ISL | Mohun Bagan celebrates League Shield triumph in style
The Hindu
Mohun Bagan Super Giant clinches ISL League Shield with 2-0 win over FC Goa, setting new records.
Mohun Bagan Super Giant celebrated its ISL League Shield triumph with a 2-0 win over FC Goa in its final league outing at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday.
The result helped Mohun Bagan tally a record 56 points from 24 matches in the history of the tournament.
Goa remained in second spot with 48 points from 24 games.
Mohun Bagan secured the lead off Goa defender Boris Singh’s own goal in the 62nd minute before its Scottish playmaker Greg Stewart doubled the lead in added time.
In this process Mohun Bagan created two more milestones in the competition — registering the most number of wins (17) and an unbeaten run at home with 11 wins and a draw.
Goa started well and showed greater urgency in the opening half. It created multiple scoring opportunities, but its attackers kept missing from close.
Mohun Bagan found the net in the added time of the first half, but Manvir Singh’s goal was disallowed as the referee hauled up his teammate Dimitri Petratos for infringement.

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