The Kolkata giants failed to capture a record 17th title as the Kozhikode-based won Asia's oldest football tournament...
Ten-man Gokulam Kerala defeated Mohun Bagan 2-1 to emerge champions of the 2019 Durand Cup in the final, played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Saturday.
Marcus Joseph (45+1' Pen & 52') scored twice to hand the famous old trophy while Mohun Bagan got a consolation goal through Salva Chamorro (64').
Antonio Vicuna made two changes in the Mohun Bagan starting XI which defeated Real Kashmir in the semifinal. Last match's hero VP Suhair replaced Alexander Jesuraj Romario upfront and Debjit Majumder replaced Sankar Roy at the goal.