Kalinga Super Cup: FC Goa set up semifinals date with Mohun Bagan

Put to test against a full-strength Kerala Blasters in the Super Cup quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon, an Indian-heavy Mohun Bagan Super Giant side came out with flying colours in Bhubaneswar.

The young side – in many ways the reserve team of the ISL double winners – put up a gritty display of football at Kalinga Stadium to carve out a 2-1 victory over the Blasters.

In doing so, they booked a place in the semis against FC Goa , who beat Punjab FC 2-1 with a stoppage-time winner from Mohammed Yasir.

Sahal Abdul Samad opened the scoring midway through the first half for the Mariners, while Suhail Ahmad Bhat doubled the lead early in the second.

Constant pressure from the Blasters bore fruit when MS Sreekuttan pulled one back four minutes in added time.

Despite a barrage of attacks made by the Blasters frontline, Bagan stood firm with Nuno Reis – the only foreigner on Bagan roster on Sunday – showing leadership quality on debut.