1951 Durand Cup final

November 2022 1951 Durand Cup final 1951 Durand Cup East Bengal Rajasthan Armed Constabulary East Bengal won after a replay Final 1 1 21 October 1951 Delhi Gate Stadium New Delhi, India Major F. Upfold 10,000 (estd.) Replay 2 1 22 October 1951 Delhi Gate Stadium New Delhi, India Major F. Upfold 8,000 (estd.) 1950 1952 The 1951 Durand Cup final was the 48th final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giant East Bengal and Rajasthan Armed Constabulary on 21 October 1951 first which ended in a draw and then a replay on 22 October 1951 at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi. East Bengal won the replay final 2–1 to claim their 1st Durand Cup title. Ahmed Khan and Pansanttom Venkatesh scored the goals for East Bengal in the replay final as East Bengal lifted their first Durand Cup title.Neil Morrison 11 October 2022 https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html India - List of Durand Cup Finals Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 25 November 2022 Route to the final East BengalRound Rajasthan Armed ConstabularyOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultKalighat4–1Quarter–FinalIndian Air Force1–0Hyderabad Police1–0Semi–FinalYoung Mens2–0 Match Summary The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 21 October 1951 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Rajasthan Armed Constabulary. East Bengal reached their maiden Durand Cup final after defeating Hyderabad Police 1–0 in the semi-final. Rajasthan Armed Constabulary also made their maiden appearance in the final after they defeated Young Mens 2–0 in the semi-final. East Bengal started as the favorites having already won the IFA Shield, and with a star-studded forward line consisting of the famous Pancha Pandavas. East Bengal got the best chance in the first half as Pansanttom Venkatesh shot hit the crossbar in the twenty-first minute. The deadlock was broken in the second half as Venkatesh found the net with a grounded effort in the thirty-fifth minute to give East Bengal the lead. Rajasthan however, was quick to respond and equalised just five minutes later as their star forward Sheoo Mewalal found the back of the net with a header to make it 1–1. The game ended in a draw and the organising committee decided to host the replay final the very next day.22 October 1951 ডুরান্ড কাপের ফাইনাল খেলা অমীমাংসিত The Durand Cup Final remains undecided bn Jugantor Details 21 October 1951 16:00 IST East Bengal Rajasthan Armed Constabulary 1–1 Venkatesh 35 Mewalal 40 Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi 10,000 (est.) Major F. Upfold _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Rajasthan Armed Constabulary GK IND Manilal GhatakFB IND Byomkesh Bose (c)FB IND AnsariHB IND G. R. GokulHB IND Chandan SinghHB IND S. RayFW IND Pansanttom VenkateshFW IND Sushil BhattacharyaFW IND K. P. DhanrajFW IND Ahmed KhanFW IND P. B. A. Saleh GK IND Sanjeeva UchilFB IND ManuelFB IND Ratnam (c)HB IND ArokiyaswamiHB IND Gurbaux SinghHB IND Mahabir PrasadFW IND KanaiyanFW IND MyasiFW IND Sheoo MewalalFW IND RamanFW IND Kupuswami Match rules 50 minutes. Replay if scores still level. No Substitutes. Replay Summary The replay final began at the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary in New Delhi on 22 October 1951 after the first game ended in a 1–1 stalemate. East Bengal made a fast start and was once again the first to score as Ahmed Khan found the net with a powerful shot in the fourteenth minute after receiving a pass from K. P. Dhanraj. Rajasthan was quick to respond and equalized just three minutes later as Raman made a solo run past four defenders to place the ball inside the goal to make it 1–1. East Bengal found the winner in the second half with just eight minutes remaining when Pansanttom Venkatesh dribbled past a couple of defenders to score with a powerful left-footed strike to make it 2–1 as East Bengal lifted their maiden Durand Cup title, thus also becoming the first ever Indian team to win the IFA Shield and Durand Cup in the same season, a record previously only held by British regimental teams: Black Watch (1920), Worcestershire Regiment (1921), and Sherwood Foresters (1928).23 October 1951 ইস্ট বেঙ্গল দলের ডুরান্ড কাপ জয়ের গৌরব East Bengal achieved the glory of winning the Durand Cup bn Jugantor 2019-07-27 Top 10 moments in Durand Cup history East Bengal won their first-ever Durand Cup in 1951 https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2019-history#:~:text=East%20Bengal%20won%20their%20first-ever%20Durand%20Cup%20in%201951 live 2021-08-04 Khel Now en-US 2021-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20210226184414/https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2019-history#:~:text=East%20Bengal%20won%20their%20first-ever%20Durand%20Cup%20in%201951Debayan 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 2022Banerjee Ritabrata 27 Mar 2020 Who were the 'Pancha Pandavas' of East Bengal and what impact did they have in Indian football? https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/pancha-pandavas-east-bengal-impact-indian-football/v3dy3f4xowaw1borvbizchdqv live https://web.archive.org/web/20200410151927/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/pancha-pandavas-east-bengal-impact-indian-football/v3dy3f4xowaw1borvbizchdqv 10 April 2020 Goal 20 November 2022 Details 22 October 1951 16:00 IST East Bengal Rajasthan Armed Constabulary 2–1 *Khan 14 Venkatesh 42 *Raman 17 Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi 10,000 (est.) Major F. Upfold _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Rajasthan Armed Constabulary GK IND Manilal GhatakFB IND Byomkesh Bose (c)FB IND AnsariHB IND G. R. GokulHB IND Chandan SinghHB IND S. RayFW IND Pansanttom VenkateshFW IND Sushil BhattacharyaFW IND K. P. DhanrajFW IND Ahmed KhanFW IND P. B. A. Saleh GK IND Sanjeeva UchilFB IND ManuelFB IND Ratnam (c)HB IND ArokiyaswamiHB IND Gurbaux SinghHB IND Mahabir PrasadFW IND KanaiyanFW IND MyasiFW IND Sheoo MewalalFW IND RamanFW IND Kupuswami Match rules 50 minutes. Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw. No Substitutes. References External links Durand Cup Finals Category:Durand Cup finals Category:1951–52 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Football competitions in New Delhi