Of the 16 times the Big Two have clashed in the National Football League (NFL), East Bengal won 8 matches, Mohun Bagan 4, while 4 were drawn. Following is the list of Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal NFL encounters:
q Jan. 6, 1998 ? Mohun Bagan 2 (Chima Okerie, Dipendu Biswas) bt East Bengal 1 (Felix)
q March 4,1998 ? Mohun Bagan 0 drew East Bengal 0
q March 2, 1999 ? Mohun Bagan 1 (Jo Paul Ancheri) bt East Bengal 1 (Saroj Das)
q March 10, 1999 ? East Bengal 2 (Dipendu, Chapman) bt Mohun Bagan 0
q Jan. 3, 2000 ? Mohun Bagan 1 (James Singh) bt East Bengal 0
q March 22, 2000 ? East Bengal 3 (Jackson Egygpong, Falguni Dutta 2) bt Mohun Bagan 1 (Jose Ramirez Barreto)
q Feb. 17, 2001 ? East Bengal 1 (Omoloja Olalekan) bt Mohun Bagan 0
q April 10, 2001 ? East Bengal 0 drew Mohun Bagan 0
q Dec. 16, 2001 ? Mohun Bagan 1 (Barreto) bt East Bengal 0
q March 11, 2002 ? Mohun Bagan 1 (Barreto) bt East Bengal 0
q Dec. 8, 2002 ? East Bengal 2 (Subhashis Roy Chowdhury, Alvito D’Cunha) bt Mohun Bagan 0
q Feb. 25, 2003 ? East Bengal 2 (Alvito, Mike Okoro) bt Mohun Bagan 1 (Barreto)
q Jan. 22, 2004 ? East Bengal 2 (Dipankar Roy, Okoro) bt Mohun Bagan 1 (Ashim Biswas)
q April 25, 2004 ? East Bengal 2 (Bhaichung Bhutia, Cristiano Junior) bt Mohun Bagan 1 (Ashim)
q Jan. 12, 2005 ? East Bengal 0 drew Mohun Bagan 0
q April 24, 2005 ? East Bengal 1 (Syed Rahim Nabi) bt Mohun Bagan 0
SIDELIGHTS
q The Big Two will be facing each other in the NFL for the fifth time on a Sunday. Mohun Bagan won the maiden Sunday clash, East Bengal the next three
q Dipendu Biswas is the only player to have scored for both teams in the NFL
q Jose Ramirez Barreto has netted the maximum number of goals (4) in the NFL for either side
Compiled by Hari Prasad Chattopadhyay
