What is it with teams from Bengal and football finals? Last evening 16 time champions Mohunbagan AC lost to 3 time finalists Churchill Brothers after drawing first blood. The final scoreline read 1-3 in favour of Churchill Brothers thus crowning them the Champions of Durand Cup '09. I was languishing at work while the game was on and hence can't really comment on what went wrong. All I know is that being an East Bengal supporter I committed sacrilege by rooting for Mohunbagan simply cause they were a Calcuttan team, and all for nothing!
This is the second tournament this year that football crazy bongs have lost out on in the finals. The last one being the Santosh Trophy loss at the hands of Goa.
I-league starts from 3rd October. Its got a horde of new teams this year, namely Pune FC, Mumbai FC, and the first ever club from the talent filled North East India in the form of Lajong FC of Shillong. Also there are 3 teams from Calcutta that shall feature in the Indian premier division; ie. East Bengal, Mohunbagan and Chirag United. That is something to look forward to especially considereing that it does not end with a final.
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