East Bengal lifts IFA Shield title
This was the first meeting between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal since the IFA Shield was made an under-19 tournament.
Published : Jul 19, 2018 21:33 IST
East Bengal beat arch-rival Mohun Bagan via tie-breaker to lift the title in the IFA Shield at the Barasat Stadium on Thursday.
Both sides were tied 1-1 after the regulation period. Bagan took the lead in the 47th minute through Sourav Das’ strike, while EB equalised through Dip Saha’s 84th-minute goal.
As the deadlock continued even after the extra-time, the final went into a penalty shootout to decide the winner. In the penalty shootouts, East Bengal won 4-2 to win the prestigious under-19 tournament for the 29th time.
This was the first time that the traditional rivals met each other in an IFA Shield final after the tournament was made an under-19 event in 2014.
| The result: East Bengal 1 (Dip Saha 84) bt Mohun Bagan 1 (Sourav Das 47) via penalty shootout (4-2). |