𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋, 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐌 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐌 🏆

John Abraham finally won a trophy with the Northeast United FC in the Durand Cup 2024!#MBSG #NEUFC #JohnAbraham #DurandCup2024 #DurandCupFinal pic.twitter.com/NrNB2tZsRw

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 31, 2024

Northeast United FC get a cheque of INR 60 lakhs as the champions.

Mohun Bagan Super Giant players give a guard of honour to the Northeast United FC players.

Mohun Bagan SG received a cheque of INR 30 lakhs as the runner-up.

Jithin MS wins the Golden Boot award as the Player of the tournament.

Noah Sadaoui wins the Golden Boot of the Durand Cup 2024 with 6 goals in the tournament. 

Gurmeet Singh of NEUFC wins the Golden Glove of the Durand Cup 2024.

𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐂 🏆

The Highlanders defeated Mohun Bagan SG on their home turf by 3-4 in the penalties in the Durand Cup 2024 final to win their first-ever trophy!

Congrats, @NEUtdFC #MBSG #NEUFC #IndianFootball #DurandCup2024 pic.twitter.com/GS9vqiD3Tj

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 31, 2024

• Jason Cummings misses the first shot. But, it will be retaken. He scores the second time. | MBSG 1-0 NEUFC
• Guillermo scores for Northeast United. | MBSG 1-1 NEUFC.
• Manvir Singh scores for Mohun Bagan SG. | MBSG 2-1 NEUFC.
• Zabaco scores for Northeast United.  | MBSG 2-2 NEUFC.
• Liston Colaco misses his shot. | MBSG 2-2 NEUFC
• Parthiv Gogoi scores for Northeast United. They lead. | MBSG 2-3 NEUFC.
• Dimitri Petratos scores for Mohun Bagan SG. | MBSG 3-3 NEUFC.
• Ajaraie scores for Northeast United FC. | MBSG 3-4 NEUFC.
• Bose misses for Mohun Bagan SG. | Northeast win by 3-4!

The score remains 2-2 in Kolkata as we move to the penalties.

4 minutes added to the full time.

Nearly for Dimitri Petratos as he missed the target by a whisker with a left-footed shot.

Yellow card for Asheer Akhtar of NEUFC for a foul on Dimitri. 

Nestor was on target with his free-kick. But it was straight to Kaith who made an easy save.

What was Kaith doing there leaving the goal open? However, it was lucky for him that Nestor was not on target with his shot.

Robin comes in for Dinesh.

For your information, if the game stays like this, we will head to penalties.

Ajaraie looked injured as the struggled to get up. We are 10 minutes away from the penalties.

THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS FOR THEM!@NEUtdFC #MBSGNEUFC LIVE | https://t.co/rcQymwk608#MBSG #NEUFC #IndianFootball #DurandCup2024 pic.twitter.com/Y2izaPbvoU

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 31, 2024

Parthiv Gogoi found Guillermo with a cross and the Spaniard tried to go between the legs of Aldred. At the end, it was an easy save for Kaith.

Parthiv Gogoi comes in for Jithin MS. A surprising change.

Northeast United keeps on attacking as Jithin MS nearly found the net from outside the box with a volley. Kaith was good enough to negate with that. 

Vishal Kaith kept the ball out as Mayakannan was on target with his left foot.

Suryavanshi comes in for Greg Stewart. 

What are we seeing? Northeast United are BACK AND HOW!

Ajaraie with a brilliant cross for Guillermo Fernandez who from the edge of the box went for the volley to get the equaliser. 

MBSG 2-2 NEUFC

Yellow card for Dinesh Singh.

Game on in Kolkata. Ajaraie scores the equaliser for NorthEast United FC. Jithin MS laid the ball for Ajaraie to go for the shot with his right foot. He chose to go for the near post and beat Kaith with speed. 

MBSG 2-1 NEUFC. 

Nestor with a left-footed curling shot from outside the box. However, the ball did not dpi enough to enter the goal. 

Jithin MS on the right had the chance to go across to the far post but decided to target the near post. Bose came in to make the block before Kiath got hold of the ball. 

Petratos from the halfway mark tried to surprise the goalkeeper with a long range lob. Gurmeet was cautious enough to grab the ball on the line.

Thoi Singh is out for Northeast as Guillermo replaces him. For Mohun Bagan, Petratos came in for Sahal Abdul Samad.

Mohun Bagan played like the defending champions. Sahal looked solid in the middle while Liston has been impressive on the left. 

Sahal won the early penalty and Jason Cummings scored from the spot to give them the lead. Though Jithin MS looked like the one to nearly break the deadlock for Northeast, there would be questions on how other players struggled against a better opponent. 

Before the half-time whistle, Sahal doubled the lead for them with Liston assisting him. 

What a team goal from Mohun Bagan! 

