Churchill Brothers on Thursday successfully retained the IFA Shield beating local favorites Mohun Bagan 2-1 in the final played at Yuva Bharati Kirangan, Salt Lake. Mohun Bagan thus lost the chance to mark the centenary year on a high note by losing the shield in 2011. They won the IFA Shield in 1911, the first by any Indian club.
Though it was Bagan who drew the first blood in the 37th minute through Chidi Edeh, the Goan sides regroup strongly in the second half with Captain Odafa Okolie leading from the front and scoring the equalizer in the 49th minute. In the 66th minute, a long ranger from the Manipuri winger Charan Rai found the back of Bagan’s net to seal their faith.
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