1985 Indian Federation Cup final
Event | 1985 Indian Federation Cup | ||||||
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After Bangalore, Karnataka | |||||||
The 1985 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 9th final of the
Bangalore, Karnataka
.
East Bengal won the final 1–0 courtesy of a goal by Jamshid Nassiri in the extra-time to claim their third Federation Cup title.[1][2]
Route to the final
East Bengal | Round | Mohun Bagan
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
HAL | 2–0 | Matchday 1 | Sesa Goa | 3–0 | ||||
Central Excise Cochin | 1–0 | Matchday 2 | Madura Coats | 3–0 | ||||
JCT
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2–0 | Matchday 3 | Integral Coach Factory | 4–0 | ||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout Stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Punjab SEB | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | Semi–Final | Salgaocar
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1–1 (4–3 p) | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Match
Summary
The Federation Cup final began at the
Mohun Bagan faced each other in the Kolkata Derby. The match was also a classic rivalry between the two coaches P. K. Banerjee of East Bengal and Amal Dutta of Mohun Bagan, two of the most famous coaches from Bengal at the time. East Bengal started as the favorites with a strong defense consisting of Balai Mukherjee, Monoranjan Bhattacharya, Tarun Dey and Aloke Mukherjee and a star-studded forward line consisting of Krishanu Dey, Biswajit Bhattacharya, Bikash Panji and Jamshid Nassiri. Both teams however canceled each other in the regulation ninety minutes but East Bengal won the match in extra-time after Iranian forward Jamshid Nassiri scored with a 30-yard long-range effort as East Bengal defeated their arch-rival Mohun Bagan 1–0 and lifted their third Federation Cup title.[1][3][4]
Details
Mohun Bagan | ||
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Nassiri 102' |
Bangalore
Attendance: 20,000 (est.)
East Bengal
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Mohun Bagan
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Match rules
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See also
References
- ^ a b Kapadia, Novy (7 October 2012). "East Bengal's Federation Cup successes". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ King, Ian; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Cruickshank, Mark (30 May 2013). "Federation Cup 1985 (at Bangalore)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ SS Shreekumar (1 September 2015). "India Must Focus on Single League, Says Nassiri". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ Judge, Shahid (29 October 2022). "Kolkata Derby: When Iran striker Jamshid Nassiri, a neutral, was consumed by the famous rivalry". Scroll. Retrieved 2 November 2022.