiyan but Manvir's straight header from the near post goes wide.
46' YELLOW CARD shown to Mehtab Singh for fouling near the 25-yard line. Freekick flies over the bar.
46' SUB Alberto Rodriguez, Dejan Drazic, Bose , Anirudh Thapa <b> OUT</b> Alex Saji, Kiyan Nassiri, Asish Rai, Abhishek Suryavanshi <b> IN</b>. 4 subs made by Bagan.
45' KICKOFF Match has resumed!
<b>HALF TIME STATS: </b> Mohun Bagan had 75 % Ball Possession, 9 Shots (6 on Target), 3 Corners taken, 1 Yellow Card (Anirudh Thapa). CISF Protectors had 25 % Ball Possession, 1 Shot (0 on Target), No Corners taken, 1 Yellow Card (Sonu).
45' HALF TIME Mohun Bagan leads by 4 goals in the first half despite two penalties not being awarded to Mohun Bagan. Sahal Hattrick (17', 19', 37'), Manvir (24').
45+3' What a curving aerial ball sent in by Drazic from the left side midfield for Liston! He was unfortunately unable to receive the easy ball, which would have left him open for a 1v1 in front of goal.
45+1' Mohun Bagan keeps attacking but fumbling with the ball in the final third. Blocks and interceptions come in early to thwart the attacks, but Bagan players remain focused.
45' <b>ADDED TIME: </b> +3 Mins.
43' Liston and Sahal playing together in attack. Sahal almost gets the ball back but it gets blocked beforehand. CISF presses to stop Bagan from getting a shot off from the attack.
40' Terrible header from Manvir in the penalty box, who misses out on scoring from the amazing cross sent in by Captain Bose from the left wing. Ball goes spinning off target.
37' GOAL Sahal scores a hattrick. With the high backline, he snatches the ball, gets into the box and dribbles left to throw off the defender, pulls it back on the right and calmly slots it into the net past the keeper. One-Man-Army Sahal! ✊
36' YELLOW CARD shown to Anirudh Thapa for harsh tackle in the midfield.
35' Manvir presses between the lines to get the ball back. After snatching, he goes deep down the left wing, to send in a cross but no one was there at the spot.
33' Tekcham loses the ball in the midfield with a poor touch. Manvir presses and gets the ball back. With pace, he gets into the box and tries to send a pass, but the defender slides and clears it in time.
31' Mehtab deals with the counter attack alone by using shoulder press and getting the ball back from Jacob.
29' <b> HYDRATION BREAK! </b>
28' An aerial ball sent in front from defence for Manvir, who beats the defenders in pace and is brought down in the box just before he was about to shoot! Pushed from behind but NO PENALTY GIVEN! The Mariners are getting robbed at this point!
27' Alberto switches from defence to right wing, just like Mehtab did to Liston a few minutes ago. Quick transitions in the air that switch up the pace REAL FAST!
24' GOAL Manvir makes it three from Tekcham's cross from the right wing. He handles Maneesh on one side to guard the ball and places it with a well-placed shot towards the second post.
23' Sahal passes to Liston, who dribbles past one but get stopped by Khalid right in front of goal.
23' Manvir misses an easy finish with final lob attempt from close range being blocked by the keeper's face. The rebound goes to Tekcham who fires it wide, but is also signalled offside.
21' The players can be seen switching the ball aerially from one wing to the other, from defence to offence. Panos is really bringing in creativity and apply new tactics on the squad.
19' GOAL Sahal doubles the lead. Another defense-splitting pass from Manvir, to Drazic who makes the clutch run. Sahal gets on the other end of the cross to walk the ball home into the net.
17' GOAL Sahal finishes the counter attack in style. Drazic sends in a piercing through pass to Tekcham down the right wing. He cuts it behind for Liston who passes it to Sahal in the box for the final finish.
15' Drazic is caught by a trailing leg from the defender. He goes down in the box but NO PENALTY GIVEN!
15' Amazing cross sent in by Liston into the box. Manvir almost got a touch with his head. Drazic on the 2nd post was not able to get to it either.
13' Thapa presses quickly to recover the ball. Liston gets on the end of it and passes it to Manvir. The ball gets intercepted by a sliding cover by the defender at the edge of the box.
12' Bebetto intercepts Tekcham's pass towards Drazic. Bagan trying to get into the dangerous areas and pose trouble for the opponents.
10' Mehtab fouls Jacob, trying to challenge him for the ball in the midfield.
9' Tekcham's pass had too much power down the right wing for Drazic to get a hold of it in time. Bagan's transition from defence to offence is catching the opponents off-guard.
7' Mehtab clears the ball from the defence in CISF counter attack. Bagan launches the counter attack and Manvir almost gets to Sahal's pass which was deflected early by the defence.
6' Alberto tries to find Liston with a through pass, but Sonu reads the play and clears it out.
