Emami East Bengal produced a nice show of attacking soccer to prevail over conventional rival Mohun Bagan Super Giant 2-1 in a quarterfinal of the 134th Durand Cup on the Salt Lake Stadium right here on Sunday.
Surprise bundle
East Bengal will tackle event debutant Diamond Harbour FC, which shocked Jamshedpur FC earlier within the day, within the second semifinal on the identical venue on Wednesday.
East Bengal went forward within the thirty eighth minute when Dimitrios Diamantakos, who got here in as a Seventeenth-minute substitute for an injured Hamid Ahadad, transformed a penalty.
The Greek ahead scored once more quickly after the break to double East Bengal’s within the 52nd minute.
Bagan pulled one again by way of Anirudh Thapa within the 68th minute however that was not sufficient to cease East Bengal from securing a well-deserved win.
Upset victory
Diamond Harbour sprung a giant shock by downing former ISL League Shield winner Jamshedpur FC 2-0 on the latter’s house floor JRD Tata Sports Complex to proceed its exceptional journey.
Sairuatkima’s brace
Sairuatkima struck twice within the first half to place Diamond Harbour in management. The membership from West Bengal put up defensive efficiency within the second half to thwart the Jamshedpur assaults.
The outcomes: Quarterfinals: At Jamshedpur: Jamshedpur FC 0 misplaced to Diamond Harbour FC 2 (Sairuatkima 3, 41).
At Kolkata: East Bengal 2 (Dimitrios Diamantakos 38-pen, 52) bt Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1 (Anirudh Thapa 68).
