2014 Indian Federation Cup final

January 2014 2014 Indian Federation Cup final 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup Churchill Brothers I-League 3 Sporting Goa I-League 1 25 January 2014 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala Santosh Kumar (Kerala) 2012 2015 The 2014 Indian Federation Cup final was a football match between Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa played on 25 January 2014 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The match was the culmination of the 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup. This was the 35th edition of the Federation Cup, the national cup tournament of football in India which is administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Churchill Brothers won by defeating Sporting Goa 3–1 with goals scored by Balwant Singh, Alesh Sawant, and Abdelhamid Shabana while the Sporting Goa goal came from Victorino Fernandes. This was the first time Churchill Brothers had won the tournament. Churchill Brothers qualified for the final by defeating Mohun Bagan in the semi-final 2–1 while Sporting Goa qualified by defeating Dempo in the semi-finals 3–2 after extra-time. Prior to the final, Churchill Brothers and Sporting Goa had met once during the 2013–14 season with Churchill Brothers winning that match 3–2. The final was televised live on TEN Action. Road to the final 2013–14 Indian Federation Cup The Federation Cup is an annual Indian football competition open to all I-League and select I-League 2nd Division teams.July 2026 The 2013–14 edition was the 35th of the competition.It’s Churchill vs Sporting Clube de Goa in the Federation Cup final http://www.firstpost.com/sports/its-churchill-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa-in-the-federation-cup-final-1356229.html First Post 26 January 2014 Churchill Brothers 2013–14 Churchill Brothers S.C. season Round Opposition Score GS United 2–1 GS Eagles 2–1 GS Pune 3–2SF Mohun Bagan 2–1 Prior to reaching the 2014 final, Churchill Brothers have never reached the final of the Federation Cup before.Federation Cup Semi-Final Preview: East Bengal - Churchill Brothers http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/52041/east-bengal-fc-vs-churchill-brothers-sc/preview Goal.com 26 January 2014 They began their 2013–14 Federation Cup campaign on 14 January 2014 in the first match of the group stages against fellow I-League side United. The match took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, Kerala. The venue would turn out to be the only stadium Churchill Brothers play in throughout the entire tournament. It took only five minutes before Churchill Brothers took the lead through Egyptian recruit Abdelhamid Shabana before Balwant Singh doubled the lead for Churchill in the 17th minute. Ranti Martins then earned a goal back for United in the 43rd minute, however Churchill Brothers managed to hold on for the opening day 2–1 victory.Noronha Anselm Churchill Brothers SC 2-1 United Sports Club: The Goan side held on to get off to a winning start http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122938/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-united-sports-club/report# Goal.com 26 January 2014 Churchill Brothers then played their second match of the group on 17 January 2014 against I-League 2nd Division side Eagles. The match remained goalless by half-time with neither side able to get on the scoresheet. This remained true for the second half as well until Churchill Brothers broke the deadlock at the 74th minute from a strike by Balwant Singh. Eagles however soon equalized off Nigerian striker Koko Sakibo, however, only three minutes later, Shabana won the game for Churchill Brothers with an 86th-minute goal as Churchill Brothers ran out 2–1 winners again.Noronha Anselm Eagles FC 1-2 Churchill Brothers SC: The Red Machines book their berth in the semis http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/126384/eagles-fc-vs-churchill-brothers-sc/report?