Mohun Bagan defeated Air India by 4-0 and brought much needed win for the team. Sueoka and Marcos scored one goal each while Barreto scored twice. 2nd goal of Barreto was the gem of a goal.
However, after six matches Mariners saw themselves on the victory stand. Mariners defeated Air India also in the 1st leg by 5 goals, where Jose Barreto scored hat-trick.

In the match Surkumar Singh and Sangram Mukherjee was missed due to injury, Zenith and Shilton Paul were there in the team in place of them. This was the second match of the coach 3^rd coach of the season for Bagan Biswajit Bhattacharya, in the first match Bhattacharya saw a drawn encounter against Salgaocar S.C.

 The home side started in style when in the 7^th minute of the match Ryuji Sueoka converted a solo effort past Arnab Das Sharma. (1-0).

In the 21st minute Bagan from a free-kick Brazilian Marcos Pereira scored a wonderful goal a by a direct curling shot and Air India goal-keeper remained stand still.

However in the 32^nd minute Air India missed a golden opportunity through Kailash Patil and N.D. Opara.

 In the second half both the teams off to a positive start. In the 60^th minute Jose Barreto scored a goal from a pass of Isfaq Ahmed and made the score line much better for mariners. (3-0).Eight minutes later once again a Barreto magic made score line 4-0 for Bagan and it was a geam of a goal. From a flick of Snehasis who came in for Isfaq, Barreto sends a magical volley right in to the net and gave his critics a solid reply.

 Team:

Shilton, Zenith, Dipak, Manju, Biswajit, Ishfaq (Snehasis), Marcos, Manish (James), Sueoka, Chidi, Barreto

Remember the “High altitude” controversy of the Bolivia – Argentina match where Bolivia routed Argentina 6-1 ? The South American Associations were outraged. FIFA now wants an opinion from selective football teams all over the world. And Mohun Bagan is going to be a part of it.

mohunbaganclub.com has learnt that  FIFA has approached Mohun Bagan and Chirag United to have football matches at moderate and high altitudes to understand the likelihood of sea-level teams winning at home against the same opponents who have descended from altitude. The clubs will play in Kolkata (August 3rd) and in Leh, Kashmir (11th August). 

FIFA are to rule, on medical grounds, that whether international football matches can take place above the altitude of 2500 meters. One can understand the desire to protect the health and wellbeing of the athletes, but with this ruling, the common feeling is, where does it all end? First altitude, then rain, heat or humidity?

FIFA will impose a new law based upon the findings.

Meanwhile Mohun Bagan has written a letter to the Hon. President of AFC. The Club has suggested that

1. emphasis should be given on Youth Development

2. affiliated units must have residential Football Academies and youth teams  and AIFF must bear 50% of the expenses for the same.

3. Regular training and development of Referees, coaches and Administrators must happen

4. AFC must monitor fund utilization of AIFF

Mohun Bagan’s coach Biswajit Bhattacharya has revealed that the team he got looks to be in shape and that his appointment as the third coach in the season would have been pounced upon by critics, slavering to find somewhere – or someone – to put the blame for any debacle whatsoever.

 Obviously, to bring the team into the winning track, he would take some necessary steps, that includes change in the first XI and focusing on the team work.