1956–57 Durand Cup final

November 2022 1956–57 Durand Cup final 1956–57 Durand Cup East Bengal Hyderabad City Police 2 0 5 January 1957 Delhi Gate Stadium New Delhi, India A. N. Jayrana 15,000 (estd.) 1955 1957 The 1956–57 Durand Cup final was the 53rd final of the Durand Cup, the oldest football competition in India. It was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police on 5 January 1957 at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi. East Bengal won the final 2–0 to claim their 3rd Durand Cup title. Balasubramanium and Moosa Ghazi scored the goals for East Bengal in the final as East Bengal lifted their third 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 Hyderabad City PoliceOpponentResultRoundOpponentResultMughals2–1Second RoundNew Delhi Heroes3–2Caltex Club0–0; 3–0Quarter–FinalWestern Railway2–0Madras Regimental Centre0–0; 0–0; 2–0Semi–FinalE.M.E. Centre2–1 Match Summary The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 5 January 1957 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Hyderabad City Police. East Bengal reached their third Durand Cup final after defeating the defending champions, Madras Regimental Centre, 2–0 in the semi-final, havinwon the tournament previously in 1951 and 1952. Hyderabad City Police made their fourth appearance in the final after defeating E.M.E. Centre 2–1 in the semi-final, having previously won the cup in 1950 and 1954. Both East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police started the game positively, creating attacks but were denied by the strong defence of both teams. In the nineteenth minute, Anthony Patrick fouled Varahalu near the box, and Balasubramanium scored directly from the free-kick from 30 yards to give East Bengal the lead. Hyderabad tried to get back into the game but their forward line, consisting of Sussay, Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin and Yousuf Khan wasted multiple chances. East Bengal doubled their lead in the second half with just seven minutes remaining when Moosa Ghazi made a solo run past the defenders and scored for East Bengal to make it 2–0 as East Bengal held onto the scoreline and won their third Durand Cup title.6 January 1957 ইস্টবেঙ্গল ক্লাবের তৃতীয়বার ডুরান্ড কাপ বিয়জের গৌরব East Bengal wins the Durand Cup for the third time bn Jugantor PTI 6 January 1957 EXTRAVAGANT POLICE GO DOWN TO E. BENGAL IN DURAND FINAL https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K49lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rJ4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1116%2C2638849 The Indian Express 25 November 2022 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 5 January 1957 15:30 IST East Bengal Hyderabad City Police 2–0 * Balasubramanium 19 Moosa 53 Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi 15,000 (est.) A. N. Jayrana _EastBengal_12_13_Home _2 gold stripes FFDF00 FFDF00 FF0000 000000 FF0000 East Bengal _collar_buttons_2 000000 ffffff 000000 ffffff ffffff Hyderabad City Police GK IND Makhon ChatterjeeFB IND T. Abdul RahmanFB IND James FennHB PAK Hussain KillerHB IND Bir Bahadur GurungHB IND Mariappa KempaiahFW IND Muhammad KannayanFW IND BalasubramaniumFW IND J. Krishnaswamy "Kittu" (c)FW IND VarahaluFW PAK Moosa Ghazi GK IND NabiFB IND Sayed Khwaja Aziz-ud-DinFB IND Yousaf KhanHB IND Anthony PatrickHB IND Sk. KaleemHB IND Muhammad Noor (c)FW IND Syed MoinuddinFW IND G.Y.S. LaiqFW IND Mohammed ZulfiqaruddinFW IND SussayFW IND Yousuf Khan Match rules 60 minutes. Replay if scores still level. No Substitutes. References External links Durand Cup Finals Category:Durand Cup finals Category:1956–57 in Indian football Category:East Bengal Club matches Category:Football competitions in New Delhi