Prasanta Mitra, ex-Captain, Mohun Bagan AC passed away this morning. This is an immense loss to Mohun Bagan fraternity .

Prasanta Mitra joined Mohun Bagan team in the year 1972 and played for the team mohun Bagan till 1976. In 1976 he became captain of Mohun Bagan team. 

The great goal keeper was found under the cross bars of Indian Football team in 1974 Asian Games (Tehran) and Merdeka Tournament (Kualalumpur) 

Dempo thrashed Mohun Bagan 4-1 in Kolkata, which moved them a inch closer to their fourth league title. N.S. Manju gave the hosts an early lead but in second half spectators of Salt lake Stadium saw an emphatic display Armando Colaco’s team while Beto (2), Ranti Martins and Joaquim Abranches scored 4 goals to almost ensure the league title.

Mohun Bagan came into this on the back of consecutive home wins over Air India and Mahindra. So they were determined to continue their revival under Biswajit Bhattacharya with a strong performance against Dempo.

Dempo had beaten East Bengal in round 20, and they were confident of another good showing away from home in the 7th minute when Manju scored from a corner of Marcos with a delightful left footed volley .

Dempo was struggling in the entire first half as Chiddi, Sueoka, Barreto got a lot of chances to score for Bagan but it was 1-0 at the first half with strong performance of Mariners.

After the lemon break in the second half  Dempo looked a totally different side and in 47th minute  Beto scored the equalizer from a corner. (1-1)

Seven minutes later the league leaders took the lead when Ranti Martins scored with a very neat finish after receiving a fine pass from Joaquim Abranches. (1-2)

In the 60th minute Joaquim Abranches scored from a corner as Shilton Paul was caught out of position. (1-3)

Just four minutes later Beto scored his second and team’s fourth by a clean header from a cross of Anthony Perreria. (1-4)

After that few chances were created by mariners but those were not enough to hit and break  the solid wall of Dempo.

Mahindra’s draw against Pune means Dempo are now nine points clear at the top with only three rounds remaining.

 

Teams:

Dempo: Abhijit, John, Antao (Anwar), Carvalho, Climax (Jwell) , Beto, Anthony, Naik, Ranty, Abranches, Rebello.

Mohun Bagan: Shilton (Sangram) , Sur Kumar, Deepak, Manju, Biswajit, Marcos, Seuoka, Manish(James), Isfaq (Snehasish), Chidi, Barreto.

Picture Courtesy : Sangbad Pratidin

Mohun Bagan fails to get past a 10-men kingfisher East Bengal. The match ends to a goal-less draw in Sahara Perimier League clash at Yuba Bharati Krirangan here today.

 As Mohun Bagan yet again let a winning chance slip by, the players’ physical pains will be nothing to the fans adn supporters’ mental frustration of being forced to accept another draw against East Bengal.

 

East Bengal were reduced to 10 men when Harmanjot Singh Khabra was sent off in the 73rd minute after a nasty tackle on Snehashish Chakraborty but Mohun Bagan’s strike duo of Jose Ramirez Barreto and Edeh Chidi did not get enough supply from mid-field to take full points from the match. KEB goalkeeper Gurpreet did well to save some sure goals at the dying moments.