2012 Nehru Cup Final

The 2012 Nehru Cup Final was a match that took place on 2 September 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, India between India and Cameroon. India won the match in the penalty shoot out 5-4 after the match ended 2–2 after 120 minutes. India became the winner for the third successive time.[1]

2012 Nehru Cup Final
Event2012 Nehru Cup
India Cameroon
2 2
Penalty shoot out 5-4
Date2 September 2012
VenueJawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
Attendance30,000

The teams during the tournament

India entered the tournament as reigning champions after winning the 2009 Nehru Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium.[2] However they also came into the tournament following an all defeat performance at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup but they also came into the tournament with an added optimism as India got a new head coach in Dutchman Wim Koevermans.[3]

Cameroon on the other hand came in with an all-domestic line-up which meant regular players who play abroad like Alex Song would not play in the tournament. Also current head coach of Cameroon, Denis Lavagne, would not be attending the tournament, leaving assistant coach, Emmanuel Bosso to become temporary head coach for the Nehru Cup.[4]

India opened the tournament with a victory against Syria by beating them 2–1.[5] They followed that victory up with a 3–1 victory over Maldives on 25 August.[6] India then followed that match with a draw against Nepal on 28 August.[7] India finished the group stage campaign with a loss against Cameroon in a match that did not matter as both teams were already through to the Final.[8]

Cameroon opened their Nehru Cup campaign on 24 August playing out a draw against Syria 2–2.[9] Cameroon then went back on track to the final by defeating Nepal 5–0[10] continuing their good form against Maldives by defeating them 3–1.[11] Cameroon then finished their group stage with a victory over India 1-0.[8]

Matches

India
22 August 2012 India 2 – 1  Syria Delhi
Chhetri  45+2'
Pereira  82'		 Report Al Shbli  89' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
25 August 2012 India 3 – 0  Maldives Delhi
Chhetri  45+2' (70)
Nabi  54'		 Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
28 August 2012 India 0 – 0    Nepal Delhi
Report Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
31 August 2012 India 0 – 1  Cameroon Delhi
Report Bite  2' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Cameroon
24 August 2012 Syria  2 – 2 Cameroon Delhi
Al Shbli  42'
Oday Jafal  80'		 Report Mpondo  17'
Ebanga  55'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
26 August 2012 Nepal    0 – 5 Cameroon Delhi
Report Kolony  12', 60'
Ebanga  41', 65'
Momasso  76'		 Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
29 August 2012 Cameroon 3 – 1  Maldives Delhi
Mpondo  12', 39'
Ebanga  50' (pen.)		 Report Ghani  26' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
31 August 2012 India  0 – 1 Cameroon Delhi
Report Bite  2' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Match
India 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
G. Singh  19'
Chhetri  78'		 Report Thierry Makon Nloga  29'
Mpondo  54'
Penalties
R. Singh
Chhetri
Franco
Hossain
Miranda 		5–4 Tambe
Baba
Bebey
Mpondo
Thierry Makon Nloga
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vladislav Tseytlin (Uzbekistan)
India
Cameroon
GK1Subrata Pal
RB4Nirmal Chettri 43' 90+3'
CB19Gouramangi Singh
CB3Raju Gaikwad
LB22Syed Rahim Nabi
RW8Sanju Pradhan 63'
RM20Mehtab Hossain
CM6Lenny Rodrigues 49'
LM15Clifford Miranda
LW26Francis Fernandes
CF11Sunil Chhetri (c)
Substitutions:
DF12Denzil Franco 90+3'
FW23Robin Singh 89' 63'
Manager:
Wim Koevermans
GK16Lawrence Ngome Ngoe 25'
RB14Jean-Patrick Abouna
CB15Stéphane Meyoupo
CB12Paul Rolland Bebey Kingué 44'
LB2Joseph Julien Momasso
RM17Stéphane Kingue Mpondo
CM13Thierry Makon Nloga
CM4Gustave Moundi Djengue
LM7Ashu Tambe
CF19Mérimée Kologni 59'
CF8Alix Bertin 79'
Substitutions:
GK22Nkessi Hosea 77' 25'
FW9Charles Edoa 59'
FW11Ousmaïla Baba 79'
Manager:
Emmanuel Bosso

References
  1. "India beat Cameroon to win third successive Nehru Cup title". Times Of India. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/08/31/asia/nehru-cup/india/syria/1011077/ India 1-1 Syria 2009
  3. "Wim Koevermans appointed new India coach". Chris Punnakkattu Daniel. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  4. "Lenny Rodrigues has impressed me a lot – Cameroon coach Emmanuel Bosso". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. "India begin campaign in style". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  6. "India trounce Maldives 3-0". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  7. "Nepal manage to hold India to a goalless draw". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  8. "India show character in Dress Rehearsal". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  9. "Syria rally to hold Cameroon". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  10. "Cameroon make merry against Nepal". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  11. "Cameroon beat Maldives to meet India in final". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 1 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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