The 2012 Indian Federation Cup Final was the 34th final of the Indian Federation Cup, the top knock-out competition in India, and was contested between East Bengal and Dempo on 30 September 2012.
| Event | 2012 Indian Federation Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, West Bengal | ||||||
| Referee | Vishnu Chawhan (Gujarat)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,000[2] | ||||||
East Bengal won the final 3–2, to claim their eighth Federation Cup title. Climax Lawrence put Dempo in front in the 51st minute but Arnab Mondal equalized for East Bengal in the 60th minute. The match then went into extra-time as Manandeep Singh scored the winner for East Bengal in the 100th minute before Chidi Edeh scored the third goal for East Bengal in the 109th minute to seal the victory and championship before Mahesh Gawli scored the consolation for Dempo.[3]
Route to the final edit
East Bengal edit
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| GS | Sporting Goa | 1–1 |
| GS | ONGC | 2–1 |
| GS | Kalighat MS | 4–3 |
| SF | Churchill Brothers | 1–0 |
East Bengal entered the 2012 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group C along with Sporting Clube de Goa, ONGC, and Kalighat MS and their matches were played in Siliguri.[4] The tournament got off to a mixture start for East Bengal as they drew their opening match 1–1 against Sporting Goa with new Nigerian signing Chidi Edeh scoring his first goal for the club in the 10th minute from the penalty spot.[5] The club then won their first game of the season in their second match of the tournament on 23 September 2012 against ONGC F.C. in which East Bengal came back from 0–1 down to 2–1 winners after Edeh and other new signing, India international, Manandeep Singh scored two goals to gift Bengal the victory.[6] East Bengal then confirmed promotion out of the group stage of the Federation Cup to the Semi-Finals after a remarkable come from behind victory in their last game at the group stage to Kalighat MS in which East Bengal came back from 2–0 to tie the score up at 2–2 through two goals from Manandeep Singh in the 26th and 30th minute but then East Bengal had to come from behind again after Kalighat took the lead again to go up 3–2 with Edeh scoring two goals to win the game for East Bengal 4–3 and send them to the semi-finals.[7]
In the semi-finals East Bengal took on Churchill Brothers and after finishing regulation time tied at 0–0 the match went into 30-minute extra-time where East Bengal would eventually take the lead from former Churchill Brothers youngster Lalrindika Ralte in the 111th minute of play which then allowed East Bengal to win the match 1–0 and send them to the final.[8]
Dempo edit
| Round | Opposition | Score |
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| GS | Pailan Arrows | 1–1 |
| GS | Shillong Lajong | 1–0 |
| GS | Mumbai | 4–0 |
| SF | Salgaocar | 2–0 |
Dempo entered the 2012 Indian Federation Cup automatically as they were already in the I-League. They were placed in Group A along with Mumbai, Pailan Arrows, and Shillong Lajong and their matches were played in Jamshedpur.[4] The tournament got off to a mix start as well for Dempo as they drew against Pailan Arrows 1–1 in their first match with Clifford Miranda scoring the equalizer for Dempo after Holicharan Narzary gave Pailan the lead.[9] Dempo then won their first match of the tournament in their second match of the group stage against Shillong Lajong with Clifford Miranda again being the goalscorer for Dempo as they won 1–0.[10] Dempo then confirmed their place into the semi-finals of the Federation Cup with a demolition performance over Mumbai in their last group match in which they won 4–0 with Miranda scoring one goal for the club and Nigerian Koko Sakibo scoring a hat-trick.[11]
In the semi-finals Dempo took on reigning Federation Cup champions from 2011 Salgaocar on 27 September 2012 in a match that was eventually won by Dempo 2–0 with goals coming from Joaquim Abranches in the 70th minute and Koko Sakibo in the 84th minute to send the Goan club to the final.[12]
Match edit
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References edit
- ^ a b "East Bengal vs Dempo Sports Club LIVE Commentary". Goal.com. Goal.com. 30 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ a b "East Bengal win Federation Cup". ESPN Star Sports. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "East Bengal 3-2 Dempo SC: Trevor Morgan gifted with a Federation Cup title on his birthday". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ a b Choudhuri, Arunava. "34th Federation Cup: Complete Fixtures out!". Arunava Choudhuri. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Srivastava, Ayush. "Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1 East Bengal - Victorino Fernandes salvages a point for the Flaming Oranje". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "East Bengal 2-1 ONGC FC: The Red and Gold keep semi-finals hope alive". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Vaz, John. "East Bengal 4-3 Kalighat MS: Red and Gold brigade come out on top in 7 goal thriller". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "Churchill Brothers SC 0-1 East Bengal: A late Ralte strike sends Subhas Bhowmick's side packing". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ Vaz, John. "Pailan Arrows 1-1 Dempo SC: Arrows hold the Goan heavyweights to secure a point". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ Vaz, John. "Dempo SC 1-0 Shillong Lajong FC: I-League defending champions take control of Group A". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ Vaz, John. "Dempo 4-0 Mumbai FC: Armando Colaco's men march into the semi-finals". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm. "Dempo SC 2-0 Salgaocar FC: Abranches and Sakibo score to dismantle Bencherifa's side". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.