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 In the final match of the group stage, Churchill Brothers faced off against I-League contenders Pune. Churchill Brothers scored the first goal of the match early on in the 8th minute thanks to a strike by new signing and Trinidad and Tobago international Anthony Wolfe. However, Pune soon equalized eleven minutes later from their new signing, Gabriel Fernandes. Churchill Brothers soon though regained the lead through India international Lenny Rodrigues in the 32nd minute as Churchill Brothers went into half-time with a 2–1 lead. Pune equalized again once the second half began in the 53rd minute through Gabriel Fernandes. However, in the 73rd minute, Anthony Wolfe scored his second goal of the game which would turn out to be the match winner as Churchill Brothers won 3–2. The victory allowed Churchill Brothers to qualify for the semi-finals of the Federation Cup and in the process gaining nine points out of nine in the group stage.Noronha Anselm Churchill Brothers SC 3-2 Pune FC: A brace on either side in five-goal thriller http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122940/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-pune-fc/report?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 On 23 January 2014, Churchill Brothers played in the semi-final of the Federation Cup against Mohun Bagan. Mohun Bagan made it through to the semi-finals through beating Mumbai, Shillong Lajong, and drawing against Salgaocar in their group.Bali Rahul Churchill Brothers – Mohun Bagan Preview: Red Machines hope to continue their winning run http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/129397/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-mohun-bagan-ac/preview?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 Churchill Brothers took the lead early in the match through a 4th-minute strike from Balwant Singh. Anthony Wolfe then doubled the lead for the Goans from the penalty spot in the 15th minute before Bagan drew a goal back from Odafe Onyeka Okolie in the 32nd minute. Churchill Brothers eventually held on to win the match 2–1 and thus advance to the final for the first time in their history.Bali Rahul Churchill Brothers 2-1 Mohun Bagan: Balwant fires the Red Machines into the final http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/129397/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-mohun-bagan-ac/report?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 Sporting Goa Round Opposition Score GS Bengaluru FC 3–5 GS East Bengal 2–1 GS Rangdajied United 2–0SF Dempo 3–2 (AET) thumb|left|The MDS Complex, the stadium where Sporting Goa played all three of their group matches at.|alt= Prior to the 2014 final, Sporting Goa had made it to two other Federation Cup finals in 2005 and 2006 but lost in both of them.Grand first for fiery Churchill http://www.deccanherald.com/content/382765/grand-first-fiery-churchill.html Deccan Herald 26 January 2014 Sporting Goa began their 2013–14 Federation Cup campaign on 15 January 2014 against new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC at the Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium. The MDS Complex served as the venue for all three of Sportings' group matches. The match and the tournament could not have begun any worse for Sporting Goa than it did with the Goan side finding themselves 4–0 down by the 66th minute. The goals were scored by Beikhokhei Beingaichho who scored two goals in the 5th and 41st minutes, Sunil Chhetri who scored in the 33rd minute, and Robin Singh who found the net in the 66th minute. However, Sporting began a mini-resurgence when Australian import Boima Karpeh scored the first goal for Sporting in the 74th minute. Beevan D'Mello then scored the second goal for Sporting Goa in the 89th minute before Victorino Fernandes scored the third two minutes into stoppage time. Despite this though, Bengaluru FC scored the fifth and final goal a minute later through Robin Singh as Sporting Goa suffered an opening day 5–3 defeat.Netto Brendon Bengaluru FC 5-3 Sporting Clube de Goa: Westwood's troops win in a thrilling encounter http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122931/bengaluru-fc-vs-sporting-clube-de-goa/report?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 Sporting Goa then played their second match on 18 January 2014 against the defending champions, East Bengal. Sporting took the lead early in the match thanks to an 18th-minute striker from Victorino Fernandes. That was the only goal scored in the first half as Sporting went into half-time with a 1–0 lead. East Bengal then equalized at the start of the second-half thanks to a 58th-minute penalty goal from Ryuji Sueoka before Beevan D'Mello won the game for Sporting in the 85th minute as Sporting won 2–1.Sporting Clube de Goa 2-1 East Bengal: Beevan heaps more misery on the Kolkata outfit http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122933/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-east-bengal-fc/report?