2025 Super Cup: Semi-Finalists Confirmed for Kalinga Super Cup
by Devesh Jaganath | by Cydias Aujard
MBSG, FC Goa Set to Collide in Super Cup Semi-Final
Mohun Bagan kept their domestic treble hopes alive over the weekend, as they saw off Kerala Blasters 2-1 in the first quarter-final of the competition on Saturday, despite sending out a much younger team compared to the one that won the league Shield and Cup this year.
MBSG took the lead in the match midway through the first half, thanks to an opening goal by Sahal Samad, while 20-year-old Suhail Bhat doubled the team’s advantage just five minutes into the second period.
The Blasters made it uncomfortable for the Mariners late in the day, with Sreekuttan MS pulling one back for his side off a Jesus Jimenez assist, but the league champions held firm over the dying moments to book their place in the Super Cup semi-final for the first time in the club’s history.
Later the same day, FC Goa faced Punjab FC in one of the most thrilling matches of the competition to date, coming from a goal behind to score twice in stoppage time to keep their hopes of winning silverware intact.
Ezequiel Vidal put Punjab ahead in the 57th minute, but veteran midfielder Borja Herrera levelled proceedings in the first minute of added time before Mohammed Yasir netted the winner in the 93rd minute to put the Gaurs into the final four.
Mohun Bagan and FC Goa finished first and second, respectively, in the ISL regular season, and you can stay up to the minute with all the action from this blockbuster matchup using our Indian Super Cup livescore tool.
Mumbai City, Jamshedpur Looking to Upset the Odds
On Sunday, we saw the final I-League outfit in the competition, Inter Kashi, take on Mumbai City. The Warriors of Kashi were the surprise package of the round of 16, as they eliminated Suniel Chhetri’s Bengaluru FC in an intense penalty shootout.
However, they were unable to repeat the feat over the weekend against Mumbai City. The Islanders were outperformed in almost every statistical category, including having just 37% possession in the match, but they got the job done courtesy of a Lallianzuala Chhangte strike in the 71st minute.
Meeting Mumbai in the semi-final are Jamshedpur, who overcame fellow ISL foes NorthEast United in the last quarter-final match on Sunday. These two sides ended level on points during the ISL season, and unsurprisingly, it proved to be a very even contest.
At regulation time, there was nothing to separate these two on the scoreboard at 0-0, but after seven penalties apiece, Jamshedpur came out as the winners 5-4. It was another feather in the cap for the Men of Steel, having also knocked NorthEast out of the ISL Cup last month.
Both semi-finals of the 2025 Indian Super Cup will be played on April 30 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, and our football predictions for those matches will be available ahead of kickoff, so be sure to check them out!
