East Bengal win against Mohun Bagan, goalkeeper steals the show Achi-News

Prasoon Biswas, Barakpur: As Suhail Bhatt’s penalty shot was saved by diving to his left, the excitement in the red-and-yellow gallery grew. By then Suhail was lying in despair. Stengan celebrated in the previous derby. On this day, this Kashmiri footballer from Mohun Bagan was drowned in despair. On the other hand, East Bengal goalkeeper Gaurav Sau became a hero by saving a penalty.

His rise is a bit of a surprise. If Ranit Sarkar, the first goalkeeper of the East Bengal youth team, had not scored five goals in the last derby, he might not have had a hope of glory in this game. He was on trial for so long. Ranit’s five-goal haul clears his way into the starting XI. He used that opportunity to become a hero. On this day, Gauav not only saved the penalty, but also confidently saved two Mohun Bagan attacks.

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At the end of the game, it can be seen that the red-yellow coach, the owners hugged Gaurav. Haripal’s son Gauav played for Port Trust in the Kolkata League last season. After wearing the jersey of the big team, he was swept away by the love of the fans after playing the first game. Father works as a security guard. “That’s how I want to continue,” says Gaurav, who grew up idolizing Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and Manuel Noyer. The Uttarpara Netaji Brigade student was confident in saving the penalty. “When the shot hit, I was confident,” he said. East Bengal coach Bino George does not want to accept the revenge match even if he wins. He said, “Since I lost the previous game, I needed to win this game.”

Incidentally, Mohun Bagan won 5-1 in the Reliance Foundation Development League derby on March 18. Exactly six days later, East Bengal won the derby 2-0 in the first match of the zonal championship of that tournament. At the end of the game, not only Badlai, the same way Suhail Bhatt did the Steingun celebration in the previous derby, Amon CK, Mohammad Roshal celebrated in the Steingun celebration. However, after the match, goal scorer Sion Banerjee said, “The celebration should not have been done for the Mohun Bagan crowd after scoring a goal.” However, after saving Suhail’s penalty on this day, Gaurav became a jewel in the eyes of Lahalud fans.

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