Kolkata: It’s half-time on this semi-final however after Thursday’s 2-1 win in Jamshedpur, Khalid Jamil, the one Indian coach to make the play-offs, is now a draw away from enjoying his first cup last of the Indian Tremendous League (ISL). This was Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big’s first defeat in 2025 and solely their third in ISL11 after 25 matches.
Objective celebration by Jamshedpur FC’s Javi Hernandez. (ISL)
The league defend winners are unbeaten at house and Jamshedpur FC will miss key gamers on Monday however few ISL groups know the way to endure and shock like Jamil’s males. Few can sit deep and frustrate opponents and hit on the break like the boys in purple.
“The players have worked very hard. They knew the importance of this game. I didn’t have to motivate them,” mentioned Jamil
A robust declare for a penalty turned down, Jamshedpur FC led by Javier Siverio’s twenty fourth minute header earlier than Mohun Bagan levelled from an excellent Jason Cummings’s free kick within the thirty seventh minute. Javi Hernandez, who might be 36 in June however ran like he was 10 years youthful, made the guests pay for missed probabilities with a superb end in 90+1.
The plan for Jamshedpur FC was to bypass the center after they had the ball and drive Mohun Bagan away from it when they didn’t. Mohammed Sanan was Jamshedpur FC’s goal for the out ball and with seven gamers in a low block, they blocked all roads to the aim for Mohun Bagan.
The house group had 26.7% possession however 4 photographs on the right track to Mohun Bagan’s three. Mohun Bagan had eight photographs astray, Jamshedpur one. “In front of goal, if we had success, we would have won,” mentioned Mohun Bagan head coach Jose Molina.
Jamshedpur FC’s plan labored until Cummings’s aim. Mohun Bagan regarded extra rusty than rested and had been fortunate that referee Ashwin didn’t assume the ball hitting Ashish Rai hand was worthy of a penalty. The total home at JRD Tata Sports activities Complicated, 20,968 of them, thought in any other case as did Jamil.
Jamshedpur had caught Mohun Bagan on the break and off a Tom Aldred contact, the ball had rolled into Sanan’s path. Sanan’s shot hit Rai on the chest after which to his outstretched left arm.
There was nothing Mohun Bagan might do when Muhammed Uvais channelled his internal Naushad Moosa and remodeled a throw-in into cross. Hemmed in by three gamers, Stephen Eze nonetheless managed a flick and with Liston Colaco ball watching, Siverio nodded house. This was the twentieth aim from a set-piece for Jamshedpur.
Solely Mohun Bagan have extra they usually replied with one in every of their very own. Ashutosh Mehta, who, together with Eze and Pronay Halder, had defended stoutly, conceded a free-kick for a foul on Cummings. The Australian’s shot looped and swung away from Albino Gomes into the aim.
Mohun Bagan’s first aim from a direct free kick had them taking cost. Sahal Abdul Samad discovered Colaco however Greg Stewart couldn’t get to the ball. When he did, having evaded Sourav Das’s consideration for as soon as, Gomes flung himself on the Scot’s toes. Then, Thapa drove and Halder swivelled to make the block. Within the 69th minute, Bose sneaked in on the far submit to satisfy Samad’s chip however couldn’t maintain his stab on the right track.
With Thapa and Samad compensating for Stewart who regarded subdued, Mohun Bagan had been in management. Like NorthEast United had been on Sunday. Like in Shillong, Jamshedpur FC produced a punch from nowhere. As soon as once more, it was the Ritwik Das-Hernandez mixture, the Spaniard working in from deep to fireside a winner that by no means regarded like coming. Until it did.
For the second sport in working, Jamshedpur have struck with no time left for a comeback. Eze and Mehta might be suspended however perception is not going to be briefly provide after they come to Kolkata.