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KOLKATA: Mohammedan Sporting Club suffered a yet another heartbreaking defeat in the Calcutta Premier Division ‘A’ after they go down 2-1 against Mohun Bagan on Tuesday.
Philip Adjah Tetteh gave Mohammedan SC the lead in the 73rd minute but Mohun Bagan struck twice in the final minutes of the game through Tirthankar Sarkar (82′) and Pintu Mahata (90′) to seal the points at Saltlake Stadium.
Going into the match Mohammedan SC technical director Raghu Nandi made four changes to the side by handing starts to Priyant Singh, Lancine Toure, Rakesh Karmakar and Princewill Emeka.
Mohun Bagan dominated for much of the first 45 minutes, with Aser Dipanda Dicka, as well as Azharuddin Mallick and Pintu at the heart of their attacking forays.
Whereas, Mohammedan SC gave up possession on numerous occasions which allowed Mohun Bagan to put them under pressure. However, Mariners to convert the chances they created.
In the 14th minute Azharuddin played a great ball into the penalty area to find a late run from Dipanda, but the Cameroonian failed to keep his effort on target, much to Priyant’s relief.
Mariners were on the attack again a few minutes later as Pintu swung in a flag-kick. Dipanda headed it on and Priyant was in position to steer a header just wide.
Mohammedan SC, on the other hand, looked to catch Mohun Bagan on the counter-attack, but poor finishing proved to be their downfall as they wasted a number of good opportunities to break the deadlock.
The chances dried up towards the end of the half and the sides went into the dressing rooms with scores tied at goalless.
The second-half saw Mohammedan SC on the ascendancy from the very beginning, and unlike the first-half where they sat back and allowed Mohun Bagan to play, Black Panthers opted for a more aggressive attacking game which made them more dangerous.
However, the Mohun Bagan defense managed to hold on and clear all the attacks in the opening quarter.
Nonetheless, Mohammedan SC’s constant pressure finally paid off as they once again took the lead in the 73rd minute through substitute Adjah. The Ghanaian scored a brilliant right footed goal to from the edge of the box to make it 1-0.
The goal gave Mohammedan SC a morale boost as they began pushing up in numbers. A few good chances fell for Adjah and Dipendu Dowary but they lacked the killer finish inside the box.
At the other end, Mohun Bagan pulled level eight minutes before the time when Tirthankar slotted a free-kick home to make it 1-1.
Thereafter, both sides engaged in some end-to-end stuff in the final minutes before Mohun Bagan sealed a 2-1 win in the 90th minute when Pintu scored from Dipanda’s pass.
The result saw Mohammedan SC remain on fourth spot with 16 points from 10 outings and will play their last match against Calcutta Customs on September 22 at Barasat Stadium.
Source : Mohammedan SC
