Durand Cup: NE United retain crown with 6-1 win
Kolkata, Aug. 24 -- NorthEast United retained the Durand Cup routing debutants Diamond Harbour FC 6-1, the margin buttressed by three goals coming after 81 minutes at the Salt Lake stadium here on Saturday.
India's only team representing seven states had a hand on the 134th edition of Asia's oldest tournament with goals from Asheer Akhtar (30th) and Parthib Gogoi (45+1). Thoi Singh's strike in the 50th doused hopes of a comeback and though Luka Majcen pulled one back in the 68th it was drowned in the deluge that followed from Jairo Samperio (82nd), Andre Rodriguez (86th) and Alaaeddine Ajaraie's penalty in 90+3. The winners got Rs.1.21 crore, Diamond Harbour Rs.60 lakh.
With eight goals in this edition taking his tally to 40 goals in 40 mat...
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