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The 1965 IFA Shield final was the 64th final of the IFA Shield, the second oldest football competition in India, and was contested between Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan on 22 September 1965 first which ended in a draw and then a replay on 16 October 1965 at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata.

East Bengal won the replayed final 1–0 to claim their 8th IFA Shield title. Ashim Moulik scored the only goal in the replay final as East Bengal lifted their eighth IFA Shield title.[1]

Route to the final

Mohun Bagan Round East Bengal
Opponent Result Round Opponent Result
Wari 1–0 Third Round Burdwan District XI 6–0
Eastern Railway 0–0; w/o Quarter–Final Hyderabad XI 2–1
Bangalore XI 5–0 Semi–Final Bengal Nagpur Railway 2–0

Match

Summary

The IFA Shield final began at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 22 September 1965 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan faced each other in a Kolkata Derby. Mohun Bagan made their seventeenth appearance in the final after they defeated Bangalore XI 5–0 in the semi-final, having won it nine times previously in 1911, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, and 1962. East Bengal reached their thirteenth final after defeating Bengal Nagpur Railway 2–0 in the semi-final, having won the title seven times previously in 1943, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, and 1961.[1]

Both Mohun Bagan and East Bengal tried to dominate the game from the first minute but cancelled each other out. The goalkeepers Pradyut Barman and Peter Thangaraj were the stars of the game as both of them made some terrific saves as the game ended in a goalless draw. The committee decided to host the final in a later date.[2]

Details

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Template:Football kit Template:Football kit
GK Template:Flagicon Pradyut Barman
DF Template:Flagicon Bikramjit Debnath
DF Template:Flagicon Jarnail SIngh
DF Template:Flagicon T. Abdul Rahman
MF Template:Flagicon Bidyut Mazumdar
MF Template:Flagicon Bimal Chakraborty
FW Template:Flagicon Kajal Mukherjee
FW Template:Flagicon Amal Chakraborty
FW Template:Flagicon Ashok Chatterjee
FW Template:Flagicon Chuni Goswami (c)
FW Template:Flagicon Arumainayagam
Substitutes:
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GK Template:Flagicon Peter Thangaraj
DF Template:Flagicon Shanto Mitra
DF Template:Flagicon Chandreshwar Prasad
DF Template:Flagicon Sushil Sinha
MF Template:Flagicon Srikanta Banerjee
MF Template:Flagicon Prasanta Sinha
FW Template:Flagicon Sukumar Samajpati (c)
FW Template:Flagicon Parimal Dey
FW Template:Flagicon Ashim Moulik
FW Template:Flagicon Satish Das Template:Suboff
FW Template:Flagicon Sambhu Das Chowdhury
Substitutes:
FW Template:Flagicon Sujato Template:Subon


Match rules

  • 70 minutes.
  • Replay if scores still level.

Replay

Summary

The replay final began at the Mohun Bagan Ground in Kolkata on 16 October 1965 after the first game ended in a 0–0 stalemate.

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan both tried to dominate the game once again from the first minute with both the teams creating multiple chances but failed to break the deadlock. Kajal Mukherjee got the best chance for Mohun Bagan in the first half but he missed an open net as the game remained goalless at halftime. The match slowed down in the second half and was almost going to end in another goalless tie, when Ashim Moulik received the ball from Parimal Dey in the very last minute of the game and scored with a powerful long range effort to make it 1–0 for East Bengal as they lifted their eighth IFA Shield title.[1][3][4]

Details

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Template:Football kit Template:Football kit
GK Template:Flagicon Pradyut Barman
DF Template:Flagicon Bikramjit Debnath
DF Template:Flagicon Jarnail SIngh
DF Template:Flagicon T. Abdul Rahman
MF Template:Flagicon Bidyut Mazumdar
MF Template:Flagicon Bimal Chakraborty
FW Template:Flagicon Kajal Mukherjee Template:Suboff
FW Template:Flagicon Amal Chakraborty
FW Template:Flagicon Ashok Chatterjee
FW Template:Flagicon Chuni Goswami (c)
FW Template:Flagicon Arumainayagam
Substitutes:
FW Template:Flagicon Dulal Mondal Template:Subon
GK Template:Flagicon Peter Thangaraj
DF Template:Flagicon Shanto Mitra
DF Template:Flagicon Chandreshwar Prasad
DF Template:Flagicon Sushil Sinha Template:Suboff
MF Template:Flagicon Ram Bahadur Chettri
MF Template:Flagicon Prasanta Sinha
FW Template:Flagicon Sukumar Samajpati (c)
FW Template:Flagicon Sujato
FW Template:Flagicon Ashim Moulik
FW Template:Flagicon Parimal Dey
FW Template:Flagicon Sambhu Das Chowdhury
Substitutes:
FW Template:Flagicon S. Thomas Template:Subon


Match rules

  • 70 minutes.
  • 15 minutes of extra time if game ends in a draw.
  • Joint winners if game ends in a draw after extra time.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 India - List of IFA Shield Finals, Chaudhuri, Arunava(10 October 2022).
  2. [{{{url}}} আই এফ এ শিল্ড ফাইনাল গোলশূন্য]. Jugantor(23 September 1965).
  3. [{{{url}}} শিল্ডের পুনরনুশ্তহানে ইস্টবেঙ্গলের জয়]. Jugantor(17 October 1965).
  4. Moulik wins IFA Shield for E. Bengal. The Indian Express(17 October 1965). Retrieved 30 November 2022.

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