KOLKATA: Mohammedan Sporting 's dream run in Assam continued as Raghu Nandy's side lifted the 19th Bodoland Martyrs Gold Cup, beating Oil India 5-4 in a penalty shootout after the final was tied 0-0 in regulation times in Kokrajhar on Sunday.

Sunday's win came hot on the heels of Mohammedan Sporting's Bordoloi Trophy triumph earlier this month.

In front of a packed KDSA Stadium, Mohammedan Sporting wasted a couple of chances to go ahead early on. Oil India, however, regrouped gradually and the overlapping runs of Jayanta Basumatary created panic in the black-and-white box on a few occasions.

However, Charles Atcha came closest to breaking the deadlock for Mohammedan Sporting in the 31st minute when he met Safiul Rahman's ball with a powerful header but Oil India goalkeeper Nihal Das tipped it over as the ball went out after touching the crossbar.

Oil India looked more compact after the break and strung a beautiful goal-bound moves. However, Sourav Chakraborty - who was preferred over Laltu Mondal under the Mohammedan Sporting bar - put up a confident show.

As the game wore on, Oil India grew in confidence and looked hungrier in search of a goal. Mohammedan Sporting defence fought tooth and nail, throwing everything behind their line. And on occasions when their rear-guard resilience was breached, goalkeeper Sourav stood tall to keep his team's hopes afloat.

As Mohammedan Sporting managed to keep Oil India at bay in 90 minutes, the game went straight into penalty shootout as there was no extra-time.

In the shootout, Sourav blocked the third kick from Oil India while Mohammedan Sporting players were on target in all their five shots to tame Oil India with a 5-4 win.