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 Sportings last match of the group stage came up against newly promoted I-League side Rangdajied United. After a scoreless first-half, Sporting opened the scoring in the 53rd minute thanks to Boima Karpeh. Victorino Fernandes then doubled the lead for Sporting in the 70th minute as Sporting won the match 2–0 and thus qualified for the next round of the Federation Cup.Sporting Clube de Goa 2-0 Rangdajied United FC: Kashyap's side succumb to Flaming Oranje http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/122935/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-rangdajied-united-fc/report?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 On 23 January 2014, Sporting played their semi-final match against fellow Goan club Dempo. Dempo qualified for the semi-finals after defeating Bhawanipore and United Sikkim before drawing against Mohammedan.Noronha Anselm Sporting Clube de Goa - Dempo Preview: Goan clubs face-off in Federation Cup semi-final http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/129398/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-dempo-sc/preview?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 Sporting took the lead in the match in the 30th minute through Boima Karpeh. Dempo then equalized in the 72nd minute through their Aussie import Tolgay Özbey. However, in the 83rd minute, Sporting retook the lead when the clubs Spanish import Arturo Navarro scored from the penalty spot but that was before Dempo equalized again in the 87th minute through Afghan international Zohib Islam Amiri. The match thus ended 2–2 and went into extra-time where Sporting retook the lead in the 107th minute from yet another penalty goal from Arturo Navarro. That eventually turned out to be the winning goal as Sporting Goa won the match 3–2 and advanced to the final.Noronha Anselm Sporting Clube de Goa 2-2 (3-2 AET) Dempo SC: Garcia stars for Flaming Oranje http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/129398/sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-dempo-sc/report?ICID=OP Goal.com 26 January 2014 Match Details 25 January 2014 19:00 IST Churchill Brothers 3–1 Report Sporting Goa Singh 21Sawant 47Shabana 64 Fernandes 67 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi Santosh Kumar (Kerala) _bluebow FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Churchill Brothers _collarred 2 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Sporting Goa GK 1 IND Lalit ThapaDF 11 IND Sanjay BalmuchuDF 12 IND Denzil FrancoDF 13 IND Dharmaraj RavananDF 18 IND Thangjam SinghDF 26 IND Yumnam RajuMF 24 IND Lenny RodriguesMF 21 IND Alesh Sawant 56MF 14 EGY Abdelhamid ShabanaFW 30 TRI Anthony WolfeFW 17 IND Balwant SinghSubstitutes:GK 27 IND Arindam BhattacharyaDF 2 IND Sudhakaran KumarDF 29 IND Satish SinghMF 8 IND Micky FernandesMF 15 IND Anthony BarbosaMF 19 IND Charles MirandaMF 31 IND Ashley FernandesFW 22 IND Jaison Vales 56 77FW 35 IND Bineesh Balan 77Manager: IND Mariano Dias GK 1 IND Ravi KumarDF 5 IND Keenan AlmeidaDF 6 ESP Gonzalo Hinojal 37DF 33 IND Joyner LourencoDF 24 IND Rovan Pereira 73MF 7 IND Mackroy Peixote 59MF 8 NGA Ogba Kalu NnannaMF 13 IND Beevan D'Mello 79MF 23 IND Rowllin BorgesFW 30 AUS Boima Karpeh 25FW 14 IND Victorino FernandesSubstitutes:GK 25 IND Harshad MeherDF 3 IND Matthew Gonsalves 73DF 4 IND Deepak DevraniDF 18 IND Rojen SinghMF 9 ESP Arturo NavarroMF 11 IND Jovel MartinsMF 15 IND Pratesh ShirodkarMF 17 IND Stephen Barretto 59MF 22 IND Joseph Pereira 79Manager: ESP Oscar Bruzon Statistics OverallChurchill Brothers vs. Sporting Goa 3 - 1 https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/01/25/india/federation-cup/churchill-brothers-sc/sporting-club-de-goa/1595556/ Soccerway 26 January 2014 Churchill Brothers Sporting GoaGoals scored 3 1Total shots 11 4Shots on target 5 2Corner kicks 4 4Fouls committed 9 5Offsides 9 0Yellow cards 0 2Red cards 0 0Possession 47% 53% References 1 Category:Indian Federation Cup finals Category:Churchill Brothers FC matches Category:SC de Goa matches