Mohun Bagan vs Downtown Heroes Highlights, Durand Cup 2024: Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant began their title defence with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Downtown Heroes FC in the opening game of the 133rd IndianOil Durand Cup, held at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharti Krirangan on Saturday (July 27).
Suhail Bhat scored the decisive goal for The Mariners in the game. Mohun Bagan Super Giant's Assistant Coach Bastab Roy fielded a starting eleven featuring a mix of first-team players and reserves, including new signing Tom Aldred, and regulars Asish Rai, Glan Martins, and Abhishek Suryavanshi.

Downtown Heroes FC's Head Coach Hilal Rasool Parray named his strongest lineup, with French defender Redah Atassi as captain and Liberian attacker Darius Snorton Perwood leading the forward line.
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The referee blows the final whistle with one last try from the DHFC but Suhail Bhatt's only goal remains to be the point of difference in the match and Mohun Bagan take away the three points.
90+7' Rana tries to get the ball with a long shot and gets close as but the ball flies slightly above the goalpost
90+6' Corner for DHFC taken quickly and also cleared quickly by the Mariners
90+4' the Mariners are lingering near the DHFC box as they try to put clever balls past their defenders but haven't still been able to
90+2' DHFC's Calvin receives the third yellow card of the match for his foul on Asish Rai on the right flank
90' Referee signals 8 additional minutes to be played. Mohun Bagan still seem to be hungry for another goal
88' (11) Ahteeb Ahmad Dar in for (10) Mohammad Asrar out for DHFC
86' another corner for DHFC with another good opportunity to score and they almost did but Dheeraj managed to get a grip of the ball soon
84' DHFC get another corner with a good ball in but it doesn't reach any of their players and the ball is cleared away
83' Dheeraj comes on as an injured Mariners GK Zahid is taken off
82' Another injury blow for the Mariners as Sumit Rathi is seemed to have been taken off on a stretcher. Sourabh comes in his place
80' Mariners GK Zahid seems to be in a lot of pain from the injury to his hand. Substitute gk Dheeraj is waiting on the sidelines to see if he needs to come in
78' Downtown Heroes' Darius runs inside the box while the Mariners GK seems to have injured his hand trying to stop Darius in the run.
76' Mohun Bagan look more confident with more attack coming in again from the right flank
74' Mohun Bagan are ready to defend at all cost to keep the lead with all players seem to be lining up in their own half
72' Mohun Bagan and the constant fighter in the opposition's box, Suhail finally have their moment as he takes the lead for the Mariners
70' Corner for Downtown Heroes and they miss it in the midst of flurry of players inside the box. They had a good chance to score but none of them could reach the ball to push it inside the net
69' Second yellow card of of the match goes to DHFC's Basit Bhat.
68' Taison is okay and doesn't wait to take another brilliant shot but DHFC defenders are ready to stop him
66' Taison seems to be lying injured. He may have pulled some muscle while he was taking the shot to score
64' Mohun Bagan try to move a clever ball ahead and Taison takes the shot to score but ball ends up at the DHFC GK's hands
62' Both teams keep losing the ball on their effort to move up the field
60' Downtown Heroes lost the ball possession at the Mariners' half and Mariners took the chance to get the ball ahead with Ravi taking the shot but the ball ending up at DHFC GK's hand
57' Playing like a force to reckon with for the Mariners Suhail gets his nth chance to score inside the opposition box but Mohun Bagan remain unlucky still
56' (19) Giglio in for (17) Shahmeer Tariq out for Downtown Heroes
55' Downtown Heroes are lingering near the Mariners' box since Suryabanshi lost the ball near the box. Nothing results from the dance but DHFC look dangerous
53' Darius tries to cut back inside the Mariners' box from the left hand side but could not connect well with Inam on the right side of the box
51' Mariners pressing but Downtown Heroes are doing well to keep them away from getting close to the goalpost
Aafreen for Downtown Heroes is taken off as Imad comes in
Mohun Bagan are entering the competition as the defending champions. They are also participating in this event, having won the Indian Super League Shield the previous season. They won that trophy under their previous coach Antonio Lopez Habas. Following the end of the season, they recruited Jose Francisco Molina as their new coach, and they hope to build on their last season's success.
This year's summer transfer window has seen the Mariners recruit famous foreign players such as Jamie Maclaren, Greg Stewart, Alberto Rodriguez, and Tom Aldred. The champions have a history of making slow and steady development at the start of the season, whilst the Downtown Heroes will be hoping for a standout performance
Srinagar's DHFC, now in its fourth year, brings a unique look into the game by focussing on developing new domestic talents. Despite their short history, they made their IndianOil Durand Cup debut last season and will compete again this year.