Saltlake Yuba Bharati Stadium is red and yellow; the colours of Kolkata are red and yellow. The colour of the Kolkata derby of the 2025 Durand Cup is red and yellow. East Bengal reached the semi-finals of Durand by defeating arch-rival Mohun Bagan in the quarter-finals. Mohun Bagan was eliminated from the quarter-finals. East Bengal defeated Mohun Bagan by 2-1 goals at Saltlake Stadium. The hero of East Bengal’s victory was Dimitrios Diamantakos. Not only did he bring East Bengal victory by scoring a pair of goals, Diamantakos also knocked out a strong team like Mohun Bagan from the tournament. And East Bengal into the Durand Semifinal.

Why did Mohun Bagan lose to East Bengal? match analysis

Talking about the match, Mohun Bagan could not play well in the first half. If I am asked why Mohun Bagan lost, I will say two things. Firstly, Mohun Bagan coach Molina’s wrong strategy – wrong player choice – and secondly, the fitness problems of the footballers.In the derby match, Molina made a small mistake – playing Pasang on the right wing. I agree with Manvir. Kiyan’s injuries – why Pasang on the right wing in a big match? Why not Dimi, Cummings or Sahal? If Dimi or Cummings did not have the fitness to play 90 minutes, then Sahal could have started on the right wing. And in that case, Deepak Tangri, Apuia and Thapa could have been played in the midfield. As a result of dropping Pasang there, the right side of Mohun Bagan became immobile for the entire first half. Pasang was not able to keep up with the East Bengal defenders in the physical battle.Another reason for the loss is that the preseason started late, and as a result, Mohun Bagan’s players are not yet fully match fit. East Bengal’s players are much ahead in terms of fitness.

A few words about East Bengal’s game

Speaking of East Bengal, East Bengal played just amazingly in the first half. Kevin Sibille was amazing in defence. Sibille kept Maclaren bottled up. Miguel was also perfect today. However, the hero of East Bengal’s victory today was Diamantakos. In the 36th minute, Mohun Bagan’s Ashish Rai fouled Bipin in the penalty box. East Bengal’s substitute Dimi, Dimitrios Diamantakos, made no mistake in scoring from the penalty. After this, in the 52nd minute of the second half, Dimitrios Diamantakos doubled the gap by scoring the second goal for himself and the team. East Bengal went ahead 2-0.

How did Mohun Bagan play against East Bengal?

Despite not being able to dominate in the first half, Mohun Bagan came back in the second half. And Mohun Bagan also scored a goal in the 68th minute. Thapa’s goal made the scoreline East Bengal 2-1 Mohun Bagan.A shot by Liston hit the post; Ashish Rai’s shot was saved by Gill’s fingertip. Maclaren’s shot was saved by Kevin Sibille on the goal line. In the second half, the red and yellow defence was disoriented by Mohun Bagan’s attacks one after another. But Molina made a mistake again. Mohun Bagan coach Molina brought Dimitri Petratos on the field in the 69th minute. But Dimi could not do anything when he came. As a result, the match ended East Bengal 2-1 Mohun Bagan.

East Bengal into the Durand Semifinal

East Bengal went to the semi-finals after defeating Mohun Bagan in the quarter-final. And Mohun Bagan was eliminated from the quarter-final. This day is a very happy day for East Bengal fans.And what can I say? After the match, East Bengal footballers celebrated the victory with Rashid’s jersey. Rashid returned home due to the death of his father and missed the Derby. That’s why after winning the derby, the red and yellow footballers celebrated this victory with Rashid’s jersey. Which caught the attention of every football lover.