East Bengal beats Mohun Bagan in Kolkata Derby, Durand Cup 2025 Semi -Final collision against Diamond Harbor

Emami Eastern Bengal ruled 2-1 above Mohun Bagan Super Giant in an exciting Durand Cup quarterfinals collision in the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, thanks to a brace of goals by Greek Dimitrios Diamantakos.

Anirudh Thapa withdrew one for Bagan, but it was not enough to prevent the 16-time Durand winner from making a semi-final of the oldest football tournament in Asia.

It didn’t look that rosy in the beginning, when the in-form Moroccan striker Hamid Ahadad had to leave the field at the quarter hour for the red and gold brigade, after an injury. Diamantakos, who replaced him, made the setback more than good.

Easternbengal had better exchanges when the first water break was taken in the half hour. Before that, a free kick from Miguel flew over the bar from just outside the Bagan box, while just afterwards, a thorns of Naorem Mahesh Singh saw Diamantakos rule abroad after he put the ball into the net.

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The perseverance of East Bengal brought off his fruit when Bipin Singh was brought into the box later and the referee pointed to the place. Diamantakos did not make it wrong to place it beyond a diving Vishal Kaith, who guesses it, but could not beat the placement.

A stabbed Bagan tried to make it right, but the nearest was then an apuia strike in injury time for the lemon holiday, just wide of the vast dive of Prabhsukhan.

The head coach Jose Molina of Mariners brought in Australian Jason Cummings in the second half instead of Pasang Dorjee Tamang, in an attempt to get the equalizer. However, it was Diamantakos who instead got his second, after a well -constructed movement.

It was Lalchungnunga who played the Ball Cross Field from his half to Edmund, who tapped it on the volley to Miguel. The Brazilian playmaker received the ball in the middle of the Bagan half, changed the track to eliminate one defender and found Mahesh with a forward ball. The manipuri screwed a pass forward to Diamantakos who lurked, who checked and took a touch forward before he pulled the tractor with his left on the half turn. The ball took a deflection of the legs of the Spanish defender Alberto and went inside.

Kevin Sibille, the Italian middle back of East Bengal, then raised a crucial goal line, except minutes later, of an attempt by Jamie Maclaren up close, to refuse Bagan an opening.

After a prolonged enchantment of Bagan pressure, Liston found the diminutive word Thapa unmarked and in the room, just outside the Bagan box, from a corner. The Dehradun boy, curled a right foot text and it went through a maze of traffic for the goal of Prabhsukhan. It was a game with one goal to play with 20 minutes.

Although Bagan goes out completely and got a few clear opportunities, East Bengal held for a memorable victory.