Mohun Bagan vs Punjab FC Match Report & Highlights | Durand Cup 2024

3:30 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the Mohun Bagan vs Punjab FC match in the Durand Cup 2024. The kick-off is just 30 minutes away! I am your host Nayantara and will keep you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

Durand Cup 2024: Mohun Bagan vs Punjab FC – Build-up

Mohun Bagan are set to face Indian Super League (ISL) side Punjab FC in the 2024 Durand Cup quarter-final clash at the JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur, on Friday (August 23). The Mariners are determined to flex their ambitions of retaining the Durand Cup title but need to produce their most efficient performance yet to move into the semi-finals.

The Mariners have had a solid start to the Jose Molina era and proved their quality with a 6-0 thrashing of the Indian Air Forces team in the group stages. But they’ll now face their toughest task yet in facing an unpredictable and in-form Punjab FC side. It’s the ideal occasion for Molina to try out his system and prove that his side can play exciting, attacking football against top-tier teams too.

Mohun Bagan will look to be at their ruthless best to outwit the Punjab FC side and hope their star-studded team can make a statement of intent to clinch the Durand Cup. A big victory can help the Mariners maintain their impressive momentum to go all the way in the Durand Cup. A loss, however, can raise questions on Molina’s team quality against a formidable opposition.

Punjab FC had a very impressive Durand Cup group stage and went unbeaten, being barely held to a draw by Kerala Blasters. Panagoitis Dilberis appears to have implemented his tactics perfectly in his squad, making them play some thrilling, incisive attacking football. He’s made Punjab FC into a fearless unit that doesn’t back down in the face of adversity and will now look to prove how good they are against the ISL heavyweights.

A win for Punjab FC can be the biggest proof that Dilberis’ system and tactics are working perfectly. A loss after their dominant group stages will sting and can cause queries on whether Punjab FC needs to play in an alternative manner on big occasions.

Jason Cummings is hungry to prove himself as the best striker in Indian football this season and knows that he’ll need to come up big in major matches to do so. Hence he’ll probably be extra motivated to steal the show against Punjab FC. Cummings performed well in Mohun Bagan’s win over Indian Air Force, scoring a great goal and linking up well with his teammates.

The Australian forward will look to torment the Punjab backline with his clever movement and link-up play can destabilize their shape. But his biggest objective will be to get the ball in key spaces in the final third and use his clinical finishing skills to score more goals in the Durand Cup.

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