Welcome to the Live Blog of the Durand Cup Quarterfinal match between NorthEast United FC and Bodoland FC. The fixture will take place at the Sports Authority India Stadium (SAI) in Kokrajhar and the match kicks off at 7:00 PM IST.
Alaeddine Ajaraie gave the Highlanders an early lead in the match and put NorthEast United on the scoresheet. Bodoland FC made a defensive mistake that gave NorthEast United the lead in the match.
It has been 15 minutes of gruesome back-and-forth action of football, but neither team came close to scoring.
The match gets underway at the Sports Authority of India Stadium in Kokrajhar, Assam.
Here's the playing XI of both the teams.
The match will kick off at 7:00 PM IST and shall be live streamed on Sony LIV App in India. The telecast of the same will be in Sony TEN 2 and Sony TEN 2 HD TV channels.
The oldest football tournament in Asia and one of the oldest in the world, Durand Cup 2025, has reached its business end of the tournament. The match between NorthEast United FC and Bodoland FC is set to be one of the most exciting clashes as the latter have reached the quarter-finals for the first time in history.
NorthEast United FC had won the Durand Cup last year by defeating a strong Mohun Bagan Super Giants' outfit. Even before facing the Rangdajied United FC in their final group-stage match, the Highlanders had sealed their spot in the quarter-finals. However, NorthEast United FC's confidence could have slightly dented as Rangdajied United FC held them to a thrilling 2-2 draw. They should still be favourites for the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Bodoland FC capped off a dream group-stage campaign as they blanked ITBP FT 4-0 on August 12, Tuesday, thereby sealing a historic quarter-final place. In the process, Bodoland also topped the Group D. With NorthEast United overwhelming favourites to win the clash, Bodoland FC will need to bring their A-game but will likely have nothing to lose. But the crowd at Kokrajhar should be heavily behind Bodoland FC's players.
Mohun Bagan FC, NorthEast United FC, Jamshedpur FC, Diamond Harbour FC, Indian Navy FT, Bodoland FC, Shillong Lajong FC and East Bengal FC have made it to the quarter-finals.
