2012 IFA Shield final
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{{Infobox football match
| title = 2012 IFA Shield Final
| image =
| caption =
| event = 2012 IFA Shield
| team1 = East Bengal
| team1score = 0
| team2 = Prayag United
| team2score = 0
| details = East Bengal won 4–2 on penalties
| date = 16 March 2012
| stadium = Salt Lake Stadium
| city = Kolkata, West Bengal
| man_of_the_match1a = Gurpreet Singh Sandhu{{cite news|title=116th IFA SHIELD : "Gurpreet is the hero of the match today" James Morgan.|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mar21stpart_2012.html|work=Kolkata Football|date=16 March 2012|access-date=21 June 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202816/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mar21stpart_2012.html}}
| referee = Santosh Kumar (Kerala)
| attendance = 30,000 (approx.)
| weather =
| previous = 2011
| next = 2013
}}
The 2012 IFA Shield Final was the 116th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata clubs East Bengal and Prayag United on 16 March 2012.
East Bengal won the final 4–2 via penalties after the game remained goal-less after extra-time, to claim their 28th IFA Shield title.{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Ganguly|date=17 March 2012|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/gurpreet-hands-east-bengal-ifa-shield-title/articleshow/12300716.cms|title=Gurpreet hands East Bengal IFA Shield title|work=The Times of India|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625042144/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/gurpreet-hands-east-bengal-ifa-shield-title/articleshow/12300716.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Arunava|last=Chowdhuri|date=17 March 2012|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/116th-ifa-shield-east-bengal-crowned-champions|title=116th IFA Shield: East Bengal crowned champions!|work=Sportskeeda|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203313/https://www.sportskeeda.com/sports/116th-ifa-shield-east-bengal-crowned-champions|url-status=live}}
Route to the final
{{see also|2012 IFA Shield}}
=East Bengal=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right; font-size:85%;"
!scope=col width="80" | Date !scope=col width="80" | Round !scope=col width="120" | Opposition !scope=col width="80" | Score |
| 3 March 2012
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage | 2–1 |
| 9 March 2012
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage | 3–0 |
| 13 March 2012
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Semi Final | 1–0 |
East Bengal entered the 2012 IFA Shield as one of the I-League playing teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group A alongside Shillong Lajong and Bhawanipore FC. In the opening game against Bhawanipur, East Bengal managed a 2–1 victory with striker Robin Singh scoring a brace. Biswajit Biswas scored the goal for Bhawanipur.{{cite web|author=PTI|date=3 March 2012|url=https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa-shield-east-bengal-edge-bhowanipore-club-2-1/20120303.htm|title=IFA Shield: East Bengal edge Bhowanipore Club 2-1|work=Rediff|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624221101/https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ifa-shield-east-bengal-edge-bhowanipore-club-2-1/20120303.htm|url-status=live}} In the second group game against Shillong Lajong, East Bengal managed a comfortable 3–0 win with goals from Tolgay Ozbey, Gurwinder Singh and Robin Singh, to secure a place in the semis.{{cite web|date=11 March 2012|url=https://theshillongtimes.com/2012/03/11/east-bengal-drub-lajong-to-enter-ifa-shield-semis/|title=East Bengal drub Lajong to enter IFA Shield semis|work=The Shillong Times|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201536/https://theshillongtimes.com/2012/03/11/east-bengal-drub-lajong-to-enter-ifa-shield-semis/|url-status=live}} In the Semi Final, East Bengal club faced Pailan Arrows, the topper of Group C, and managed a 1–0 win courtesy of a Tolgay Ozbey strike to enter the final for the 40th time.{{cite web|first=Nilesh|last=Bhattacharya|date=14 March 2021|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-down-arrows-in-ifa-shield-semifinal/articleshow/12254773.cms|title=East Bengal down Arrows in IFA Shield semifinal|work=The Times of India|accessdate=21 June 2012|archive-date=26 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626150033/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/east-bengal-down-arrows-in-ifa-shield-semifinal/articleshow/12254773.cms|url-status=live}}
=Prayag United=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:right; font-size:85%;"
!scope=col width="80" | Date !scope=col width="80" | Round !scope=col width="120" | Opposition !scope=col width="80" | Score |
| 7 March 2012
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage | 3–2 |
| 11 March 2012
