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HERO ISL 2022-23 : MUMBAI CITY FC MATCHES
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BENGALURU FC REACHED THE FINAL AFTER A DRAMATIC SEMIFINAL
1ST SEMI-FINAL - 2nd LEG (BANGALORE)
12.03.2023 : BENGALURU FC 1-2 (2(9) AGG 2(8)) MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
BFC: JAVIER HERNANDEZ (21')
MCFC: BIPIN SINGH (31'), MEHTAB SINGH (65')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Gurpreet Sandhu ( BFC)
CLUB AWRD : MUMBAI CITY FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu (C), Aleksandar Jovanovic (Costa), Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Roshan Naorem, Bruno Silva (Pablo), Rohit Kumar (Parag), Javier Hernandez, Suresh Wangjam, Roy Krishna, Siva Narayanan (Sunil).
MCFC: Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Rahul Bheke, Mourtada Fall (C), Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (Mandar), Rowllin Borges (Vinit), Ahmed Jahouh, Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz, Bipin Singh (Vikram).
REFEREE: RAHUL KUMAR GUPTA.
BENGALURU FC WON THE SEMIFINAL BY A MARGIN OF 9-8 IN SUDDEN DEATH AFTER THE 2ND SEMIFINAL ENDED AT AN AGGREGATE SCORE OF 2-2
TIE BREAKER/SUDDEN DEATH
Greg Stewat (MCFC) 1-0
Javi Hernandez (BFC)1-1
Jorge Diaz (MCFC) 2-1
Roy Krishna (BFC) 2-2
Lalrinzwalla Chhangte (MCFC) 3-2
Alan Costa (BFC) 3-3
Ahmed Jahouh (MCFC) 4-3
Sunil Chetri (BFC) 4-4
Rahul Bheke (MCFC) 5-4
Pablo Perez (BFC) 5-5
Vikram Singh (MCFC) 6-5
Prbir Das (BFC) 6-6
Motarda Fall (MCFC) 7-6
Rohit Kumar (BFC) 7-7
Vinit Rai (MCFC) 8-7
Suresh Singh (BFC) 8-8
Mehtab Singh (MCFC) 8-8 (saved by Gurpreet)
Sandesh Jhingan (BFC) 9-8 (winning goal scored)
AT THE END OF 2ND HALF EXTRA TIME - AGGRERATE SCORE :BENGALURU FC 2-2 MUMBAI CITY FC
120': 1 minute added time.
116': A chance for BFC but wasted by Pablo Perez. A forward pass from Sunil Chetri to Pablo who shoots straight to Lachenpa.
109': Easy chance wasted by Jorge Diaz.....failed to place the ball of a cross from Greg Stewart with only Gurpreet Singh to beat.
1ST HALF EXTRA TIME - AGGRERATE SCORE :BENGALURU FC 2-2 MUMBAI CITY FC 102': An acrobatic save by Lachenpa, saved a header from Roy Krishna of a cross from Roshan Singh from the right.
99': A easy opportunity wasted by Periya Diaz, he failed to connect a cross from Vikram with Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on the ground.
96': Sandesh failed to clear a cross from Vikram Pratap from the right, Greg Stewart finds the ball but Pablo Perez cleared the ball finally.
94': MCFC are attacking continuously in the extra time.
THE MATCH MOVED TO EXTRA TIME AS THE AGGREGATE SCORE WAS 2-2
90+5': AT THE END OF 90 MINUTES BENGALURU FC 1-2 MUMBAI CITY FC
90': 5 minutes added time.
85': A forward pass from Rohit Kumar to Roy Krishna towards the left, but Mehtab was alert enough to restrict Krishna and forced him to shoot wide.
81': A long cross pass from Prabir Das to Sunil Chetri , but Lachenpa once again came out in time to save the siyuation.
75': MCFC are still in the process of continuos attack, while BFC rely on the counter moves.
68': A save by Lachenpa saved MCFC, Javi Hernandez received a ball from Prabir Das from the left. Javi's left footed push from a close distance was saved by Lachenpa.
65': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL MCFC leading 2-1.. A header from Mehtab Singh of a corner from Greg Stewart from the left beat Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
64': MCFC creating continuous pressure in BFC defense right from the start of the second session.
