Mohun Bagan Super Giant 2 (3) [Jason Cummings 51’ p, Lalengmawia Ralte 90+4’]
defeated
Jamshedpur FC 0 (2)

KOLKATA: Mohun Bagan SG booked their slot in the third consecutive Indian Super League Final, after defeating Jamshedpur FC 3-2 on aggregate at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, on Monday, April 7, 2025. The Green and Maroons won 2-0 on the night, after losing 1-2 in the away leg in Jamshedpur last week.

They will face Bengaluru FC in the ISL 2024-25 Final on April 12, 2025, at the VYBK. A Jasong Cummings penalty (51’) and a Lalengmawia ‘Apuia’ Ralte (90+4’) stunner took Mohun Bagan into the final. Displaying positive intent from the start, Liston Colaco stretched the Jamshedpur FC defence on the right flank before hurling in a powerful cross inside the 18-yard box in the 16th minute. The ball was cleared but Jason Cummings pounced on the same at the edge of the penalty area and unleashed an effort that landed high above the target.

Colaco and Cummings joined hands again after the half-hour mark, with the former distributing the ball to the centre from right. The striker played the ball to the left flank and a quick string of passes saw Asish Rai make a headed delivery precisely in Cummings’ path. The forward could not sort his feet in time though, eventually making a feeble effort that was saved in the middle of the goal by Albino Gomes.

Cummings, who was a lively presence in the attacking third throughout the match, finally found his moment of reckoning in the 51st minute, when he converted a spot-kick with impeccable ease. Pronay Halder's handball handed MBSG an opportunity to find the breakthrough and Cummins used his left foot to drill the ball into the bottom right corner without breaking sweat, thus bringing the aggregate level to 2-2.

Colaco’s corner in the 79th minute was meant to find Alberto Rodriguez inside the box, but a diligently organised Jamshedpur FC backline ensured that the ball did not reach the defender. Instead, Cummings latched upon the loose delivery on the right side of the box, but got into an imbalanced position fronting a crowded opposition. He tried his luck at dispatching the ball into the top-left corner but it veered away from the crossbar.

Eventually, it required the star Indian midfield duo of Anirudh Thapa and Lalengmawia Ralte to interlink and find the goal that sent MBSG into the summit clash. Thapa’s pass deep into the added time of the second half met the latter outside the box, and instead of furthering any build-up play, the former Mumbai City FC star backed his instincts to go for an ambitious shot from distance that bulged the net at the top-right corner, gaining the home side an opportunity at winning the ISL Cup on Saturday.