A first-half strike by PC Lalawmpuia helped Mohun Bagan beat Churchill Brothers 1-0 as the Goan side suffered their first defeat of the ONGC I-League at the floodlit Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Sunday.
A depleted Mohun Bagan, without skipper Baichung Bhutia, suffered a 0-4 drubbing at the hands of Al Karamah in their last AFC Cup Group D match and ended their season on a disappointing note, in Howrah, on Tuesday. Bagan ended their AFC Cup campaign, losing all their six matches and conceding 19 goals.
The ISL organisers released the fixtures of only the first half of the 11-team league. The schedule covers matches to be played till January 11, 2011. The remaining fixtures will be released later.
Mumbai FC started their journey in ONGC I-League football tournament on a winning, stunning Mohun Bagan 2-1 at the Vidyasagar Krirangan in Basarat on Saturday.
Mohun Bagan failed to convert the chances that came their way and Al Kuwait SC rode on a Samer JAS Almartah strike to register a 1-0 victory in the Group D AFC Cup match at Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium in Kolkata on Tuesday. Bagan clearly dominated the first-half with better ball possession but the visitors were quick to acclimatize to the hot and sultry conditions and score the all-important goal through Almartah in the 61st minute.
ATK Mohun Bagan started off with a more positive intent and dictated the pace of the game
Syed Rahim Nabi sparkled with a brace as East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 3-0 and ended their 10-match winning steak, in the ONGC I-League at Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata on Sunday night.
Karim Bencherifa's team beat Mumbai FC 3-0 and registered their seventh triumph on the trot in the I-League to go just one behind leaders Sporting Clube de Goa.
Brazilian Carlos Roberto Silva has been named chief coach of the team for the 2007-08 season.
Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi's touchdown in Kolkata in the early hours of Saturday sent the city into a frenzy.
The semi-finals will be played in a home and away format with the winners over the two legs playing the final on April 12 at the home of the higher-ranked team in the league table.
Baichung Bhutia's goal game Mohun Bagan a 1-0 victory in the Kolkata Football League.
Dempo made a spectacular second half comeback to demolish Mohun Bagan 4-1 in a round 23 I-League match at Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Wednesday.
If all goes well, the new season of ISL may start in the first week of February.
Mohun Bagan rode on a Jose Barreto hat-trick to blank Kolkata rivals Mohammedan Sporting 3-0 in the 113th IFA Shield tournament quarter-final group league matches in Kolkata on Saturday. In the day's other matches, Mahindra United beat East Bengal 2-0 while Churchill Brothers and Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting drew goalless.
Dudu Omaghbemi's goal in the dying minutes gave the Goa team victory.
Mohun Bagan rallied to pip arch-rivals East Bengal 2-1 in an exciting National Football League match.
A late goal by Elijah Obagbemiro steered Sporting Clube de Goa to a 1-0 victory over Mohun Bagan in the 10th round of the ONGC I-League at the Nehru Stadium in Margao on Wednesday.
Bhaichung Bhutia struck a brace to help Mohun Bagan beat Air India 2-0 and earn their maiden win in the I-League.
With Wednesday's 2-0 victory over Peerless, Bagan swelled their tally to 33 points from 13 outings. With one match in hand, they are beyond the reach of closest rivals East Bengal, who have 25 points from 12 outings.
Summary of I-League football matches played across India on Friday.
The Kolkata club were grouped with Ferencvarosi TC, Athletic Club Bilbao, São Paulo FC and the hosts in the under-15 Manchester United Premier Cup.
Images: Mohun Bagan get massive reception.
The Kolkata giants beat Fransa Pax 2-0 in their eight round match.
The 40-year-old Spanish coach is set to take charge of ATK Mohun Bagan, who parted ways with Antonio Habas on Saturday, after a string of poor results saw the side slip to the bottom half of the points table.
The Kolkata giants beat Sporting Clube de Goa 3-1 via the tie-breaker in the final.
Felix Aboagye's goal gave the Mumbai side their first victory from two matches in the National Football League.
Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan kicked off their AFC Cup football campaign with a commanding 5-2 victory over Maziya Sports and Recreation Club of the Maldives in Guwahati on Wednesday.
The move follows an online meeting held earlier this week, where captains discussed the growing uncertainty surrounding the paused ISL season.
Renedy Singh scored a brace in a 3-0 victory over JCT Mills in a Federation Cup quarter-final.
Fourteen players, including Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri, are not immediately joining the preparatory camp for next month's Asian Cup qualifying round matches against Singapore as three clubs have delayed the release of their players, which will be a cause of concern for head coach Khalid Jamil.
Kalinga Super Cup: FC Goa to face Jamshedpur FC in final
Air India finished their Kolkata sojourn without a victory after they were held 1-1 by Mohun Bagan in their I-League encounter at the floodlit Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Friday. Air India took the lead almost on the half-time whistle through Soccor Velho, who bulged the Bagan net from a free-kick, while substitute Branco Vincent Cardozo equalized for Bagan.
Akeem Abolanle's goal gave the relegation-threatened Tollygunge a 1-0 victory in the National Football League.
The three-time champions beat JCT Mills by a solitary goal in a seventh round match in the National Football League.
Former champions Mohun Bagan rode on a Balwant Singh first-half strike and held their nerves after being reduced to 10 men to secure a hard-fought 1-0 win over Churchill Brothers in their 10th I-League opener in Barasat on Sunday.
They beat East Bengal 5-3 via the tie-breaker in the final.
East Bengal power past Punjab FC in Super Cup semi-final
India face hosts Tajikistan on August 29 followed by matches against Iran on September 1 and Afghanistan on September 4.
Syed Rahim Nabi's late goal gave the defending champions a 1-0 victory and kept them atop the table in the National Football League.
