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Durand Cup 2023: East Bengal FC 1-0 Mohun Bagan SG at Full Time - Highlights
East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 1-0 the first Kolkata Derby of the season. This is their first win against their city rivals in 1666 days.
Kolkata Derby
Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal, Durand Cup 2023: East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 1-0 courtesy a 60th minute goal by Nandhakumar Sekar to win their first Kolkata Derby in 1666 days.
Mohun Bagan started the game on top gear with their new weapon Armando Sadiku up top. East Bengal's trio of Nandha, Naorem Mahesh and Javier Siverio kept on threatening the Mohun Bagan defense until Nandha's 60th-minute banger gave EB a 1-0 lead.
Despite this defeat, MBSG are placed 1st in Group A with 6 points in 2 matches, EEB have a game in hand as they have 4 points from 2 matches so far. | Durand Cup Points Table
As it happened:
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- 12 Aug 2023 10:29 AM GMT
First derby on the soil of Kolkata!
The first derby on the soil of Kolkata in the Calcutta First Division League was played on May 28, 1925, with East Bengal FC emerging victorious with a 1-0 score-line.
- 12 Aug 2023 10:22 AM GMT
Do you know?
The first official derby (then Calcutta derby) took place on August 8, 1921, with the match ending in a 0-0 draw in the Cooch Behar Cup.
But Mohun Bagan won the replayed semifinal on August 10 by defeating East Bengal 3–0.
- 12 Aug 2023 10:11 AM GMT
Hello and welcome to the LIVE Blog!
Today is a big day, the first Kolkata Derby of the season kicks off in approximately 60 minutes.
