[1] The Durand Cup final began at the Delhi Gate Stadium in New Delhi on 5 January 1957 in front of a packed crowd as Kolkata giant East Bengal and faced Hyderabad City Police.
East Bengal reached their third Durand Cup final after defeating the defending champions, Madras Regimental Centre, 2–0 in the semi-final, havinwon the tournament previously in 1951 and 1952.
[1] Both East Bengal and Hyderabad City Police started the game positively, creating attacks but were denied by the strong defence of both teams.
In the nineteenth minute, Anthony Patrick fouled Varahalu near the box, and Balasubramanium scored directly from the free-kick from 30 yards to give East Bengal the lead.
Hyderabad tried to get back into the game but their forward line, consisting of Sussay, Mohammed Zulfiqaruddin and Yousuf Khan wasted multiple chances.