| Event | 2022 Durand Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) | ||||||
| Venue | Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan,Kolkata | ||||||
| Man of the Match |  Bruno Ramires (Bengaluru) | ||||||
| Referee | C. R. Srikrishna (India) | ||||||
| Attendance | Unavailable | ||||||
| Weather | Partly clear evening 28 °C (82 °F) 94%humidity | ||||||
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The2022 Durand Cup final, also calledIndianOil Durand Cup Final due to sponsorship ties withIndian Oil Corporation, was the final match of the2022 Durand Cup, the 131st edition of Asia's oldest football tournament, jointly organised by theEastern Command and theGovernment of West Bengal, in cooperation with theGovernment of Assam and theGovernment of Manipur.[1] It was played atVivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan inKolkata,West Bengal on 18 September 2022.[2]
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
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| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Navy | 4–1 | Matchday 1 | Jamshedpur | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 1–1 | Matchday 2 | Indian Air Force | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajasthan United | 5–1 | Matchday 3 | Goa | 2–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Bengal | 3–4 | Matchday 4 | Mohammedan | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winner
| Final standings | Group A runner-up
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| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chennaiyin | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Quarter-finals | Odisha | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mohammedan | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Hyderabad | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The tickets for the final were made available bothonline as well asoffline. The online tickets were released on BookMyShow.com on 10 September and was open until the day before the final.[3] The offline tickets were made available from a day prior to the matchday at theVYBKbox offices and theMohammedan club tent.[4]Metro Railway Kolkata also collaborated with the tournament organisers to sell tickets at the ticket counters of thePark Street metro station and theSalt Lake Stadium metro station.[5] Complimentary tickets were distributed among the fans by twoMaidan clubs—Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan.[6][7]
The closing ceremony on the final day of the tournament involved performances byIndian military bands playing patriotic songs including the National song–Vande Mataram.[7] Other acts consisted of performances byAir Warrior Drill Team, variousfolk dance performances andKalaripayattu acts.[7]
The guest of honour for the final was theGovernor of Manipur andWest Bengal–La. Ganesan Iyer, who was accompanied by other eminent figures like the Cabinet Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs (Government of West Bengal)–Aroop Biswas, the Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs (Government of West Bengal)–Manoj Tiwary, theChief of Army Staff– Gen.Manoj Pande, theChief of Staff (Eastern Command)– Lt. Gen. Kamal Kumar Repswal and the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (Eastern Command)– Lt. Gen.Rana Pratap Kalita.[7] The match was also attended by various key representatives of the tournament sponsors and partners.
Bengaluru took an early lead through the fifth tournament goal fromSivasakthi Narayanan in the 10th minute that was converted from a long ball delivered from the deep byAleksandar Jovanovic, which put the Mumbai City's captainMourtada Fall under pressure with Narayanan on his shoulder. AfterLallianzuala Chhangte had the first chance forMumbai City in the 17th minute, they got the equalizer at the half-hour mark whenSandesh Jhingan gave away a free kick andAhmed Jahouh played onGreg Stewart, who went on one of his runs and took a left-footed grounder towards goal whichGurpreet Singh Sandhu fended off, but Apuia tapped home the rebound with ease. The Blues almost went ahead in the 38th minute, when, offRoshan Singh's corner, a rebound fell forRoy Krishna and he shot towards goal, but Chhangte brought off a stunning goal-line save. The Islanders' next closest chance for a lead came fromVinit Rai after being played on by Stewart but shot over from close. The only other notable incident of the first half was the match’s first yellow card that turned up for Fall in the 44th minute after he elbowed down Krishna near the penalty box.
The game resumed for the second half with a similar intensity and only five minutes after resumption, Jahouh delivered a measured long ball that fell for Chhangte, who got away from Jovanovic and Jhingan, but with just the keeper to beat, the shot went wide out. At the hour mark, the Blues earned the long-awaited lead in the game, when off the captainSunil Chhetri's corner aimed at the far post,Alan Costa jumped and nailed a header into the back of the Islanders' net. The most notable chance for Mumbai City in the second half came throughAlberto Noguera in the 77th minute when he went on a solo run from midfield and took a powerful shot which beat Gurpreet but struck the left post to deflect away. Chhetri also had a couple of scoring opportunities, including one in the 69th minute when his left-footed strike missed the target and one in the 87th minute when he was one-on-one with the keeper, butPhurba Lachenpa was up to it and brought off a brave save. With six minutes of time added on, Mumbai City made constant efforts for an equaliser and Stewart came close to score in the final seconds with a free kick which ultimately went wide, and the final culminated with Bengaluru winning their first-ever Durand Cup.
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With their win, Bengaluru became the firstISL club to win every major championship final—ISL playoffs,Super Cup (previouslyFederation Cup) andDurand Cup.[8] Bengaluru captainSunil Chhetri also secured his only remaining major national title to have participated for with this victory.[8] Mumbai City forwardLallianzuala Chhangte won the Golden Boot after finishing the season with 7 goals in 7 matches and Antonio Dylan ofOdisha bagged the Golden Glove for 2 clean sheets in 2 games.[9] Mumbai City midfielderGreg Stewart earned the Golden Ball as the most valuable player in the tournament.[citation needed]
During the handing over of the Shimla Trophy by Lt. Gen.Rana Pratap Kalita andAroop Biswas toRoy Krishna andSivasakthi Narayanan, Biswas was seen pushing away Narayanan, who might have been blocking him in the photos.[10] Later during the handing over of the President's Cup by Biswas andLa. Ganesan toSimon Grayson andSunil Chhetri, Ganesan would push away Chhetri for the same reason.[11] The video of the incidents would go viral later that night after many people felt annoyed, especially with the Governor's actions towards Chhetri, who is revered by huge numbers of people across the nation.[12] Many peopletweeted demanding for public apologies from the Governor and the Minister for their disrespectful actions towards the footballers.[10]
