Calcutta Football League : Fans riot as Mohun Bagan threatens to pull out following controversial decisions

In what seems to be a rash decision from the Mohun Bagan management, they have decided to pull out of the Calcutta Football League unless the IFA allows a replay of the Mohun Bagan and Tollygongue game. Mohun Bagan were playing Tollygunge in the Calcutta Football League, when a goal at the dying minutes was disallowed for offside as the green and maroon brigade were chasing a goal to win the game.

The game from the beginning had followed a predictable pattern, with Mohun Bagan having the bulk of possession. Local boy Prabir Das opened the score for Mohun Bagan in the 26th minute the home team soon seemed to have taken their foot off the pedal. They were cruising till the 85th minute when Alfred punished the home team for some sloppy play as he finished excellently into the top-corner.

After that, things became real frantic. Mohun Bagan, understandably, trailing the defending champions and arch rivals East Bengal by 2 points were desperate for the three points, made a real go of things. Incidentally, after the fourth official signalled for four extra minutes, Azharuddin seemed to have got the winner, but belatedly the referee's assistant's flag went up which led to the whole Mohun Bagan team running towards the referee and protesting with aplomb.

Prabir Das led the home team into protests and soon things got out of hand, as the Mohun Bagan fans at the stadium joined in. They streamed into the ground, rioting at what the felt was the third disallowed goal of the game. The police had to be deployed to control the crowd from getting to the referee and the opposition.

Mohun Bagan, who started the CFL a bit half-heartedly, only playing their youngsters have since signed Bidemi and Amiri to strengthen the squad after a succession of good results. The club officials who were at the ground, visibly dismayed and disgruntled arrived at the decision as the police tried to maintain peace at the ground.