2012 Durand Cup Final

The 2012 Durand Cup Final was a football match between Air India and Dodsal on 1 September 2012 at Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi. It was the final match of the 2012 Durand Cup, the 125th season of the Durand Cup, a football competition for the 12 teams in the I-League and the Indian football system. Air India were appearing in their first final, as where Dodsal.

2012 Durand Cup Final
Event2012 Durand Cup
Air India Dodsal
0 0
Air India won 3–2 on penalties
Date1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
VenueAmbedkar Stadium, Delhi
Attendance10,000

Air India and Dodsal played out to a goalless 90 minutes at first. The score remained the same through extra time. With the score 0–0 after extra time, the match went to penalties as neither side were able to score a first goal. Despite missing two penalties, Air India won the shootout 3–2 to win the Durand Cup for first time in their history.

Route to the final
Main article: 2012 Durand Cup

Air India
Round Opponents Score
GS Delhi United 3–0
GS Pailan Arrows 1–1
SF SESA Football Academy 2–2 (7–6 pen)

Air India entered the Durand Cup at the Group Stage and was paired in Group A with Delhi United and Pailan Arrows. They played their first match on 26 August 2012 against Delhi United in which Air India won 3–0 with goals from Pradeep Mohanraj, Ong Lepcha, and Neil Gaikwad.[1] Then on 28 August 2012 the club played their second match of the tournament against Pailan Arrows in which they drew 1–1 with Souvik Chakraborty scoring the lone goal for Air India.[2] That victory managed to push Air India through to the semi-finals in which they faced SESA Football Academy on 30 August 2012. Air India won the match on penalties 7–6 to move on to the final of the Durand Cup after extra time finished at 2–2.[3]

Dodsal
Round Opponents Score
GS Army Red 3–0
GS Punjab Police 6–0
SF Assam Rifles 1–1 (6–5 pen)

Dodsal also entered the Durand Cup via Group Stage. They won their first match against Army Red 3–0 before defeating Punjab Police 6–0 to qualify for the semi-finals.[4] In the semi-final Dodsal played against Assam Rifles on 30 August 2012, beating them 6–5 on penalties to qualify for the final.[5]

Match
Air India 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Dodsal
Report
Penalties
Mohanraj
Shetty
Meher
Chaudhari
R. Singh 		3–2 Pradeep
Kumar
Diakhate
Ghosh
Rafi
Attendance: 10,000
Air India
Dodsal
GK Harshad Meher
DF Gagandeep Singh
DF Ramandeep Singh
DF Baldeep Singh
MF Micky Fernandes
MF Souvik Chakraborty
MF Pratik Chaudhari
MF Ong Lepcha
FW Hringsolal Thomte
FW Pradeep Mohanraj
FW Neil Gaikwad
Substitutes:
FW Abhishek Ambedkar
Manager:
Godfrey Pereira
GK Arup Debnath
DF Vinay Kumar
DF Henry Gangte 18'
DF Rabindra Ghosh
DF Kali Alaudeen
MF Loukik Jadhav
MF Thoi Singh
MF Sunil Kumar
MF Paresh Shivalkar
FW Mohammed Rafi
FW Demba Diakhaté
Substitutes:
DF Pappachen Pradeep 18'
Manager:
Bimal Ghosh

References
  1. http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/durand-cup-2012-results-and-stats
  2. "DURAND CUP 2012: AIR INDIA HOLD PAILAN 1-1, WHILE SPORTING CLUBE DE GOA THRASH ONGC 3-1". BarefootMag. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. "Sesa FA bow out of Durand Cup". Yahoo India. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  4. http://kolkatafootball.com/durand_cup_2012/final.html Durand Cup
  5. "Dodsal FC enters Durand Cup final". News Track India. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
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