David Lalhlansanga scored 4 targets as Mohammedan Sporting FC blanked Jamshedpur FC 6-0 to complete its group-B marketing campaign of the 132nd Durand Cup on a powerful word, on the Kishore Bharati Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday.
Lalremsanga scored the opposite two targets within the match however Mohammedan SC missed out on a quarterfinal spot to its metropolis rival and ISL champion Mohun Bagan Tremendous Big, which moved to the last-eight stage as one of many second-best runners-up, because of a greater objective distinction.
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Going into the match Mohammedan SC wanted to win by a minimal of seven targets to qualify for the knock-outs however ultimately fell brief by one objective to Mohun Bagan (each having the identical six factors every), which had a objective distinction of plus six in opposition to the plus 5 recorded by the previous.
In one other match performed earlier within the day, ISL facet NorthEast United FC (NEUFC) got here up with a assured efficiency to beat debutant Downtown Heroes FC of Kashmir 3-1 within the remaining group-D match at Guwahati.
NEUFC incurred an early deficit when Parvaj Bhuiya put Downtown Heroes forward within the eighth minute. The Highlanders got here again strongly within the second half to see Ibson Melo (forty eighth minute), Romain Philippoteaux (52 nd) and substitute Parthib Gogoi (78 th) rating as soon as every to make it an authoritative win on the finish.
The win helped NEUFC be part of FC Goa on seven factors however the latter turned the group topper on account of a greater objective common. Whereas FC Goa turned the automated qualifier, NEUFC joined Mohun Bagan within the quarters because the second-best runner-up.
The outcomes:
Group B (Kolkata): Mohammedan SC 6 (Lalremsanga 10, 16, Lalhlansanga 28, 69, 82, 89) bt Jamshedpur FC 0.
Group D (Guwahati): North East United FC 3 (Melo 48, Philippoteaux 52, Gogoi 78) bt Downtown Heroes FC 1 (Bhuiya 8).