1958 IFA Shield final

November 2022 1958 IFA Shield final 1958 IFA Shield Mohun Bagan East Bengal East Bengal won after a replay Final 1 1 26 September 1958 East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground Kolkata, West Bengal P. A. Some 16,000 (estd.) Replay 0 1 29 January 1959 Calcutta Ground Kolkata, West Bengal P. A. Some 20,000 (estd.) 1957 1959 The 1958 IFA Shield final was the 66th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 26 September 1958 first which ended in a draw and then a replay on 29 January 1959 at the East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground and Calcutta Ground in Kolkata respectively. East Bengal won the replayed final 1–0 to claim their 6th IFA Shield title. B.Narayan scored the only goal in the replay final as East Bengal lifted their sixth IFA Shield title.Arunava Chaudhuri 10 October 2022 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-ifahist.html India - List of IFA Shield Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 18 November 2022 Route to the final Mohun BaganRound East BengalOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultInternational2–0Second RoundBanbehari District XI2–1Gorkha Brigade3–1Third RoundWestern Railway5–1Jamshedpur XI2–1Quarter–FinalWari3–1Mohammedan Sporting1–0Semi–FinalAndhra Police1–0 Match Summary The IFA Shield final began at the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 26 September 1958 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby. East Bengal reached their tenth final after defeating Andhra Police 1–0 in the semi-final, having won the title five times previously in 1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, and 1951. Mohun Bagan made their twelfth appearance in the final after they defeated another Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting 1–0 in the semi-final, having won it six times previously in 1911, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, and 1956. Mohun Bagan started the attack in the very first minute as Pansanttom Venkatesh crossed a ball towards K. Pal but the latter could not bring it down under control and made a handball. East Bengal countered in the next minute as Moosa Ghazi headed a ball from a cross from B. Narayan but was saved by the Bagan custodian Abani Bose safely. Mohun Bagan took the lead in the twentieth minute after Samar Banerjee received a pass from Chuni Goswami and found the net with a powerful shot to make it 1–0. East Bengal equalized just in the very next minute after Mariappa Kempaiah volleyed the ball into his own goal trying to clear a shot from Hussain Killer as the game leveled at 1–1 before halftime. Both teams tried to break the deadlock in the second half but canceled each other out as the game ended in a draw. The IFA decided to host a replayed final of the match later due to the unavailability of dates.27 September 1958 কেম্পাইয়ার আত্মঘাতী গোলে মোহনবাগান দল জয়লাভে বঞ্চিত Kempaiah's own goal denies victory for Mohun Bagan bn Jugantor Details 26 September 1958 16:00 IST Mohun Bagan East Bengal 1–1 Banerjee 20 Kempaiah 21 o.g. East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 16,000 (est.) P. A. Some _collar_buttons_2 234f1e 800000 234f1e ffffff ffffff Mohun Bagan _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal GK IND Abani BoseFB IND Sushil GuhaFB IND Sailen Manna (c)HB IND Mariappa KempaiahHB IND Hussain AhmedHB IND NarsiyaFW IND Pansanttom VenkateshFW IND Samar BanerjeeFW IND K. PalFW IND Chuni GoswamiFW IND Raman GK IND Sudhir Kumar KarmakarFB IND Chitto ChandaFB IND Subhasish GuhaHB PAK Hussain KillerHB IND Bir Bahadur Gurung (c)HB IND Ram Bahadur ChettriFW IND B. NarayanFW IND Nilesh SarkarFW IND K. P. DhanrajFW IND Tulsidas BalaramFW PAK Moosa Ghazi Match rules 60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. No Substitutes. Replay Summary The replay final began at the Calcutta Ground in Kolkata on 29 January 1959 after the first game ended in a 1–1 stalemate. The match began at a fast pace as both teams tried to break the deadlock but canceled each other out in the first half as the game remained goalless. The breakthrough came in the third minute of the second half when B. Narayan latched onto a freekick from Tulsidas Balaram and took a powerful shot that hit the crossbar and hit goalkeeper Abani Bose and found the back of the net as East Bengal took a 1–0 lead. Mohun Bagan tried to make a comeback but the East Bengal defense led by Ram Bahadur Chettri held firm and the match ended in a 1–0 victory for East Bengal as they lifted their sixth IFA Shield title.30 January 1959 ইস্টবেঙ্গল দলের ষষ্ঠবার শিল্ড বিজয়ের গৌরব East Bengal wins the Shield title for the sixth time bn Jugantor Debayan Sen 1 August 2020 https://www.espn.in/football/east-bengal/story/4139529/a-century-of-excellence-east-bengals-greatest-hits A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits ESPN 18 November 2022Novy Kapadia 5 October 2013 https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/tulsidas-balaram-the-tormented-genius-of-indian-football Tulsidas Balaram - The tormented genius of Indian football Sportskeeda 20 November 202228 August 2017 https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/ahmed-khan-no-more/article19573941.ece Barefoot footballer Ahmed Khan no more The Hindu 20 November 2022 Details 29 January 1959 16:00 IST East Bengal Mohun Bagan 1–0 Narayan 33 Calcutta Ground, Kolkata 20,000 (est.) P. A. Some _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 234f1e 800000 234f1e ffffff ffffff Mohun Bagan GK IND Sudhir Kumar KarmakarFB IND Ram Bahadur ChettriFB IND Subhasish GuhaHB PAK Hussain KillerHB IND Bir Bahadur GurungHB IND Tapan ChowdhuriFW IND Ahmed Khan (c)FW IND B. NarayanFW IND Nilesh SarkarFW IND Tulsidas BalaramFW PAK Moosa Ghazi GK IND Abani BoseFB IND Sushil GuhaFB IND Sailen Manna (c)HB IND Mariappa KempaiahHB IND Hussain AhmedHB IND NarsiyaFW IND Pansanttom VenkateshFW IND Samar BanerjeeFW IND K. PalFW IND Chuni GoswamiFW IND Raman Match rules 60 minutes. Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw. No Substitutes. References External links IFA Shield Finals Category:IFA Shield finals Category:1958–59 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant matches Category:Football competitions in Kolkata