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Mohun Bagan edge Jamshedpur FC on penalties in Durand Cup

Mohun Bagan edge Jamshedpur FC on penalties in Durand Cup
Durand Cup Thriller: Mohun Bagan Super Giant Beat Jamshedpur FC On Penalties After 1-1 Draw To Storm Into Semi-Finals | Video · freepressjournal.in

Mohun Bagan and Jamshedpur FC played a football match in the Durand Cup in Kolkata.

The game ended with one goal each, so they had a penalty shootout.

In a shootout, players take turns trying to score from the penalty spot.

Both teams were so good that they kept scoring.

After many kicks, it went to sudden death, where one miss ends the shootout.

Jamshedpur's Lawmsangzuala missed, and Mohun Bagan's goalkeeper Vishal Kaith saved it.

Then Tekcham Abhishek Singh scored the winning penalty.

Mohun Bagan won 9-8 and reached the semifinals.

They will play the winner of another quarterfinal match in Shillong on August 20.

Key facts

Match
Third quarterfinal of the 135th Durand Cup
Result
Mohun Bagan Super Giant 9-8 Jamshedpur FC (penalties)
Score after regulation
1-1
Goalscorers
Sahal Abdul Samad, Devendra Murgaonkar
Decisive penalty
Tekcham Abhishek Singh
Key save
Vishal Kaith in sudden death
Venue
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
Semifinal
August 20 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, vs winner of Shillong Lajong FC vs NorthEast United FC

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