# Mohun Bagan face Jamshedpur in Durand Cup quarterfinal 2026-08-16T13:10:53+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Mohun Bagan SG will play Jamshedpur FC in the third quarterfinal of the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Monday. Sportstar reports that Mohun Bagan won all three of its Group A matches without conceding a goal. Jamshedpur finished second in Group C with six points and advanced as one of the two best second-placed teams, with a goal difference of +10. In attack for Mohun Bagan, Manvir and Sahal Abdul Samad have scored four goals each in the tournament. Jamshedpur's Raynier Fernandes has been the most consistent source of goals, while the 17-year-old Lawmsangzuala has three goals after a hat-trick against Indian Air Force. The two sides have never met before in the Durand Cup. Later on Monday, Shillong Lajong FC will face defending champion NorthEast United FC in the fourth quarterfinal in Shillong. Sportstar says Lajong topped Group E with two wins and a draw, while NorthEast United was perfect in Group F, winning all three matches. NorthEast United's Alaaeddine Ajaraie leads the tournament scoring charts with six goals. Lajong's Everbrightson Sana is suspended after accumulating two yellow cards. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com - sports.ndtv.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T16:12:03+00:00. Tags: Durand Cup, Jamshedpur FC, Mohun Bagan SG, NorthEast United, Shillong Lajong Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/durand-cup-quarterfinal-mohun-bagan-face-jamshedpur-shillong-take-on-northeast-united/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/durand-cup-quarterfinal-mohun-bagan-face-jamshedpur-shillong-take-on-northeast-united/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/