5' Dejan sends it towards the 2nd post. Keeper jumps and punches it out.
5' YELLOW CARD shown to Sonu for bringing down Liston who dribbled past him on the left wing. Freekick for Mohun Bagan.
4' Liston gets a good pass from Bose but he was signalled offside. Very close call.
3' Bagan playing the ball across the pitch, trying to break through the congested midfield and high backline.
2' The opponents in Yellow are man-marking the Mariners in the midfield, allowing them no space to turn.
1' Bose sends in a cross deep into the box. Cleared off by Maneesh.
0' KICKOFF Match No. 29 between Mohun Bagan and CISF Protectors FT is a go!
<b>Today's Match Referees: </b> Jarvish Macwan(On-field Referee), Mohun R and Maria Tony (Sideline referees), Jehrul Islam (4th Referee)
The players have come out on the field, amidst the cheer and applause from the supporters. Bagan is expected to continue their dominating streak by securing a convincing victory today!
The spectators in the stands are making good use of the shade provided by the flags and banners at the open stadium.
<b>Weather Update: </b> It is very hot today. The sun is bright and sunny. Temperature is 33°C, Precipitation is 65%, Humidity is at a high 83 % and Wind is 5 km/h.
The players have returned back to the dressing room. They will arrive on the field soon donning the Green-and-Maroon jersey.
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The players are on the field, warming up. Match begins at 4 PM.
<b>STARTING XI UPDATE: </b> Vishal Kaith is replaced by Syed Bukhari at goal, to allow some crucial game time to the backup keeper. Maclaren and Miguel have been included in the substitute list, so they will be available to be subbed in at any point in the game! Alex Saji, who didn't play a single minute in the previous match is also expected to come on later.
<b>Substitute List for CISF Protectors FT: </b> Sonu, Rajdeep Singh, Arjun Sharma, Aelan Singh, Pawan Pratap Singh, Maninder Singh Negi, Masum Ali, Sibin S, Damanpreet Singh, Gaurab Das.
<b>CISF Protectors (4-5-2):</b> Raj Mahato (GK), Muhammed Khalid (C) - Muneesh Kumar - Bebetto - Aditya, Gurpal Singh - Vasu Kanojiya - Thangminlein Haokip - Sahil Kumar, Jatinder Kumar - Jacob C. <b>Coach:</b> Shehzad Khan.
<b>Substitute List for Mohun Bagan: </b> Vishal Kaith, Rahul Bheke, Miguel Ferreira Damasceno, Sayan Banerjee, Abhishek Dhananjay Suryavanshi, Kiyan Nassiri Giri, Jamie Maclaren, Alex Saji, Asish Rai, Suhail Ahmad Bhat.
<b>Mohun Bagan SG (4-3-3):</b> Syed Bukhari (GK), Bose (C) - Alberto Rodriguez - Mehtab Singh - Tekcham Abhishek Singh, Deepak Tangri - Anirudh Thapa - Sahal Abdul Samad, Liston Colaco - Manvir Singh - Dejan Drazic. <b>Coach:</b> Panagiotis Dilmperis.
Mohun Bagan has arrived at Kisore Bharati Krirangan. The players will soon come out to practice and warmup!
Just 90 minutes remain for 90 minutes of goal-bound, direct and beautiful game of football by our beloved Mariners on the pitch, to begin at 4 PM in KBK. Joy Mohun Bagan! 💚💗
After a dominating 8-0 blowout against South United FC, Mohun Bagan has two new foreigners available to deploy in today's match: Australia's Greatest of All Time striker, <b>Jamie Maclaren</b> and ISL Golden Ball Winner who arrived from the neighbour's tent to represent a greater legacy, <b>Miguel Figueira</b>. Bagan still expects Lalianzuala Chhangte and Samir Zeljkovic to join the camp soon.
<b>CISF Protectors FT </b>debuted in the Durand Cup in 2024, where they lost 0-3 and 0-7 to Punjab FC and Kerala Blasters FC and won the final match 2-0 against Mumbai City FC. They didn't feature in 2025 Durand Cup. In 2026, they are back once again, this time losing both the first two matches, 0-2 against South United FC and 0-8 against EBFC.
<b>KNOW YOUR OPPONENT: CISF Protectors FT </b> Representing the paramilitary force under Ministry of Home Affairs, the team was founded in 2013. Outside of Durand Cup, their recent achievements include being champions of Delhi Premier League (2024-25), Delhi Senior Division League (2022-23) and Delhi A-Division League (2021-22). They were also Champions in All India Police Games in both 2025 and 2026.
Mohun Bagan will face CISF Protectors in the final group stage match of Group-A of Durand Cup, 2026. The Mariners have already qualified for the Knockout Stage after securing a win against current table toppers, EBFC and South United FC.
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FULL TIME | MOHUN BAGAN SG | 6 - 0 | CISF PROTECTORS FC
