Oliver Kahn fans cheer him on at the Bayern Munich-Mohun Bagan match at Yuva Bharati Krirangan. Picture by Pabitra Das

Khan to Kahn, Eden to Salt Lake, T20 to football — trust Calcutta to make the switch effortlessly.

Over a lakh watched Oliver Kahn play his farewell match for Bayern Munich against Mohun Bagan on Tuesday. The IPL hangover was, however, still there. Some in the audience were wearing Knight Riders jerseys and Bangla band Phoenix performed during the break, a la Shah Rukh Khan’s pre-match IPL shows.

Nobody expected the home team to win; so everyone — homemakers, executives, students, teachers and retired people — went back happy. Metro spoke to some of them...

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Name: Purbita Mukherjee

Age: 35

Occupation: Teacher

Cricket craze: Did not visit Eden for the IPL matches, but caught them all on TV.

Football fondness: Keeps track of international matches, but first visit to a football ground.

Turn-up trigger: “I had heard so much about Oliver Kahn… Wanted to see him in action one last time.”

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Name: Rabin Saha

Age: 65

Occupation: Retired

Cricket craze: An Eden Test and ODI veteran. Tracked IPL on TV, but was not quite hooked to it.

Football fondness: Has watched many football matches at Yuva Bharati Krirangan.

Turn-up trigger: “The day I read that Kahn was coming to Calcutta, I decided to be in the stadium.”

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Name: Shilpatri Acharya

Age: 16

Occupation: Student

Cricket craze: T20 convert. Went to watch KKR match against Kings XI Punjab.

Football fondness: Was in the stands for the first time.

Turn-up trigger: “T20 attracted me to sports celebrities. I didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to see Kahn.”

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Name: Gopa Auddy

Age: 51

Occupation: Homemaker

Cricket craze: Cricket has always been her favourite sport; T20 made her an addict. Went to see the KKR match against Kings XI Punjab.

Football fondness: Have always tracked international football on TV, but only second visit to Yuva Bharati Krirangan.

Turn-up trigger: “I love football and am a huge supporter of Mohun Bagan. But I came here because it was Kahn’s last match.”

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Name: Sayantani Gupta

Age: 44

Occupation: Civil service

Cricket craze: Not interested in cricket but the hype around T20 has made her curious.

Football fondness:Has watched a Premier League match at Wembley.

Turn-up trigger: “Wanted to watch Kahn play and see how the local team fares against an international one.”

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Name: Badal Das

Age: 35

Occupation: Business

Cricket craze: Don’t like it.

Football fondness: Doesn’t miss a single Mohun Bagan match played in Calcutta. Went to Ludhiana last year to watch Federation Cup.

Turn-up trigger: “Mohun Bagan was playing against an international team… I came to the ground with the hope that my team would perform a miracle and beat Bayern.”