1974 IFA Shield final

1974 IFA Shield Final
Event1974 IFA Shield
East Bengal Mohun Bagan
1 0
Date29 September 1974
VenueMohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata, West Bengal

The 1974 IFA Shield Final was the 78th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 29 September 1974 at the Mohun 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]

Route to the final

East Bengal Round Mohun Bagan
Opponent Result Second Round Group League Opponent Result
Kalighat 2–2 Matchday 1 Premier Tyres 2–0
Mohammedan Sporting 3–0 Matchday 2 Abahani Krira Chakra 5–0
Opponent Result Knockout Stage Opponent Result
Abahani Krira Chakra 7–0 Semi–Final Mohammedan Sporting 3–1

Match

Summary

The IFA Shield final began at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 29 September 1974 in front of a packed crowd as two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in the Kolkata Derby. East Bengal started as the favorites as they were the defending champions from the last two editions and had already won the 1973 Calcutta 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 when Mohammed Habib freed himself out wide from a short corner from Samaresh Chowdhury and put in a measured cross which was headed into the goal by Subhash 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]

Details

East Bengal1–0Mohun Bagan
Bhowmick 40'
Attendance: 30,000 (est.)
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
GK Biswajit Das
LB Kajal Dhali
CB Ashoke Banerjee
CB Shyamal Ghosh
RB Sudhir Karmakar
CM Gautam Sarkar
CM Samaresh Chowdhury (c)
RW Surajit Sengupta
LW Subhash Bhowmick
ST Mohammed Habib
ST Mohammed Akbar
Head Coach:
P. K. Banerjee
GK Prashanta Mitra
RB Ajit Chakraborty
CB Syed Nayeemuddin
CB Nimai Goswami
LB Bijoy Dikpati
CM Mohon Singh
CM Prasun Banerjee
RW Narayanswami Ulaganathan
LW Swapan Sengupta (c)
ST Sukalyan Ghosh Dastidar
ST Poongam Kannan
Substitutes:
RW Sisir Guha Dastidar
ST Sankar Banerjee
Head coach:
Amal Dutta

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw

See also

References

  1. ^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (7 April 2020). "Indian Football: Down the memory lane - East Bengal's 'Golden era' of 1970s". Goal. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sen, Debayan (10 February 2017). "Best of the Kolkata derby: Bhutia's kiss, Manna's unwelcome embrace, and Chuni's biryani". ESPN. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "ইস্টবেঙ্গল পরপর তিনবার শিল্ড পেল" [East Bengal wins Shield for the third consecutive time]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 30 September 1974.
  4. ^ "এ জয় প্রত্যাশিতই" [This win was expected]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 30 September 1974.
  5. ^ Sadhu, Rahul (23 January 2022). "Subhas Bhowmick: 'A man of football style and substance'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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