The1974 IFA Shield Final was the 78th final of theIFA Shield, the second oldest football competition inIndia, and was contested between Kolkata giantsEast Bengal andMohun Bagan on 29 September 1974 at theMohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.
East Bengal won the final 1–0 to claim their 13th IFA Shield title.Subhash Bhowmick scored the only goal in the final as East Bengal lifted their third consecutive IFA Shield title.[1][2]
The IFA Shield final began at theMohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 29 September 1974 in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giantsEast Bengal andMohun Bagan faced each other in theKolkata Derby. East Bengal started as the favorites as they were the defending champions from the last two editions and had already won the 1973Calcutta Football League. The game started as expected, with East Bengal dominating the proceedings. Mohun Bagan custodian Prashanta Mitra made four terrific saves to keep the mariners in the game. The only goal of the game came in the fortieth minute whenMohammed Habib freed himself out wide from a short corner from Samaresh Chowdhury and put in a measured cross which was headed into the goal bySubhash Bhowmick. East Bengal managed to create some more chances in the second half but was denied by Prashanta Mitra. The scoreline remained the same until the full time as East Bengal lifted their third consecutive IFA Shield title and also managed to secure a third consecutive League and Shield double.[3][4][5]
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