wall bureau: Mohun Bagan took the lead after 14 minutes from the penalty spot. Dimitri Petratos scored the goal for the Green Maroons team. A mistake by former Bagan star Roy Krishna earned Bagan a penalty. He framed an opposing footballer.
Mohun Bagan has been playing well since the beginning. Their coach Juan Fernando has arranged the team in a 4-3-2-1 formation. Put the Petratos in front. By keeping more people in the defense, the coach has also kept the midfield grounded.
The two teams have met a total of six times in three seasons. Mohun Bagan has won it four times. Once again there was a draw in Bengaluru. Mohun Bagan won the first match this time with a goal from Petratos.
Bengaluru FC avenged Madhu by winning 2-1 in the return leg last month. Last season, the Green and Maroons played out a 3-3 draw against Sunil Chhetri-less Bengaluru FC.
In 2020-21 season Mohun Bagan won it for the first time with goals from David Williams and next time Mohun Bagan won it with goals from Roy Krishna and Marcelo Pereira.
Shiva Shakthi of Bangalore went out of the ground after getting injured in the match. At that time the coach was Naman Sunil Chhetri. The 38-year-old star was believed to collapse later. But Sunil had to pull out the rising star of the team due to injury.