KOLKATA: As referee Venkatesh R blew the final whistle, the entire Mohun Bagan SG bench huddled around Antonio Lopez Habas, hugging and exchanging high fives with him. In the middle of the Salt Lake Stadium, Manvir Singh, Liston Colaco, Dimitri Petratos and others began dancing and jumping in joy.
It was party time for Mohun Bagan, the new winners of the Indian Super League’s coveted Shield. It was their tryst with history. They won the championship last season but their trophy cabinet was missing the ISL Shield — still considered the real big prize after the end of a home-and-away league.
