Diamantakoss brace helps East Bengal beat Bagan, finish two years of damage

Updated on: Aug 17, 2025 10:25 pm IST

East Bengal defeated Mohun Bagan 2-1 within the Durand Cup quarter-finals, sparking pleasure amongst followers and showcasing the staff’s resurgence.

Kolkata: It was the silence that amplified what adopted. Half of Salt Lake stadium emptied in Usain Bolt velocity, the opposite half roared into Sunday night time with pent up feelings of over two years. East Bengal followers have discovered their voice, the 2-1 win in opposition to Mohun Bagan Super Giant within the quarter-final of the 134th Durand Cup feeling like they’d received Asia’s oldest match.

East Bengal FC gamers cheeers the win in opposition to Mohun Bagan SG match throughout Quaterfinal match of the 134th Durand Cup 2025 at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India, on Sunday. (Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

There will likely be sterner exams within the season, assuming there’s a season, Diamond Harbour FC await within the semi-final, however these are ideas reserved for an additional day. For now, it was all about pleasure and jubilation and it was offered by a person who didn’t begin.

There had been nice expectations on Dimitrios Dimantakos however all he might produce was 4 objectives and one help in 19 Indian Super League matches final time period. Replacing the injured Hamid Ahadad within the 18th minute, the Greek striker compensated with objectives within the thirty eighth and 52nd minutes, the primary from a penalty.

Anirudh Thapa pulled one again within the 68th with a grounder however for a lot of the night time, Mohun Bagan had no reply to East Bengal’s physicality and general superiority. The final bit was encapsulated within the second aim which took a deflection off Alberto Rodriguez after Edmund Lalrindika and Mahesh Naorem mixed to free the Greek.

Lalrindika examined Vishal Kaith, whose distribution was poor, early as did Naorem. The stress advised on Ashish Rai whose foul on Bipin Singh fetched the penalty. Mohun Bagan grew into the sport after Thapa’s aim however compact with out the ball, East Bengal absorbed the stress although it wanted a goalline save from new central defender Kevin Sibille, who paired with Anwar Ali like they had been outdated mates.

It was within the Durand Cup on August 12, 2023, 5 derbies earlier, that East Bengal had final crushed their arch-rivals in Kolkata. Since the final defeat right here, in opposition to NorthEast United within the Durand Cup last on August 31, 2024, Mohun Bagan completed an ISL season with out shedding at house.

It wanted East Bengal to point out they’re invincible no extra.

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