Mohun Bagan beats Jamshedpur to book ISL final spot against Bengaluru

Mohun Bagan Super Giant pulled off a thrilling last-minute victory over Jamshedpur FC in a tense second-leg semi-final clash in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Monday. The spectacular turnaround was made possible due to two goals, both scored in the second half. Jason Cummings scored a penalty in the 55th minute to tie things up on aggregate, after which Lalengmawia Ralte put his side in front in the final moments of injury time.
Mohun Bagan went in to the game trailing 1-2 on aggregate, owing to an impressive showing The Men of Steel at home in the first leg. However, like all two-legged semi-finals, the game between MBSG and JFC on Monday too had its own set of surprises and developments. As expected, Mohun Bagan got to business from kick-0ff, pitting the visitors back in to their own penalty area for the majority of the game.
The Mohun Bagan attack, led Jamie MacLaren and Jason Cummings unleashed shot after shot at the opposition goal, with Albino Gomes and his defence scuttling to make saves and goal-line clearances. The first breakthrough came from an unexpected refereeing decision, as the match official pointed to the penalty spot for handball after a corner and showed Jamshedpur captain Javi Hernandez a yellow card for protesting his decision.
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Cummings sent JFC keeper Gomes the wrong way as his penalty found the net in the bottom right corner. The minutes that followed saw Jamshedpur put men on the line of fire, denying the hosts any chance of wrapping things up in normal time.
However, with less than two minutes to go till the final whle, Mohun Bagan’s No.45 picked up the ball outside the penalty area, and with a shot worthy of winning any game, curled the ball past Gomes into the top right corner.
Following the game, Mohun Bagan boss Jose Molina said, “The players believed in me and stuck to the plan until the last moment”. The 54-year-old has now made two ISL finals in just two seasons in the highest division of Indian football (in 2016 with Atletico de Kolkata and now with Mohun Bagan in 2024/25). In the opposition camp, Khalid Jamil came tremendously close to being the first Indian coach to lead his side to an ISL final. As the only Indian manager to take his team to the playoffs this season, the manager and his resolute side are one of the biggest stories of this season’s ISL.
The final showdown is set to be played on the 12th of April at 7:30 PM as Mohun Bagan hosts Bengaluru FC at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.