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1951 IFA Shield final
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1951 IFA Shield final 1951 IFA Shield Mohun Bagan East Bengal East Bengal won after a replay Final 0 0 11 September 1951 East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground Kolkata, West Bengal Major F. Upfold 16,000 (estd.) Replay 0 2 18 September 1951 East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground Kolkata, West Bengal Major F. Upfold 16,000 (estd.) 1950 1952
The 1951 IFA Shield final was the 59th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 11 September 1951 first which ended in a draw and then a replay on 18 September 1951 at the East Bengal–Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.
East Bengal won the final 2–0 to claim their 5th IFA Shield title. P. B. A. Saleh scored both the goals in the replay final as East Bengal lifted their fifth 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
East BengalRound Mohun BaganOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultCustoms3–1Second RoundBenetola0–0; 1–024 Parganas3–1Third RoundEast Punjab2–0Maharashtra XI3–1Quarter–FinalCuttack XI0–0; 1–0Rajasthan3–0Semi–FinalMohammedan Sporting4–0
Match
Summary
The IFA Shield final began at the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 11 September 1951 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby. East Bengal, the two-time defending champions, reached their eighth final after defeating Rajasthan 3–0 in the semi-final, having won the title four times in 1943, 1945, 1949, and 1950. Mohun Bagan also made their eighth appearance in the final after they defeated another Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting 4–0 in the semi-final, having won it thrice previously in 1911, 1947, and 1948.
East Bengal started as the favorites as the two-time defending champions and with a star-studded forward line consisting of the famous Pancha Pandavas. However, Mohun Bagan got the best chance of the match in the tenth minute of the game when Runu Guha Thakurta played Babu open on goal but the latter missed his chance from five yards. Rabi Das too missed another chance in the twelfth minute after failing to control the ball. East Bengal managed to make a few moves but was denied by Mohun Bagan custodian C. Banerjee. Both teams failed to break the deadlock and the game ended in a 0–0 draw.12 September 1951 শিল্ড ফাইনালের খেলা অমীমাংসিত Shield Final remains undecided bn Jugantor
Details
11 September 1951 16:00 IST Mohun Bagan East Bengal 0–0 East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 16,000 (est.) Major F. Upfold
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GK IND Chanchal BanerjeeFB IND Purnendu BaruaFB IND Sailen Manna (c)HB IND Ratan SenHB IND Talimeren AoHB IND Robi DeyFW IND BabuFW IND Runu Guha ThakurtaFW IND Rabi DasFW IND Sattar SinghFW IND A. Dasgupta 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 M. ApparaoFW IND K. P. DhanrajFW IND Ahmed KhanFW IND P. B. A. Saleh
Match rules
50 minutes.
Replay if scores still level.
No Substitutes.
Replay
Summary
The replay final began at the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 18 September 1951 after the first game ended in a 0–0 stalemate.
East Bengal made a fast start and scored early just in the second minute after P. B. A. Saleh latched onto a pass from K. P. Dhanraj and found the net with a powerful strike to make it 1–0. Mohun Bagan tried to make a comeback in the match but was denied by the East Bengal defense. East Bengal doubled their lead in the nineteenth minute of the match after Saleh once again found himself at the end of a cross from Pansanttom Venkatesh and finished from close range to make it 2–0 before halftime. In the second half, Mohun Bagan created a few chances but East Bengal custodian Manilal Ghatak was able to keep a clean sheet as East Bengal emerged victorious to lift their fifth IFA Shield title, and thus become the first Indian team to lift the title three consecutive times. British regimental teams Gordon Highlanders (1908–10), Calcutta (1922–24), and Sherwood Foresters (1926–28) had achieved this feat previously.19 September 1950 ইস্ট বেঙ্গলের উপর্যুপরি তিনবার শিল্ড জয়ের গৌরব অর্জন East Bengal also achieved the glory of winning the Shield three times 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 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
18 September 1951 16:00 IST Mohun Bagan East Bengal 0–2 Saleh 2 19 East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata 16,000 (est.) Major F. Upfold
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East Bengal
GK IND Chanchal BanerjeeFB IND Purnendu BaruaFB IND Sailen Manna (c)HB IND Ratan SenHB IND Talimeren AoHB IND Robi DeyFW IND BabuFW IND Runu Guha ThakurtaFW IND Rabi DasFW IND Sattar SinghFW IND A. Dasgupta 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 M. ApparaoFW IND K. P. DhanrajFW IND Ahmed KhanFW IND P. B. A. Saleh
Match rules
50 minutes.
Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw.
No Substitutes.
References
External links
IFA Shield Finals
Category:IFA Shield finals
Category:1951–52 in Indian football
Category:East Bengal Club matches
Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant matches
Category:Football competitions in Kolkata