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Group Stage | 1–0 |
| 14 March 2012
!scope=row style="text-align:center"| Semi Final | 1–0 |
Prayag United entered the 2012 IFA Shield as one of the I-League playing teams from Kolkata and were allocated into Group D alongside Mumbai F.C. and Techno Aryan. In their opening game, they defeated Mumbai FC 3–2 with Yusif Yakubu scoring a brace and Denson Devadas scoring the other for Prayag. Gbeneme Friday and Chhangte Malsawmkima scored for Mumbai.{{cite web|date=8 March 2012|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-sc-packs-off-mumbai-fc/article2971562.ece|title=Prayag SC packs off Mumbai FC|work=The Hindu|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202715/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-sc-packs-off-mumbai-fc/article2971562.ece|url-status=live}} In their second game, Prayag defeated Aryan 1–0 with a long range effort from Bello Razaq to reach the semis.{{cite web|date=12 March 2012|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-arrows-make-it-to-semifinals/article2985475.ece|title=Prayag, Arrows make it to semifinals|work=The Hindu|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210052/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/prayag-arrows-make-it-to-semifinals/article2985475.ece|url-status=live}} In the Semi-Final, Prayag United faced Brazilian team Botafogo BFR and won 1–0 courtesy of a goal from Kiwi striker Kayne Vincent in the 115th minute to take Prayag United into the final.{{cite web|author=PTI|date=14 March 2012|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/234436/prayag-reach-title-round.html|title=Prayag reach title round|work=Deccan Herald|accessdate=21 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201819/https://www.deccanherald.com/content/234436/prayag-reach-title-round.html|url-status=live}}
Match
=Details=
{{footballbox
|date=16 March 2012
|time=14:30 IST
|team1=East Bengal
|report= [https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mar21stpart_2012.html Report]
|team2=Prayag United
|score= 0–0
|aet=yes
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penaltyscore= 4–2
|penalties1=
- Ozbey {{pengoal}}
- Khanthang Paite {{pengoal}}
- Robin Singh {{pengoal}}
- Subodh Kumar {{pengoal}}
|penalties2=
- {{penmiss}} James Singh
- {{penmiss}} Bello Razaq
- {{pengoal}} Jayanta Sen
- {{pengoal}} Yusif Yakubu
|stadium=Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
|attendance=30,000 (est.)
|referee=Santosh Kumar (Kerala)}}
| width=92% |
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| width="25"| | width="25"| | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|IND}} Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | |||
| RB | {{flagicon|IND}} Saikat Saha Roy | {{suboff|77}} | ||
| CB | {{flagicon|NGR}} Uga Okpara (c) | |||
| CB | {{flagicon|IND}} Gurwinder Singh | |||
| LB | {{flagicon|IND}} Saumik Dey | |||
| RM | {{flagicon|IND}} Sushanth Mathew | {{suboff|20}} | ||
| CM | {{flagicon|IND}} Subodh Kumar | |||
| CM | {{flagicon|NGR}} Penn Orji | |||
| LM | {{flagicon|IND}} Harmanjot Khabra | {{suboff|93}} | ||
| ST | {{flagicon|IND}} Robin Singh | |||
| ST | {{flagicon|AUS}} Tolgay Ozbey | |||
| colspan=4|Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | {{flagicon|IND}} Sanju Pradhan | {{subon|20}} | ||
| MF | {{flagicon|IND}} Khanthang Paite | {{subon|77}} | ||
| DF | {{flagicon|IND}} Robert Lalthlamuana | {{subon|93}} | ||
| colspan=4|Manager: | ||||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Trevor James Morgan |
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|colspan="4"| | |||
| width="25"| | width="25"| | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | {{flagicon|IND}} Abhijit Mondal | ||
| RB | {{flagicon|IND}} Anupam Sarkar | ||
| CB | {{flagicon|IND}} Deepak Mondal | {{suboff|14}} | |
| CB | {{flagicon|NGA}} Bello Razaq | ||
| LB | {{flagicon|IND}} Narugopal Hait | ||
| LM | {{flagicon|IND}} James Singh | ||
| CM | {{flagicon|IND}} Denson Devadas | ||
| CM | {{flagicon|IND}} Jayanta Sen (c) | ||
| RM | {{flagicon|IND}} Gouranga Biswas | {{suboff|103}} | |
| ST | {{flagicon|IND}} Md. Rafique | {{suboff|50}} | |
| ST | {{flagicon|GHA}} Yusif Yakubu | ||
| colspan=4|Substitutes: | |||
| MF | {{flagicon|IND}} Sukhen Dey | {{subon|14}} | |
| DF | {{flagicon|NZL}} Kayne Vincent | {{subon|50}} | |
| FW | {{flagicon|IND}} Shankar Oraon | {{subon|103}} | |
| colspan=4|Manager: | |||
| colspan="4"|{{flagicon|IND}} Sanjoy Sen |
|}
| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
| Hero of the Match: |style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"| Match rules
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See also
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india2012.html IFA Shield 2012]
References
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{{IFA Shield}}
{{SC East Bengal}}
{{2011-12 in Indian football}}
Category:2011–12 in Indian football