Bengaluru FC win their maiden Durand Cup title

Category : Sports Published on: September 20 2022

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Bengaluru FC and their talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri won their maiden Durand Cup football tournament title after beating Mumbai City FC 2-1 in the summit clash at the Salt Lake Stadium.
This is seventh domestic title for Bengaluru FC
Siva Sakthi (10th minute) and Brazilian Alan Costa (61st) scored for the winners while Apuia got the lone goal for the Mumbai side in an entertaining match.
Both the teams were at one each at the end of first half. But the goal by Alan Costa in 61st minute gave Bengaluru FC the winning lead against Mumbai.
The first edition of the competition was played in 1888.