The Highlanders put up a dominant display in the second half to secure a comeback win. Goals from Ibson Melo, Romain Philippoteaux and Parthib Gogoi helped the Highlanders become the second team to progress from Group D.
The Blasters are still winless in the tournament. They went down to fellow Kerala side Gokulam Kerala FC in their opening game and were then held to a draw by Bengaluru FC, which heavily dented their chances of making it to the knockout stages.
The Islanders maintained a perfect winning record and advanced to the quarter-finals as the winners of Group B. On the other hand, Both Odisha FC and Bodoland FC end their Durand Cup 2023 campaign with three points.
Bengaluru FC takes on Kerala Blasters FC in their second Group C game of the 2023 Durand Cup, at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata. The Blue Colts, who began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Services side Indian Air Force FT, now face the task of getting past a Blasters side wh
Goals by Muhammed Nemil, Carlos Martinez and Devendra Murgaokar helped the Men in Orange wrap up their Durand Cup group stage campaign with a win on Wednesday.
The opening goal was scored in the 22nd minute after Connor Shields set up winger Farukh Choudhary with a precise pass as the Indian forward scored his first goal for the club. Rahim Ali then extended the lead with his goal from the penalty spot in the 39th minute before Rafael Crivellaro st
Coach Biniano Fernandes will lead a young Bengaluru FC side in the Durand Cup and the pressure will straight away be on the youngsters as they will have to compete with Gokulam Kerala who are sitting pretty on the top of the group with two wins in two matches.
It was Ronney Wilson’s deflected own goal that gave Downtown Heroes the lead. Lajong goalkeeper Ngamsanglena was shown a straight red card in the 10th minute of the game. Shillong Lajong finished the tournament with three points from three matches.
Chennaiyin FC will be aiming to seal their quarter-final spot in the Durand Cup 2023 when they take on Tribhuwan Army in a Group E clash at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on Monday.