1949 IFA Shield final

November 2022 1949 IFA Shield final 1949 IFA Shield East Bengal 2 Mohun Bagan 0 15 September 1949 Calcutta Ground Kolkata, West Bengal Major F. Upfold 15,000 1948 1950 The 1949 IFA Shield final was the 56th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 15 September 1949 at the Calcutta Ground in Kolkata. East Bengal won the final 2–0 to claim their 3rd IFA Shield title. Pansanttom Venkatesh and Ahmed Khan scored the two goals as East Bengal lifted their third 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 2022PTI 16 September 1949 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mgFFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZLcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1240%2C6855297 E. BENGAL WIN I. F. A. SHIELD The Indian Express 22 December 2022 Route to the final East BengalRound Mohun BaganOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultEastern India Railway2–0Second RoundKalighat1–0Raisina Sporting4–0Third RoundRajasthan1–0Silchar Town6–0Quarter–FinalMohammedan Sporting2–0Maharana Club8–0Semi–FinalNew Delhi Heroes4–1 Match Summary The IFA Shield final began at the Calcutta Ground in Kolkata on 15 September 1949 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 sixth final, having won twice in 1943 and 1945, after defeating Maharana Club 8–0 in the semi-final. Mohun Bagan, the two-time defending champions, made their fourth consecutive appearance in the final after they defeated New Delhi Heroes 4–1 in the semi-final. Mohun Bagan was the first to attack in the very first minute as Runu Guha Thakurta passed to Selim and the latter set Rashid on move with a backpass but Taj Mohammed intercepted the attack near the East Bengal goal. Selim got another chance immediately after but he shot wide after being played through by Nayar. East Bengal slowly got back into the game and made their first attack in the seventh minute as P. B. A. Saleh shot over the bar after receiving a pass from Pansanttom Venkatesh. East Bengal opened the scoring in the fourteenth minute after Apparao provided a forward pass to Venkatesh, who sped away from two defenders and beat Mohun Bagan custodian D. Sen with a left-footed shot to make it 1–0. In the twenty-third minute, East Bengal doubled the lead, after Saleh rolled the ball to Ahmed Khan who sent an angular shot into the net through a number of legs to make it 2–0. In the second half, Mohun Bagan made several attempts to get back into the game but Manilal Ghatak managed to keep a clean sheet as East Bengal emerged victorious and lifted their third IFA Shield title, also managing to win the coveted Double of winning both the League and Shield for the second time in their history, after 1945.16 September 1949 East Bengal Achieve Coveted Double For The Second Time en Amrita Bazar Patrika 16 September 1949 শিল্ড ফাইনালে ইস্টবেঙ্গলের জয়লাভ East Bengal wins the Shield Final 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 2022 Details 15 September 1949 14:00 IST East Bengal https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mgFFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZLcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1240%2C6855297 Mohun Bagan 2–0 * Venkatesh 14 Khan 23 Calcutta Ground, Kolkata 30,000 (est.) Major F. Upfold _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 Manilal GhatakFB IND Byomkesh BoseFB IND Taj MohammedHB IND Dhirendranath ChandaHB IND S. M. Kaiser (c)HB IND Khogen SenFW IND Pansanttom VenkateshFW IND M. ApparaoFW IND K. P. DhanrajFW IND Ahmed KhanFW IND P. B. A. Saleh GK IND D. SenFB IND Dr. P. KumarFB IND Debu PalHB IND Anil Dey (c)HB IND Talimeren AoHB IND Abhoy GhoshFW IND RashidFW IND Runu Guha ThakurtaFW IND SelimFW IND Amol MazumdarFW IND Swami Nayar Match rules 50 minutes. Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw References External links IFA Shield Finals Category:IFA Shield finals Category:1949–50 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant matches Category:Football competitions in Kolkata