Durand Cup: Colaco at the double again as Bagan brush aside BSF
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Kolkata: Liston Colaco produced another game-changing performance as Mohun Bagan SG welcomed their Spanish coach Jose Molina back to the dugout with a 4-0 demolition of
BSF
in their Durand Cup clash at the Kishore Bharati Stadium on Monday.
Colaco — who scored two in his team's 3-1 victory in the opening match against Mohammedan SC — was at it again, netting another brace in 53 and 58 minutes to extend his tally to four goals and helping his team cross the BSF hurdle with consummate ease.
Manvir Singh (24) and substitute Sahal Abdul Samad (60) were the other scorers.
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Molina's ISL champions will take on high-flying Diamond Harbour FC in their final Group B match this Saturday, which will determine which team will advance to the quarterfinals as group champions.
Both teams have six points each but Kibu Vicuna's DHFC hold a slight advantage thanks to a better goal difference (+8 against Bagan's +6).
Six group winners and two second-best teams will make the last-8 stage.
BSF — who were thrashed 1-8 by DHFC three days ago — began with a rare opportunity inside the box but their forward Kishori made a mess of it completely, sending the ball out for a goal-kick even though Bagan goalkeeper Vishal Kaith was standing at his mercy.
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Treating it as a wake-up call, Bagan took control of the game soon after. Manvir — returning to the side after missing the game against Mohammedan SC through injury — broke the deadlock, meeting Roshan Singh's cross from the left.
The first half ended with Kishori blazing another opportunity over the bar but Bagan looked to be in their element by that time.
Molina introduced Sahal and Alberto Rodriguez after the break and Colaco came to the party with two goals.
On the first occasion, latching on to a pass from Sahal, he entered the box with menace and jinked past a couple of BSF players to drill it home past goalkeeper Harpreet Singh. Five minutes later, another Sahal pass set Colaco free inside the box and he made no mistake of placing the ball in through the legs of the rival goalkeeper.
Sahal put more gloss on the scoreline, pouncing on a poor clearance, and after rounding the goalkeeper he took a shot towards the goal. Although a BSF player seemed to have made a goal-line clearance, the assistant referee raised his flag to signal that ball had crossed the line and the onfield referee Ashwin awarded the goal in Sahal's favour.
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