Durand Cup: Mohammedan Sporting downs Indian Navy to choose up its first win

Shut name: Indian Navy goalkeeper Robinson thwarts an try by Mohammedan Sporting ahead Lalthankima
| Photograph Credit score: Debasish Bhaduri

Mohammedan Sporting SC picked up the primary win of the match in its concluding Group B league outing because it downed Indian Navy FT by a solitary purpose within the 133rd Durand Cup on the Kishore Bharati Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday (August 13, 2024).

Midfielder Sujit Singh scored the one purpose of the match halfway by way of the opening half to safe the complete quota of factors for Mohammedan Sporting, which ended its marketing campaign on 4 factors gained from a win and a draw. It misplaced towards Bengaluru FC, which certified to the quarterfinals with an all-win document.

The 4 factors helped Mohammedan Sporting end in second place whereas the Indian Navy misplaced all its three matches to complete on the backside. Inter Kashi tied with Mohammedan Sporting on factors however fell to the third spot with an inferior purpose distinction. This was nearly the tip of the highway for Sporting as there are 5 groups with six or extra factors competing for the 2 quarterfinal spots reserved for the 2 greatest runners-up. 

Nepal’s Tribhuvan Military FC obtained the higher of native challenger Rangdajied United FC 2-0 in a Group F match on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong. Each the targets have been scored by the Tribhuvan Military ahead Gillespye Karki, who discovered the goal as soon as in every half. This was the primary win for the Nepalese Military group, which completed third within the group with three factors whereas Rangdajied, which changed Hyderabad FC after it failed to show up, misplaced all three matches to complete on the backside of the group. Host Shillong Lajong FC and FC Goa occupy the highest two positions within the group with six factors every and can meet on August 17 to determine the group qualifying to the last-eight stage.

The outcomes:

Group B (Kolkata): Mohammedan SC 1 (Sujit Singh 25) bt Indian Navy FT 0.

Group F (Shillong): Tribhuvan Military FC 2 (Gillespye Karki 21, 57-pen) bt Rangdajied United 0.