Mohun Bagan vs Dhaka Abahani Live Score, AFC Cup 2023-24: MBSG 3-1 DHA Full Time!
17' Mohun Bagan 1-0 Dhaka Abahani (Stewart Ezekiel scores)
37' Mohun Bagan 1-1 Dhaka Abahani (Jason Cummings scores)
HT Mohun Bagan 1-1 Dhaka Abahani
58' Mohun Bagan 2-1 Dhaka Abahani (Own goal by Milad Soleimani)
60' Mohun Bagan 3-1 Dhaka Abahani (Armando Sadiku scores)
FT Mohun Bagan 3-1 Dhaka Abahani

Two years back-to-back, same stage, same teams, same venue, and same result of 3-1! Mohun Bagan sends a clear signal that they want to get things done the way they did last season. This time, however, they won't like to go out in the semifinal stages!
Dhaka get a late chance to score as Stewart Ezekiel was nicely set up with a through ball in the box but he shot it off target on the volley! Mohun Bagan win 3-1 and are through to the group stgaes of the AFC Cup!
90+1' Abahani are not giving up easily as they remain persistent to attack. However, their moves are lacking clarity as they are relying on individual ability for things to click!
90' Rare attack by Dhaka Abahani as David Ifegwu gets inside the box and tries to hit the ball on the turn but it was way off target!
87' Manvir Singh makes a mazy run on the left flank and squared it to Kiyan, who shot it wide to the near post!
85' Ashique is fed into the box following a nice build by Mohun Bagan! The winger shoots with force but over the bar! Meanwhile two changes by Mohun Bagan as Kiyan Nassiri and Lalrinliana Hnamte replace Cummings and Ashish Rai
80' Dhaka are getting more confident with the ball as Sohel Rana ran into the box from left flank but fires off target!
77' A rare shot off target by Dhaka Abahani as a long ball was thrown into the box for Stewart Ezekiel with Vishal coming off his line! Stewart won the header but couldn't keep it on the target!
75' Glan Martins and Ashique Kuruniyan join play in place of Sahal and Liston! Thye rhythm of play has halted after multiple changes as no chances have been created since Bagan's third goal!
71' Manvir Singh is fouled while the Mohun Bagan substitute was tackled from behind by Milad Soleimani!
69' The goalscorer is being taken off for Manvir Singh as Mohun Bagan are now playing with three foreign players. Meanwhile, an indirect freekick opportunity for the hosts after Liston Colaco was fouled on the left flank!
67' Foysal Ahmed Fahim and Sohel Rana join play in place of Tripura and Muzaffarov.
65' Mohun Bagan continue be the favourite to score more goals as they are finding more gaps in Dhaka defense, who are surging ahead to help their side attack!
63' Dhaka Abahani are showing more intent in attack now with a spot in AFC Cup at stake! This time Muzaffarov fires off target from the edge of the box following an attack build up!
60' Mohun Bagan scores two goals in two minutes! This time Sadiku taps it in from close range after another attack from the left flank!
58' Mohun Bagan take lead! An own by Dhaka defender as he dived to clear a low cross into the box by Boumous, who was nicely played free inside the box by Cummings!
54' Sahal Abdul Samad spots Boumuos running free on the left flank as Dhaka were caught on the counter! Boumous decides to hold the ball and enter with the Dhaka defender not committing. He finally makes a cross but was cleared from the box!
52' Subhasish Bose fouls David Ifegwu on Dhaka's right flank as the Nigerian was running with the ball!
50' An audacious attempt by the Mohun Bagan right back as a loose ball fell to him 35 yards from the goal following a corner! Sahal had the first chance at that opportunity but failed to control the ball before Ashish shot it!
46' The second half begins as Sahal wins a throw-in after his intended pass to Cummings on the right flank was deflected for a corner! The resulting corner was taken by Boumous and was calmly collected by Dhaka goalkeeper as the ball curled towards him for an easy save
Players are back on the pitch for the second half as the action will begin soon!
Dhaka, on the other hand, are conscious with their formation as they are playing a narrow 4-4-2 formation with the four midfielder playing closer to the backline! That has allowed them to cut attacks from the middle but isolated from the two forwards up front, who often don't get the ball to counter attack enough. However, they have used their physicality in the set pieces to remain a threat in the game
Mohun Bagan have been the dominant side in the first half with attacks coming from all three fronts. Defensive midfielder Hector Yuste is dropping deep to join the two centre-backs, allowing Ashish Rai and Subhasish Bose to overlap comfortably. However, the fullbacks haven't made many good crosses into the box with the likes of Jason Cummings and Sadikou waiting.
The first half ends with Dhaka keeping pressure on Mohun Bagan from another dead-ball situation but Bagan evaded any further danger before the referee blew the half time whistle!
45+2' The resulting freekick was met with David's header and went passed Vishal to hit the post. Vishal made a desperate attempt to get back to the ball but couldn't before post came to his rescue!
45+1' The play is halted at the moment as David Ifegwu was injured by a Mohun Bagan player. Dhaka are going to take a long freekick into the box
43' Brilliant attack by Bagan as captain Subhasish Bose made an overlapping run on the left and send in a nice cross to Cummings, who placed it to the far post but missed the target by an inch!
41' The midfielder runs into the box from the left flank and goes for a shot right after entering the box but Dhaka right back was ready to block it!
37' Jason Cummings buries the ball into right top corner to equalise for Mohun Bagan!
35' Liston Colaco is fouled inside the box by Tripura following a good cross into the box by Ashish Rai to Boumous, who hit it straight at the keeper!
Mohun Bagan will be aiming to confirm their AFC Cup 2023-24 participation as they take on Dhaka Abahani in the second and final preliminary stages at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan, aka Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday (August 22).
Mohun Bagan Super Giants faced Dhaka Abahani at the same stage last year and at the same venue as the Kolkata Giants triumph 3-1. The side eventually made the inter-zone semifinals after topping the group stages.
Mohun Bagan are considered overwhelming favourites for this game too as they defeated Nepal's Machhindra FC 3-1 in the opening preliminary stage match with centre-back Anwar Ali scoring a brace. Their new foreign striker Jason Cummings found the back of the net as well.
Mohun Bagan earlier qualified for the AFC Cup 2023-24 play-offs after winning the Indian Super League last season. They then defeated ISL shield winners Hyderabad in the playoffs following a long season that ended with AIFF Super Cup's swansong.
The reigning Indian Super League champions started their new season under coach Juan Ferrando and have also reached the knockout stages of the ongoing Durand Cup 2023 despite finishing runners-up to arch-rivals East Bengal in Group A.
Mohun Bagan's under-preparation was exposed during the Durand Cup as Mohun Bagan lost a derby match to East Bengal for the first time in four years. The side looked more convincing with their youth setup when junior coach Baastab Roy was asked to take charge for the opening match of the tournament.
Mohun Bagan won the game 5-0 with the likes of Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Kiyan Nassiri Giri, along with man-of-the-match Liston Colaco making their presence felt.