2010 Indian Federation Cup Final

The 2010 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 32nd final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 2 October 2010.

2010 Indian Federation Cup Final
Event2010 Indian Federation Cup
East Bengal Mohun Bagan
1 0
Date2 October 2010
VenueBarabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha
Man of the MatchReisangmei Vashum
RefereeDinesh Nair [1]

East Bengal won the final 1–0, to successfully retain and claim their seventh Federation Cup title. Reisangmei Vashum scored the solitary goal for the Red and Gold brigade in the 53rd minute from Robin Singh's lay-off pass.[2]

Route to the final
See also: 2010 Indian Federation Cup

East Bengal
Round Date Opposition Score
GS 21 September 2010 Air India 3–1
GS 23 September 2010 HAL 2–1
GS 25 September 2010 Pune FC 1–0
Semi Final 29 September 2010 Churchill Brothers 1–0

East Bengal entered the 2010 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group A along with Air India, HAL, and Pune FC and their matches were played in Cuttack. The tournament got off to a great start for East Bengal as they defeated Air India in their opening match by 3–1 with Tolgay Ozbey scoring a brace and Robin Singh scoring the third. Bijith Setty scored a consolation goal in the 89th minute for Air India.[3] In the second match, East Bengal came from behind to defeat HAL by 2–1 with Penn Orji and Tolgay Ozbey finding the back of the net in the 13th and 33rd minute respectively after Hamza put HAL ahead in the 9th minute.[4] In the last game of the group stages, East Bengal pipped Pune FC by 1–0 with Penn Orji finding the back of the net once again in the 67th minute as the Red and Gold brigade confirmed the top spot in the group with 3 wins and progressed to the Semi Finals where they would face Churchill Brothers. Tolgay Ozbey's 11th-minute strike was enough for Trevor Morgan's men to reach the final.[5]

Mohun Bagan
Round Date Opposition Score
GS 22 September 2010 Shillong Lajong 1–0
GS 24 September 2010 Mumbai FC 0–0
GS 26 September 2010 Salgaocar 6–1
Semi Final 30 September 2010 Dempo 1–1 (5–3 pen)

Mohun Bagan entered the 2010 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group D along with Mumbai, Salgaocar and Shillong Lajong and their matches were played in Cuttack.The tournament got off to a mix start as well for Bagan as they won against Shillong Lajong 1–0 in their first match with Muritala Ali scoring the winner for Bagan and then drew goalless with Mumbai FC in their second match. In the last game of the group they required a win against Salgaocar to qualify and Bagan thrashed the Goan club by 6–1 with José Ramirez Barreto and Muritala Ali scoring hattricks each.[6] In the semi-finals Mohun Bagan took on Dempo and the game ended 1–1 after 120 minutes. Ranti Martins put Dempo ahead in the 2nd minute while Chidi Edeh scored the equaliser in the 66th minute for Bagan. In the penalty shootout, Sangram Mukherjee saved Ogba Kalu Nnanna's shot as they won 5–3 to reach the finals.[7]


Match

Details
East Bengal1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Mohun Bagan
Reisangmei Vashum  53' Report Muritala Ali  70'  88'
Attendance: 10,000 (est.)
Referee: Dinesh Nair
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GK24 Sandip Nandy
LB29 Saumik Dey (c)
CB3 Nirmal Chettri
CB4 Uga Okpara
RB8 Naoba Singh
RM7 Harmanjot Khabra 88'
CM14 Mehtab Hossain
CM18 Penn Orji
LM12 Reisangmei Vashum 79'
ST23 Robin Singh 80'
ST20 Tolgay Ozbey 77'
Substitutes:
DF2 Ravinder Singh 88'
MF17 Sushanth Mathew 80'
FW10 Ekene Ikenwa 77'
Manager:
Trevor Morgan
GK31 Shilton Paul
RB2 S.K. Azim
CB4 Kingshuk Debnath
CB34 Sagram Mandi
LB6 R Dhanarajan
DM16 Okwy Diamondstar 60'
CM14 Manish Maithani (c)
MF8 Snehasish Chakraborty
ST12 Ashim Biswas 74'
ST10 José Ramirez Barreto
ST11 Muritala Ali 70'  88'
Substitutes:
MF7 Jayanta Sen 70'
FW9 Chidi Edeh 60'
Manager:
Stanley Rozario

References
  1. "East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan to win 32nd Federation Cup and gets AFC ticket". Kolkata Football. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. "Federation Cup: East Bengal Down Mohun Bagan To Retain Their Federation Cup Crown". Goal. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. "Federation Cup: Group A Match Day One - East Bengal Down Air India, Pune FC Succumb To HAL". Goal. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. "HINDUSTAN AERO VS. EAST BENGAL 1 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. "East Bengal entered the final of Federation Cup after they overcame a spirited Churchill Brothers 1-0 in the semifinals at Barabati Stadium on Wednesday. They will play the winners of the other semifinal between Mohun Bagan and Dempo Sports Club". Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  6. "Mohun Bagan thrash Salgaocar 6-1 to enter semis". Zee News. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  7. "Mohun Bagan Cruise Into Federation Cup Final". Outlook India. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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