Mohun Bagan Super Giant celebrated its ISL League Shield triumph with a 2-0 win over FC Goa in its remaining league outing on the Salt Lake Stadium right here on Saturday.
The end result helped Mohun Bagan tally a file 56 factors from 24 matches in the historical past of the match.
Goa remained in second spot with 48 factors from 24 video games.
Mohun Bagan secured the lead off Goa defender Boris Singh’s personal objective in the 62nd minute earlier than its Scottish playmaker Greg Stewart doubled the lead in added time.
In this course of Mohun Bagan created two extra milestones in the competitors — registering probably the most variety of wins (17) and an unbeaten run at residence with 11 wins and a draw.
Goa began nicely and confirmed better urgency in the opening half. It created a number of scoring alternatives, however its attackers stored lacking from shut.
Mohun Bagan discovered the web in the added time of the primary half, however Manvir Singh’s objective was disallowed because the referee hauled up his teammate Dimitri Petratos for infringement.
Mohun Bagan didn’t have to attend for lengthy as a miscommunication in the Goa defence noticed Boris heading a clearance into his personal objective.
Mohun Bagan successfully sealed its defence to see off the Goa assaults and secured the win when Stewart completed off a counterattack in the fourth minute of added time.
The end result: Mohun Bagan SG 2 (Boris Singh 62-og, Greg Stewart 90+4) bt FC Goa 0.
Sunday’s match: At Chennai: Chennaiyin vs. Jamshedpur.
Published – March 08, 2025 10:43 pm IST