56': Great save by Phurba Lachenpa. A forward pass from Shiva Shakti to Javi Hernandez inside the danger zone. Javi's right footed shot was saved by Lachenpa and denied Javi and BFC. Javi could have pass the ball to Roy Krishan who was in a clear position.
46': Greg Stewart got past Roshan Singh and Rahit Kumar and sends a pass to Bipin. Bipin in a half turn beat Aleksandar Jananovic but his shot was saved by Gurpreet.
45+6': HALF TIME: BENGALURU FC 1-1 MUMBAI CITY FC
45': 6 minutes added time.
41': Chance wasted by BFC Javi Hernandez received a pass from Shiva Shakti from the right, beat Rahul Bheke in speed but he shoots straight to Phurba Lachenpa.
37': A pass from Greg Stewart to Vignesh just outside the 18 yards. Vigesh's left footed shot beat Gurpreet singh but hit the bar...... BFC survived.
31': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL MCFC equalised 1-1. A cross pass from the right by Rahul Bheke finds Rowlin Borges inside the 18 yards. Rowlin's got past Sandesh but his shot was partially saved by Gurprit and unmarked Bipin Singh did the rest.
24': A pass from Greg Stewart to Rowlin Borges inside the danger zone, Rowlin had a cracking shot at goal but Sandesh Jhingan blocked the area and saved his team.
21': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL BFC leading 1-0. Siva Shakti got past Mehtab Singh from the right and send a perfect cross pass to Javier Hernandez inside the 18 yards. Javi's headed between Mortada Fall and Vignesh and finds the target.
17': Vighesh received a pass from Stewart from the middle, had a left footed prompt shot. But his shot went wide of the target. Vignesh was unmarked just outside the 18 yards but failed to utilise the chance.
9': PENALTY WASTED .Gurpreet Singh Sandhu saved the Penalty from Greg Stewart.
7': PENALTY FOR MCFC A forward pass from Bipin Singh to Greg Stewart inside the 18 yards of BFC. But Gurprit Singh tripped Greg Stewat from behind. Gurpeet was injured in the process.
5': It was great start for both the teams as they in a mood to play an attacking football.
1ST SEMIFINAL (MUMBAI)
07.03.2023 ( M-113) : MUMBAI CITY FC 0-1 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC: SUNIL CHHETRI (78')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Prabir Das (BFC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
MCFC: Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke, Mourtada Fall, Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Lalengmawia Ralte (Aayush), Ahmed Jahouh (Nouguera), Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz, Bipin Singh (Vikram).
BFC: Gurpreet Sandhu, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Roshan Naorem, Bruno Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Javier Hernandez (Perez), Rohit Kumar (Jayesh), Roy Krishna (Udanta), Siva Narayanan (Chetri).
REFEREE: R VENKATESH.
An important goal by Sunil Chetri at the 78th minute of the match helped Bengaluru FC to register an important win against Mumbai City FC in the first semifinal of the current edition of Indian Super League at an away encounter at the Mumbai Football Arena.
Mumbai City FC displayed an attacking football in the first session of the match, created a number of chances to score. But, credit must be given to Sandesh Jhingan and Prabir Das who lead Bengaluru FC central defense and denied Greg Stewart, Joerge Diaz and Bipin Singh on a number of occasion to score.
Prabir Das, who displayed an impressive performance in central defense as well as in the attacking force was rightly adjudged as the Man of the Match.
Bengaluru FC had a tactical change in the second session as they started to hold the ball in the midfield leading by Zavi Hernandez and Suresh Wanjam and started to create pressure in the Mumbai City FC's central defense. It was really a competitive second session as both the teams had a number of positive chances to score.
Finally, Bengaluru FC scored at the 78th minute when Sunil Chetri's header of a corner from Roshan Singh from the left finds the target with Mumbai City FC goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa at the near post.
Mumbai City FC still have a chance to enter the final when they will face against Bengaluru FC at the Kanteveera stadium on the 12th of March.
