First blood
However, it was the Boys in Orange who drew first blood just four minutes later, as Nemil found himself in the thick of things once again.
The young midfielder got the ball outside the box and looked up to see Mohammedan keeper Shankar Roy's positioning before curling it into the top-left corner, leaving the keeper and the rest of his teammates speechless.
Equaliser
The Black Panthers had to wait until the second half to find an equaliser when in the 49th minute 29-year-old Manipur forward Pritam Singh drew parity off a delightful cross from winger Sheikh Faiaz.
Egged on by a boisterous home support, Mohammedan brought in midfielder Faslu Rahman in the 78th minute of the game, and the 27-year-old gave headed the ball into the net and gave the Kolkata outfit the lead just six minutes later.
Comfort goal
Rahman was also instrumental in the third and final goal as he assisted skipper Marcus Joseph in the third minute of stoppage time as he sealed the deal and got the comfort goal.
Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the tournament, which is Asia's oldest and the third largest in the world.
CM inaugurates
Next up in Durand Cup 2022 for the Boys in Orange is a clash against the Indian Air Force at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan on Friday (August 19).
Meanwhile, Mohammedan locks horns with Jamshedpur FC two days later at the same venue.