The 1965 IFA Shield Final was the 64th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 22 September 1965 first which ended in a draw and then a replay on 16 October 1965 at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.

1965 IFA Shield Final
Event1965 IFA Shield
East Bengal won the final after a replay
Final
Date22 September 1965
VenueMohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata, West Bengal
RefereeSailen Bhattacharya
Attendance30,000 (estd.)
Replay
Date16 October 1965
VenueMohun Bagan Ground, Kolkata, West Bengal
RefereeSailen Bhattacharya
Attendance30,000 (estd.)
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East Bengal won the replayed final 1–0 to claim their 8th IFA Shield title. Ashim Moulik scored the only goal in the replay final as East Bengal lifted their eighth IFA Shield title.[1]

Route to the final

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Mohun Bagan Round East Bengal
Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
Wari 1–0 Third Round Burdwan District XI 6–0
Eastern Railway 0–0; w/o Quarter–Final Hyderabad XI 2–1
Bangalore XI 5–0 Semi–Final Bengal Nagpur Railway 2–0

Match

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Summary

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The IFA Shield final began at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 22 September 1961 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby. Mohun Bagan made their seventeenth appearance in the final after they defeated Bangalore XI 5–0 in the semi-final, having won it nine times previously in 1911, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, and 1962. East Bengal reached their thirteenth final after defeating Bengal Nagpur Railway 2–0 in the semi-final, having won the title seven times previously in 1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, and 1961.[1]

Both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal tried to dominate the game from the first minute but cancelled each other out. The goalkeepers Pradyut Barman and Peter Thangaraj were the stars of the game as both of them made some terrific saves as the game ended in a goalless draw. The committee decided to host the final in a later date.[2]

Details

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Mohun Bagan0–0East Bengal
Attendance: 30,000 (est.)
Referee: Sailen Bhattacharya
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mohun Bagan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
East Bengal
GK   Pradyut Barman
DF   Bikramjit Debnath
DF   Jarnail SIngh
DF   T. Abdul Rahman
MF   Bidyut Mazumdar
MF   Bimal Chakraborty
FW   Kajal Mukherjee
FW   Amal Chakraborty
FW   Ashok Chatterjee
FW   Chuni Goswami (c)
FW   Arumainayagam
Substitutes:
GK   Peter Thangaraj
DF   Shanto Mitra
DF   Chandreshwar Prasad
DF   Sushil Sinha
MF   Srikanta Banerjee
MF   Prasanta Sinha
FW   Sukumar Samajpati (c)
FW   Parimal Dey
FW   Ashim Moulik
FW   Satish Das  
FW   Sambhu Das Chowdhury
Substitutes:
FW   Sujato  


Match rules

  • 70 minutes.
  • Replay if scores still level.

Replay

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Summary

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The replay final began at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 16 October 1965 after the first game ended in a 0–0 stalemate.

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan both tried to dominate the game once again from the first minute with both the teams creating multiple chances but failed to break the deadlock. Kajal Mukherjee got the best chance for Mohun Bagan in the first half but he missed an open net as the game remained goalless at halftime. The match slowed down in the second half and was almost going to end in another goalless tie, when Ashim Moulik received the ball from Parimal Dey in the very last minute of the game and scored with a powerful long range effort to make it 1–0 for East Bengal as they lifted their eighth IFA Shield title.[1][3][4]

Details

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Mohun Bagan0–1East Bengal
  • Moulik   69'
Attendance: 30,000 (est.)
Referee: Sailen Bhattacharya
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mohun Bagan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
East Bengal
GK   Pradyut Barman
DF   Bikramjit Debnath
DF   Jarnail SIngh
DF   T. Abdul Rahman
MF   Bidyut Mazumdar
MF   Bimal Chakraborty
FW   Kajal Mukherjee  
FW   Amal Chakraborty
FW   Ashok Chatterjee
FW   Chuni Goswami (c)
FW   Arumainayagam
Substitutes:
FW   Dulal Mondal  
GK   Peter Thangaraj
DF   Shanto Mitra
DF   Chandreshwar Prasad
DF   Sushil Sinha  
MF   Ram Bahadur Chettri
MF   Prasanta Sinha
FW   Sukumar Samajpati (c)
FW   Sujato
FW   Ashim Moulik
FW   Parimal Dey
FW   Sambhu Das Chowdhury
Substitutes:
FW   S. Thomas  


Match rules

  • 70 minutes.
  • 15 minutes of extra time if game ends in a draw.
  • Joint winners if game ends in a draw after extra time.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Chaudhuri, Arunava (10 October 2022). "India - List of IFA Shield Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ "আই এফ এ শিল্ড ফাইনাল গোলশূন্য" [IFA Shiled Final remains goalless]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 23 September 1965.
  3. ^ "শিল্ডের পুনরনুশ্তহানে ইস্টবেঙ্গলের জয়" [East Bengal wins the replay final]. Jugantor (in Bengali). 17 October 1965.
  4. ^ PTI (17 October 1965). "Moulik wins IFA Shield for E. Bengal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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