19.02.2023 (M-105) : MUMBAI CITY FC 0-1 EAST BENGAL FC (FT)
EBFC: NAOREM MAHESH SINGH (52')
HERO OF THE MATCH : NAOREM MAHESH SINGH ( EBFC)
CLUB AWAD : EAST BENGAL FC
MCFC :Phurba Lachenpa, Halen Nongtdu, Hardik Bhatt (Gursimrat), Mourtada Fall, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (Nikum), Rowllin Borges (Rohilpuia), Ahmed Jahouh, Alberto Noguera, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Bipin Singh (Asif), and Ayush Chhikara (Gurkirat).
EBFC :Kamaljit Singh, Jerry Lalrinzuala (Pritam), Lalchungnunga, Charis Kyriakou, Sarthak Golui, Mobashir Rahman, Alex Lima, Jake Jervis, Suhair Vadakkepeedika (Sumeet), Cleiton Silva (C)(Haokip), and Naorem Singh.
REFEREE : TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
Mumbai City FC are the winners of Hero ISL Winners Shield 2022-23 as they are on the top of the League table with 46 points. They are qualified to play the semifinal directly.
SECOND HALF: East Bengal FC sealed an important win against Mumbai City FC, the winners of Hero ISL Winners Shield 2022-23, at an away encounter at Mumbai Football Arena. The all important goal of the match was scored Naorem Mahesh Singh at the 52nd of the match.
It was the combination between Cleiton Silva and Naorem Mahesh which works finally. East Bengal could have increased the lead but wasted easy opportunities in a number of occasions.It was V.P.Suhair who was the culpit for not converting the easy chances at least thrice during the second session with Phurba Lachenpa, the goalkeeper of Mumbai City was at his mercy.
Mumbai City on the contray created some positive chances later in the second session but the defense of East Bengal and especially goalkeeper Kamaljit Singh looked quite confident to deny the Mumbai City attack. Mumbai City FC completed their league matches as the with 46 points from twenty points. East Bengal will face their arch rival ATK Mohun Bagan on 25th of February at the Kolkata Derby.
FIRST HALF: Mumbai City FC played an attacking brand of football and created plenty of opportunities. East Bengal FC defense was on its toes and Kamaljit Singh was tested time and again. Mumbai City created pressure in East Bengal's central defense could have scored in a number of occasions.
The home team was bit unlucky as they missed some easy chances to score and once Rowlin Borges shot hit the post just before the half time. MCFC were the better team in the first half, by a mile, but East Bengal FC also had some good chances to take the initial lead. The visiting team had to resort to defending after Mumbai City FC continuously bombarded the attacking third.
15.02.2023 (M-100) : BENGALURU FC 2-1 MUMBAI CITY (FT)
BFC : Sunil Chhetri 67', Javi Hernandez 70'
MCFC : Mourtada Fall 77'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Javier Hernandez ( BENGALURU FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC
BFC : Gurpreet Sandhu, Prabir Das, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Sandesh Jhingan, Roshan Naorem, Javier Hernandez, Bruno Silva, Suresh Wangjam, Rohit Kumar, Siva Narayanan, Sunil Chhetri.
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Sanjeev Stalin, Mourtada Fall, Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Ahmed Jahouh, Lalengmawia Ralte, Jorge Diaz, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Alberto Noguera, Bipin Singh.
REFEREE : A Rowan
Bengaluru FC marked the 100th Hero Indian Super League (ISL) game of the season by achieving the seemingly impossible, beating Mumbai City FC 2-1 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Wednesday to put an end their 18-game unbeaten streak. In ending that prolific streak, the best ever in ISL history, the Blues also made a big move towards sealing a playoff spot with their seventh win in a row with Sunil Chhetri leading from the front.
Chhetri made his first start of the new year for Bengaluru FC as Roy Krishna served his suspension. The 38-year-old asked questions of the Islanders’ backline. A little over five minutes after attempting to dink one over the keeper, Chhetri tried his luck from the edge of the box after Vignesh D’s clearance deflected into his path. Moments later, Chhetri had another crack at goal after getting the better of Ahmed Jahouh. Lachenpa was quick to go down and put his body behind the low shot.
But in a first half where neither team looked to be too adventurous, it was Mumbai City FC who were presented with the best opportunity to take the lead. Bengaluru FC’s defenders were caught in a tangle in the middle of the pitch when a long ball set Bipin Singh on a free run at goal down the left side. However, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu made himself big at the near post and blocked the winger’s effort which was straight at him.
