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Army Red hold Chennayin FC to a 2-2 draw in a Group C 131^st IndianOil Durand Cup clash in Imphal

Chennayin FC- 2 (Julius Vincent Duker 89′ Edwin Vanspaul 90+4′)

Army Red- 2 (Lethaolen Khongsai 54′, Liton Shil 90+6)

Imphal, Saturday, August 20, 2022: Army Red sprung the first surprise of the 131^st IndianOil Durand Cup, holding two-time Indian Super League (ISL) winners Chennayin FC to an exciting 2-2 draw, in a Group C encounter at the Khuman Lampak stadium. The  game turned on his head in the second-half after a barren first 45 minutes. The Reds took the lead through Lethaolen Khongsai which was neutralised by Julius Duker, a minute before regulation time. Then Edwin Vanspaul struck in the fourth minute of added time to put Chennayin ahead, only for Liton Shil to equalise yet again, in what turned out to be a crazy final seven minutes. All four goals came off corners.

All 47 games of the 131^st Durand Cup are being telecast LIVE on Sports18 1 SD & HD and Sports18 Khel as well as live streamed on the Over the Top (OTT) platform VOOT!

Goalless first 45 minutes

The first 45 minutes turned out to be a battle for midfield supremacy with both teams forcing each other to play out on the wings. Jockson got a loose ball in the 30^th minute on the edge of the box and unleashed a piledriver which went inches wide. It was a first clear chance and miss by Chennayin. 

Then skipped Anirudh Thapa in the 36^th, delivered a trademark curling corner which missed everyone and found Fallou, who tried to find the net from a tight angle but missed. Three minutes later, Chennayin had a third miss when Jiteshwor Singh found Petar Sliskovic with a defence penetrating pass. The Croatian was in a great position to pass the ball in, but muffed up his connection to see the ball sail miles above the bar. 

The Reds keeper Bhabindra then brought off a great save in the 42^nd minute, snatching the ball from the foot of Thapa after charging out bravely after the skipper had controlled a long ball from defence well.

Goals galore

The second half brought the goals. The Army Reds turned up the heat as well and Chennayin also kept attacking in what was end to end free flowing football. The Reds however got the goal first. An inch-perfect corner in the 54^th found Khongsai, who slotted home with a thumping header.

Stung by the reverse, Chennayin came out all guns blazing and Vanspaul hit the woodwork in the 62^nd minute. Silskovic then got an open chance from a measured aerial ball, but he jumped high to head the ball straight into the keeper’s gloves. 

Chennayin finally got their goal in the 89^th minute. Another perfectly executed corner from Thapa found Duker who made no mistake this time with a towering header. They were not done yet however.

Another corner from Thapa in the fourth minute of stoppage time was cleared out by the Reds defence only towards a lurking Vanspaul whose punch found the back of the net and put Chennayin in the lead.

If anyone thought the game was over, they were in for a surprise as two minutes later, Sushil floated in a corner and the ball flew over Debjit to find Liton, who tapped in like a fox in the box. 

and the stalemate remained for the first draw of the tournament after six games.

Next matches of Army Red and Chennayin

Army Red play their next game against local favourites Neroca FC on August 24, 2022, while Chennayin play Hyderabad FC on August 26, 2022.

Broadcast & Live-stream details (Catch all 47-game LIVE)

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Ticket Information

India’s leading entertainment destination BookMyShow has been roped in as exclusive ticketing partners for the 131^stIndianOil Durand Cup.

Fans can book their tickets to all the league stage games of the tournament exclusively on www.bookmyshow.com.

In addition, Box Office services have already been made operational for fans in respective host cities.

The details are as follows:

For Group Stage Games (Box Office operations on Matchdays in Kolkata not operational at VYBK)

Kolkata

VYBK GATE- 4A BOX OFFICE

17^th August onwards , 10 am – 5pm

Apart from this, match tickets for the three home teams in Kolkata will be sold and redeemed from respective clubs and stadiums concerned with the respective matches from Matchday -2

Guwahati ongoing

12th August onwards 

SAI Box office, Paltan Bazar

10 am – 5pm

Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium

Gate – 1 Box office

10am – 5pm

Imphal ongoing

13th August  onwards

Khuman Lampak Stadium

Gate – 1 & Gate – 2 Box Offices

Tentative timing – 8:30 am – 4:00pm (To be confirmed)

Above Box Offices will be operational throughout the Group Stage matches of respective cities.

Ticket prices

Guwahati – Rs 50, 100, 250

Imphal- Rs 50, 100, 300

Kolkata – Rs 50, 100, (200 only for VYBK)

BOX OFFICE will be dealing with Online redemption and Offline cash Sale

Schedule

About Durand Cup

A symbol of India’s football history and culture, the Durand Cup is Asia’s oldest and the world’s third oldest football tournament. Organized by the Indian Armed Forces, the Durand Cup has been the breeding ground for India’s best footballing talent, over the years.

The inaugural edition happened in Shimla in 1888, when it started off as an Army Cup, open only to the British Indian Army troops in India, but soon opened up to civilian teams. Named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, Foreign Secretary of British India from 1884 to 1894, the iconic tournament reached its 130th edition in 2021. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal have been the most successful teams, winning the tournament 16 times each.

About Post Author

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Antara Tripathy M.Sc., B.Ed. by qualification and bring 15 years of media reporting experience.. Coverred many illustarted events like, G20, ICC,MCCI,British High Commission, Bangladesh etc. She took over from the founder Editor of IBG NEWS Suman Munshi (15/Mar/2012- 09/Aug/2018 and October 2020 to 13 June 2023).

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