Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s children justified their choice for the Super Cup 2025 after beating Kerala Blasters 2-1 of their quarterfinal conflict on the Kalinga Stadium right here on Saturday.
Former KBFC man Sahal Abdul Samad and teenager Suhail Bhat scored in both half, whereas Sreekuttan M. S. acquired a comfort aim in added time for the Blasters.
After over 20 minutes performed with out an try at both finish of the pitch, it was Sahal who made full use of MBSG’s first likelihood in entrance of the aim.
Debutant Salahudheen Adnan Ok. showcased some silky footwork on the suitable to get previous Huidrom Naocha Singh and dribble into the field earlier than laying the ball off to Sahal contained in the six-yard field.
The midfielder did effectively to take a contact away from R.V. Hormipam earlier than producing a composed chip previous Sachin Suresh to take the lead.
The Mariners doubled the lead in six minutes into the second half when Ashique Kuruniyan skipped previous Hormipam on the left wing earlier than delivering an inch-perfect go into the center. Suhail, the youngest participant on the pitch for MBSG, made a run forward of Drincic and guided the ball into the again of the online.
KBFC acquired one again by means of Sreekuttan within the fourth minute of added time, who drilled the ball into the online after reaching a defence-splitting by means of ball from Jesus Jimenez.
The end result: Kerala Blasters 1 (M.S. Sreekuttan 90+4) misplaced to Mohun Bagan Super Giant 2 (Sahal Abdul Samad 22, Suhail Bhat 51).
Published – April 26, 2025 07:18 pm IST