Liston Colaco first with a great run on the left and then made the entry inside the box before making a cutback with his side of the foot to find Sahal on the volley. 

Sahal did not miss the chance to find the back of the net for the first time this season. 

MBSG 2-0 NEUFC!

5 minutes added as injury time in the first time.

Manvir Singh, with another chance. End-to-end action as first Jithin had a chance to get the equaliser but Thapa came to the rescue to track the ball back and provide Sahal with the chance to pass the ball to Manvir.

Manvir's shot was saved by Gurmeet.

Alberto Rodriguez has to leave after sustaining an injury. Asish Rai replaces him.

Nestor replaces injured Bemammer, who despite trying to continue, will not take any part in the game now.

Manvir makes a good entry inside the box before sending a right-footed shot towards the near post. However, the angle was too close for him to beat Gurmeet. 

Bemammer looks injured with a muscle injury. Nestor was getting ready to come in. But Bemammer, looks like wants to continue. 

Jithin, again, on the left made a great run to cut inside. But, his pass to Ajaraie found the Moroccan offside. 

Jithin with a chance with his header as he received a great long cross from Thoi Singh on the right. He should have gone for more power or passed it to an incoming Bemammer. 

Cummings with a solid solo run to beat two defenders just at the edge of the box. However, with only the goalkeeper in front of him, Cummings could not lob the ball over Gurmeet to increase the lead.

A brilliant first touch from the winger to get the hold of the ball but let the ball with a weak left-footed shot.

Easy and how! Jason Cummings sends Gurmeet the other way and the top scorer of the season easily puts the goal inside the goal.

The defending champions take the lead. And, surely we are in for more goals. 

MBSG 1-0 NEUFC

Sahal is fouled inside the box. Asheer Akhatar pulled Sahal down on the turf and it is a penalty for the defending champions.

Hamza gets the yellow card for protesting. 

Liston Colaco, just the like last two matches has been great on the left from the start. Sahal Abdul Amad is combing well with him in the middle with Jason Cummings staying at the top. 

Make sure you do not forget Manvir Singh as well. 

Jithin MS with a great run on the left flank and sent a great cross for his teammate Ajaraie. But, Alberto Rodriguez came running from behind to make the interception. 

A good, fast start to the match. 

Mohun Bagan start things off in Kolkata. Mohun Bagan are in their green and maroon while Northeast are in their White and Black. 

𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐚 🥳

Regiments of the Indian Army and other Indian forces staged a great show for the fans before the start of the #DurandCup2024 final in Kolkata.#MBSG #NEUFC pic.twitter.com/FgVdtgPSl5

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) August 31, 2024

Our starting XI for the IndianOil Durand Cup Final
🆚 Mohun Bagan SG...⚔️🏆#StrongerAsOne #8States1United #IndianOilDurandCup pic.twitter.com/ey0SiCXjUe

— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) August 31, 2024

Head coach Jose Molina has named the squad for the final! 💪#MBSG #JoyMohunBagan #আমরাসবুজমেরুন pic.twitter.com/MExn1QIE6R

— Mohun Bagan Super Giant (@mohunbagansg) August 31, 2024

Checking in at VYBK Stadium #StrongerAsOne #8States1United #IndianOilDurandCup pic.twitter.com/uYRBThJvDp

— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) August 31, 2024

Here we are, VYBK! 🫡#MBSG #JoyMohunBagan #আমরাসবুজমেরুন pic.twitter.com/3EsFxJApXy

— Mohun Bagan Super Giant (@mohunbagansg) August 31, 2024

After a strong performance in the group stage, Juan Pedro Ben Ali's men were clinical in the knockouts. They first defeated the Army Red team in the quarter-finals by 2-0 and then knocked out a confident Shillong Lajong FC by 3-0 in Shillong to qualify for their first-ever finals in any domestic tournament.

Mohun Bagan had faced two tough games coming to the final. In the first knockouts, they were nearly knocked out by the Punjab FC in Jamshedpur where they won the match in the penalties after the match was tied 3-3 after the full time.

Vishal Kaith was the hero for them in that match with crucial saves in the penalties.

Kaith was again at his supreme best as Mohun Bagan Super Giant registered a solid comeback in the semi-final against a strong Bengaluru FC. They were down and out by 0-2 by half-time and comeback like a 17-time Champions to first, make it 2-2 and then win the match in the penalties. Kaith made two excellent saves in the shootout.

One of the most iconic football stadiums in Asia, the Salt Lake Stadium will be the host for the Durand Cup 2024 final between Mohun Bagan Super Giant and North East United FC. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 85,000 people but it was limited to 68,000 by FIFA during the under-17 FIFA World Cup.

Match: Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Northeast United FC

Tournament: Durand Cup 2024, final

Date: 31 August, 2024

Time: 5.30 pm IST

Venue: VYBK, Kolkata.