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1951 IFA Shield final

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The 1951 IFA Shield Final was the 59th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 11 September 1951 first which ended in a draw and then a replay on 18 September 1951 at the East BengalMohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.

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East Bengal won the final 20 to claim their 5th IFA Shield title. P. B. A. Saleh scored both the goals in the replay final as East Bengal lifted their fifth IFA Shield title.[1]

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Route to the final

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Match

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The IFA Shield final began at the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 11 September 1951 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby. East Bengal, the two-time defending champions, reached their eighth final after defeating Rajasthan 30 in the semi-final, having won the title four times in 1943, 1945, 1949, and 1950. Mohun Bagan also made their eighth appearance in the final after they defeated another Kolkata giant Mohammedan Sporting 40 in the semi-final, having won it thrice previously in 1911, 1947, and 1948.[1]

East Bengal started as the favorites as the two-time defending champions and with a star-studded forward line consisting of the famous Pancha Pandavas. However, Mohun Bagan got the best chance of the match in the tenth minute of the game when Runu Guha Thakurta played Babu open on goal but the latter missed his chance from five yards. Rabi Das too missed another chance in the twelfth minute after failing to control the ball. East Bengal managed to make a few moves but was denied by Mohun Bagan custodian C. Banerjee. Both teams failed to break the deadlock and the game ended in a 00 draw.[2]

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Attendance: 16,000 (est.)
Referee: Major F. Upfold
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal
GKIndia Chanchal Banerjee
FBIndia Purnendu Barua
FBIndia Sailen Manna (c)
HBIndia Ratan Sen
HBIndia Talimeren Ao
HBIndia Robi Dey
FWIndia Babu
FWIndia Runu Guha Thakurta
FWIndia Rabi Das
FWIndia Sattar Singh
FWIndia A. Dasgupta
GKIndia Manilal Ghatak
FBIndia Byomkesh Bose (c)
FBIndia Ansari
HBIndia G. R. Gokul
HBIndia Chandan Singh
HBIndia S. Ray
FWIndia Pansanttom Venkatesh
FWIndia M. Apparao
FWIndia K. P. Dhanraj
FWIndia Ahmed Khan
FWIndia P. B. A. Saleh

Match rules

  • 50 minutes.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • No Substitutes.
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Replay

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The replay final began at the East Bengal-Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 18 September 1951 after the first game ended in a 00 stalemate.

East Bengal made a fast start and scored early just in the second minute after P. B. A. Saleh latched onto a pass from K. P. Dhanraj and found the net with a powerful strike to make it 10. Mohun Bagan tried to make a comeback in the match but was denied by the East Bengal defense. East Bengal doubled their lead in the nineteenth minute of the match after Saleh once again found himself at the end of a cross from Pansanttom Venkatesh and finished from close range to make it 20 before halftime. In the second half, Mohun Bagan created a few chances but East Bengal custodian Manilal Ghatak was able to keep a clean sheet as East Bengal emerged victorious to lift their fifth IFA Shield title, and thus become the first Indian team to lift the title three consecutive times. British regimental teams Gordon Highlanders (190810), Calcutta (192224), and Sherwood Foresters (192628) had achieved this feat previously.[1][3][4][5]

Details

More information Mohun Bagan, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 16,000 (est.)
Referee: Major F. Upfold
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal
GKIndia Chanchal Banerjee
FBIndia Purnendu Barua
FBIndia Sailen Manna (c)
HBIndia Ratan Sen
HBIndia Talimeren Ao
HBIndia Robi Dey
FWIndia Babu
FWIndia Runu Guha Thakurta
FWIndia Rabi Das
FWIndia Sattar Singh
FWIndia A. Dasgupta
GKIndia Manilal Ghatak
FBIndia Byomkesh Bose (c)
FBIndia Ansari
HBIndia G. R. Gokul
HBIndia Chandan Singh
HBIndia S. Ray
FWIndia Pansanttom Venkatesh
FWIndia M. Apparao
FWIndia K. P. Dhanraj
FWIndia Ahmed Khan
FWIndia P. B. A. Saleh

Match rules

  • 50 minutes.
  • Joint winners if both finals ends in a draw.
  • No Substitutes.

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