Sports Desk: The area around Yuva Bharti Sports Complex in Kolkata is covered with a security blanket. The Indian Army hosts the Durand Cup. This is their tournament. The Durand Cup is one of the most famous football tournaments in India. It is widely known in Bangladeshi football. Now, after many years, teams from outside India are participating in the tournament stage. One of them is the Bangladesh Army.
International football tournament status The cultural artists are waiting after finishing the preparations for the opening ceremony. On the other hand, Kolkata Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be the chief guest to inaugurate Durand Cup football outside the stadium, so everyone is ready in front of the VVIP gate of Swami Vivekananda Stadium to welcome her. Supporters are running into the general gallery of the stadium. Busloads of school and college students have been brought from far away. Everyone is given tickets, and to prevent fake tickets, everyone’s tickets are digitally scanned by hand machines and allowed to enter.
Two days ago, Mohan Bagan Club gave free tickets to their supporters from their tent. Each chair in the VIP gallery had a bag for visitors. Where the gifts were kept. The opening ceremony was almost over. Spectator line outside the stadium. Mohan Bagan is a Super Giants supporter wearing a green maroon jersey. Band on the head. This is a festive football event. Bagan’s supporters are known for their strength against the opposition Bangladesh Army football team. It is clear from their words that the army is sitting in the gallery with all the updates about the football team players. Despite that, there was no end to the worries of Mohan Bagan’s supporters.
The prayer of when the goal will be seen It took 15 minutes to reach the goal. Liston, national team star Manbir Singh, and Suel scored in the 40th minute, 3-0. In the 45th minute of the match, Mizanur Rahman of the army left the field after receiving a red card for two yellow cards. In the second half, Lalring Riana went down, and Qian scored in the last minute of the game to make it 5-0. Listan was the best player of the match. Already, Mohan could not fight against a strong team like Bagan. The army had to fight with 10 men for the next 45 minutes.
He scored two goals in the second half. One has to come up with tough preparations against such a team; Mohan Bagan perhaps reminded us of that. Army in a tough group. Apart from the mighty Mohun Bagan, there are the East Bengal Club and the Punjab Football Team. The Army’s opponent is every team playing professional football. Especially with teams like Mohan Bagan and East Bengal, there is no question of coping. Mohan Bagan did not play with their senior team.
Still far ahead in strength. Despite this, the performance of the goalkeeper runner has disappointed. Rana was picked up by coach Abdur Razzak before the last whistle. The referee, Rahul Kumar Gupta, blew the final whistle of the game. Bangladesh Army XI: Ashraful Islam Rana, Mehdi Hasan, Kamrul Islam, Murad Hasan, Rajib Hossain, Minhajur Abedin Rakib, Sajjad Hossain, Zafar Iqbal, Shahriar Imon, Mizanur Rahman, and Shamimul Haque (captain).
