Baichung sinks Mohammedan

A brace by Baichung Bhutia helped Mohun Bagan come from a goal down and eliminate Mohammedan Sporting Club of Dhaka from the 113th IFA Shield with a 3-1 win in the final group match yesterday.
The match at Barasat looked set to go into the break scoreless but it suddenly became alive when midfielder Enamul Haque Sharif put the Bangladesh professional league champions ahead after 42 minutes.
The celebration was very short lived as star striker Baichung levelled two minutes later. The Indian international then fired the Kolkata heavyweights ahead in the first minute of the stoppage time.
After two scoreless draws, Mohammedan needed to win in a bid to reach the semifinals but could not find their second goal of the competition.
It was Isfaq Ahmed who sealed Bagan's victory in the 83rd minute. Group A runners-ups Bagan will take on South Africa's Santos FC in one of the semifinals.
Churchill Brothers of Goa, meanwhile, emerged Group A champions after their 2-0 win over Kolkata Mohammedan with Kalu Ogba and Jaison Vales scoring in the second half for the I-League runners-ups at Barasat also yesterday.
Churchill, who play Mahindra United in the semifinals, had beaten Mohun Bagan 1-0 in the tournament opener.
It was a sad day for Kolkata giants East Bengal missed out when they finished bottom of the three-team Group B following a 1-1 draw with Santos at Howrah.
Unbeaten Santos won the group with four points and Mahindra runners-ups with three points that came from their 2-0 victory against East Bengal.