Durand Cup 2024: East Bengal, Mohun Bagan To Play Quarterfinals Outside Kolkata – Check Fixtures
The Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata will host one quarterfinal of the ongoing Durand Cup. Earlier, the Kolkata Derby at Salt Lake stadium was cancelled due to prevailing unrest in the city.
Kolkata: The Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata will host the Durand Cup quarterfinal conflict between Bengaluru FC in opposition to Kerala Blasters on August 23, the fixtures of that have been announced on Sunday. Fearing safeguard concerns inner the wake of substantial protests for a trainee wellness practitioner’s alleged rape and murder case in Kolkata, the organisers had on Saturday deserted the marquee league fixture between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.
With Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters not having substantial fan bases in Kolkata, the organizers risked of getting atleast one recreation inner the iconic stadium. The comfort of the quarterfinal video games were spread across Guwahati, Shillong and Jamshedpur.
Following the cancellation of Kolkata Derby, each and every East Bengal and Mohun Bagan were awarded one edge every. Reigning champions Mohun Bagan qualified as crew A toppers and were pitted in opposition to Punjab FC inner the 1/3 quarterfinal in order to be held at Jamshedpur.
East Bengal made the lower as one of many relevant two best 2nd-placed groups to be drawn in opposition to Shillong Lajong FC for the 2nd quarterfinal in order to now be held in Shillong in location of the Salt Lake Stadium attributable to the existing unrest inner the metropolis.
“After the FC Goa versus Shillong Lajong FC Crew F recreation in Shillong concluded on Saturday night and it converted into clear who the eight qualified groups were, a video call converted into prepared where representatives of all qualified groups obtained here on board. A dwell draw of loads converted into then performed in front of them and two groups to play in every venue converted into finalised,” pointed out a release.
Equally Mohun Bagan and East Bengal now in discovering themselves inner the alternative cease of the draw with a potential derby conflict inner the Durand Cup final on August 31. The organisers are inspite of the truth that yet to determine the venue for the semifinals and final which are slated on the Salt Lake Stadium.
Durand Cup Quarterfinal Line-Ups
August 21: Northeast United FC vs Indian Militia FT (SAI Stadium Kokrajhar; four PM); Shillong Lajong FC vs East Bengal (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong; 7 PM)
August 23: Mohun Bagan vs Punjab FC (JRD Tata Actual routine routine Tricky, Jamshedpur; four PM); Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC (Saltlake Stadium; 7 PM)
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