Mahindra United kicked out of contention

Dipankar hit the ball directly into the hands of Mahindra goalkeeper S Rajan, but Rajan could not collect it neatly and as a result the ball slipped from his hands.Talliaev, who was standing very near to the goal post, received the rebound and headed the ball into the net.

Mahindras were stunned by the goal but soon equalised in the 24th minute when Habib Adekunle netted the ball from a pass from Naushad Moosa.

The equaliser put the much needed energy into the otherwise demoralised Mahindra bench.

But their joy was shortlived when Suley Mussah scored a brilliant goal from the corner in 30th minute. Olim Talliaev gave a brilliant pass to Mussah, who didn’t disappoint the fans and delicately pushed the ball from goalkeeper’s left into the net.

Mahindra tried their best to level the score but all their efforts went in vain. The teams took break with East Bengal leading 2-1.

The second half saw lot of action, particularly in the last 15 minutes, but neither team succeeded in extending the goal margin.

With this loss, Mahindras lost all the hopes of making it to the semifinals as they received a 6-1 drubbing at the hands of Churchill Brothers on Saturday.

The other match between Churchill and JCT was expected to be a tough one but turned out to be otherwise. Goa team, with their morale high after the big win over Mahindras, looked a bit confused side today and lacked coordination and also missed easy chances.

It was in the 24th minute when Farooq Haider lobbed the ball into the penalty area to Francis Silveira who missed the header. But Edson Jaden, who was standing next to Silveira, put the ball into the net to put Churchill ahead.After this goal, Churchill tried to increase the lead but all their attepmts failed. The millmen also could not manage to score the equaliser and the match ended with Churchill winning by a solitary goal.