Minerva Punjab FC won their title with a 1-0 against Churchill Brothers.
Neroca FC finished as the runners-up of the Hero I-League 2018 after playing a 1-1 draw against East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium on the final day on Thursday.
Minerva Punjab FC won their title with a 1-0 against Churchill Brothers.
Felix Chidi (42') scored in the first half for the Manipur side but Dudu Omgabemi (73') equalised to give the Kolkata side a point. Neroca FC ended with 32 points while East Bengal remained 4th with 31 points.
In the first half, East Bengal were on the frontfoot and it was Dudu who earned the first real chance of the game in the 22nd minute.
However, East Bengal were not able to convert many good opportunities. Dudu and Mahmoud Al Amna's shots were saved. Jobby Justin had an empty net to shoot at but blasted the ball over from four yards.
Pritam Singh's initiation into the game brought Neroca back in the game.
Felix Chidi rounded up the defender in the box and shot into the near post to give his side the lead.
Dudu, who had scored a brace in the last game, made sure that East Bengal would not sign off with a defeat as he headed in from Chullova's cross with quarter of an hour left to play.
Neroca FC finished as the runners up of the Hero I-League 2018 after playing a 1-1 draw against East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium on the final day on Thursday. Mohun Bagan drew against Gokulam Kerala ro finish third ahead of their Kolkata arch-rivals in goal difference.
Minerva Punjab FC won their title with a 1-0 against Churchill Brothers.
Felix Chidi (42') scored in the first half for the Manipur side but Dudu Omgabemi (73') equalised to give the Kolkata side a point. Neroca FC ended with 32 points while East Bengal remained 4th with 31 points.
In the first half, East Bengal were on the frontfoot and it was Dudu who earned the first real chance of the game in the 22nd minute.
However, East Bengal were not able to convert many good opportunitites. Dudu and Mahmoud Al Amna's shots were saved. Jobby Justin had an empty net to shoot at but blasted the ball over from four yards.
Pritam Singh's initiation into the game brought Neroca back in the game.
Felix Chidi rounded up the defender in the box and shot into the near post to give his side the lead.
Dudu, who had scored a brace in the last game, made sure that East Bengal would not sign off with a defeat as he headed in from Chullova's cross with quarter of an hour left to play.
Meanwhile, First-half goals from Aser Dipanda and Henry Kisekka meant that Mohun Bagan and Gokulam Kerala had to share the spoils as they ended their I-League season at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on Thursday.
The Kolkata giants started the game on the front foot and their dominant start was rewarded in the 26th minute. Cameron Watson's stinging shot from the edge of the box struck the crossbar and fell into the path of Aser Dipanda who nodded the ball into the net to open the scoring.
Gokulam Kerala, however, didn't remain behind for long as Henry Kisekka equalised just before the half-time whistle. Rana Gharami misjudged the flight of a long ball and slipped at the wrong time to allow Rashid to head the ball into the path of Kisekka who made no mistake from close-range.
| Pos |
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
+/- |
PTS |
| 1 |
Minerva Punjab |
18 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
+8 |
35 |
| 2 |
NEROCA FC |
18 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
+7 |
32 |
| 3 |
Mohun Bagan |
18 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
+14 |
31 |
| 4 |
East Bengal |
18 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
+13 |
31 |
| 5 |
Aizawl FC |
18 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
+3 |
24 |
| 6 |
Shillong Lajong |
18 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
-8 |
22 |
| 7 |
Gokulam FC |
18 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
-6 |
21 |
| 8 |
Chennai City FC |
18 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
-9 |
19 |
| 9 |
Churchill Brothers |
18 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
-11 |
17 |
| 10 |
Indian Arrows |
18 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
-11 |
15 |
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