Bibhash Lodh, BS News Agency: That day, starting from the media, Mohun Bagan fans were putting Mohun Bagan ahead!!! In their words, East Bengal will lose, but the big thing is how many goals they lose by!!!!!
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On March 22, 2000, the return derby match of the National Football League.....Mohan Bagan defeated East Bengal in the first leg with the only goal scored by James Singh.......
Since they had already become the league champions, the fans of Titambu Bagan, inspired by the love of the club and confident, gathered in droves in the gallery of Yuva Bharati.....The intention was to defeat East Bengal in the last match and enjoy the celebration of becoming the champion in front of the red and yellow fans...... God was smiling softly on this unreal dream of the Baganians.....
Since a few days before the derby, the pride of the Mohan Baganians had excited the East Bengal footballers....
As soon as they started to prove themselves, the red and yellow warriors started attacking Mohan Bagan.....they started tearing the Bagan apart....
Igor....Stephen..Barreto and the country East Bengal defeated the formidable Mohun Bagan team with famous Indian players and washed Mohun Bagan red and yellow by winning 3-1.
Yes, Mohun Bagan won the league title that year, but in the return derby match, East Bengal played a boy with the favorite Mohun Bagan..... They ruined the joy of winning the league by defeating them in the derby... Mohun Bagan fans returned home with a smile on their faces like raisins...
⚽ East Bengal took the lead in the 19th minute with Jackson's goal...
The red and yellow gallery burst into joy at the goal, but that joy was short-lived because in the 22nd minute, Barretto equalized the goal and brought Bagan back to the lead.....
This goal changed East Bengal.......
Red and yellow poured pure ghee into the fire......
In that fire Mohun Bagan started to burn......
Then the gallery saw the antics of a 5 feet 7 inches tall side back.... The garden defense was disoriented.... The garden's middle ground became "Gha" with a ghetto.....
The side back named Falguni Dutta had driven a bulldozer over a garden that day...
The audience does not know if any side back has ever lapped over so many times in a match like a derby.....
That day Falguni scored two goals in a row in the 26th and 78th minutes to give East Bengal a 3-1 victory....
Which is a record because many side backs wearing red and yellow jerseys have scored goals before, but this is the first time a side back has scored two goals in a derby match.....
As soon as the game ended, the maroon and green gallery erupted in anger.... 🔥 🔥
Falls down from the gallery There is a paper boat of Sadher Kagoj..... Out of anger, sadness, and frustration, they set fire to their own team flag 🔥 🔥..... (Proof picture provided)
Far from celebrating after defeating their arch-rival team, that day, the Maroon Green supporters burned the sailboat they had brought with them in the bravery, burned their flag, bowed their heads and left the stadium abusing the coach and players....
On the other hand, the celebration continued for some time even after the game ended in the red and yellow gallery..... The players' names kept being shouted repeatedly..... In the end, everyone returned home with a sense of satisfaction....
That day, the East Bengal footballers proved themselves and kept the standards of the red and yellow supporters...... The audience got proof of how terrible East Bengal can be when they get a blow!!!!