Chhetri’s persistence paid off minutes before the hour mark as the League Shield Winners looked a shadow of themselves in the second half. Hernandez whipped a corner towards the far post, where the Islanders had left Chhetri unmarked - the veteran charged in to head his team into the lead.
A glimpse of just how much the Blues had rattled the Islanders was visible when centre-back Aleksandar Jovanovic, in to replace the suspended Parag Shrivas, burst past a flat-footed defence into the box to create the second goal. He squared the ball into the path of Hernandez, who drove it in first time to put his team 2-0 up in the 70th minute.
This did seem to shake the league leaders up, as they clawed back in the 77th minute when a Rowllin Borges corner was headed back across goal for Mourtada Fall to tap in. But this drive came too little too late from the Islanders, whose domineering run came to a halt at the hands of the league’s most in-form team.
11.02.2023 (M -96) : FC GOA 3-5 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
FCG : Noah Wail (5'), Brandon Fernandez (42'), Brison Fernandez (84')
MCFC : Greg Stewart (18', 44'), Pereyra Diaz (40'), Lalrinzualla Chhangte (P-71), VIKRAM PRATAP SINGH (77')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Greg Stewart (MUMBAI CITY FC)
CLUB AWARD : BENGALURU FC (BFC)
FCG ; Dheeraj Moirangthem (GK), Sanson Pereira,Anwar Ali, Mohamed Fares Arnaout, Seriton Fernandes (Aiban), Noah Wail Sadaoui, Brandon Fernandes (C), Ayush Dev Chhetri, Eduardo Bedia Pelaez, Iker Guarrotxena (Vazquez), Devendra Murgaonkar.
MCFC :Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin (Rowlin), Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Ahmed Jahouh (C)(Fall), Lalengmawia Ralte, Jorge Diaz (Gurkirat), Bipin Singh, Greg Stewart (Nougera), Lallianzuala Chhangte.
REFEREE : Pranjal Banerjee
Unstoppable Mumbai City FC clinches Hero ISL League Shield in style with dominant win over FC Goa
Mumbai City FC faced a brief challenge from FC Goa at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday, but fittingly overcame it with a goal-streak to sum up a remarkable season so far, sealing their second Hero ISL League Shield with a 5-3 win. In the process, Mumbai City FC also broke FC Goa's record of 51 goals in an ISL season with at least four games left in the bank.
FC Goa were determined not to make Mumbai's title charge easy, trying to beat them with their own attacking method. They found success with this approach as early as the 5th minute. A long free kick found its way to Noah Sadaoui, who danced past three defenders and composed himself to put the home team ahead.
But the league leaders weren't quiet for long. In the 18th minute, they were gifted a free kick just outside the box in a central position. Greg Stewart stepped up and hit a powerful left-footed shot to Dheeraj Singh's near post to beat his outstretched right hand.
Both teams continued to push forward and looked shaky in defence, and in a four-minute span before the break, the game exploded into life. In the 40th minute, Diaz was found with a good low delivery from Lallianzuala Chhangte on the right and hooked the ball from the floor to put the Islanders in front.
Their joy was short-lived, as FC Goa caught them out with a long ball again. Sadaoui turned creator, finding Brandon Fernandes' run with a lob over the defence to put him one-on-one with Phurba Lachenpa. Fernandes made no mistake with his first touch and the hosts were level again. But Stewart was on hand again to put Mumbai City FC in front with his second free-kick of the game, this one a more gentle curling effort that bounced off the post into the goal.
In the second half, Mumbai City FC tightened up to nullify FC Goa, forcing the home side to take risks going forward, which helped Chhangte in particular to come into the game. In the 71st minute, the winger found space for a cross which was handled in the box by Anwar Ali. He stepped up to take it himself to get to double-figures in the season and put the game beyond FC Goa.
By the 77th minute, the Islanders had both Chhangte and Stewart off the pitch, but the substitutes ran circles around FC Goa anyway. From a corner, Mourtada Fall headed the ball into Vikram Pratap Singh's path in front of the goal, and he flicked it in to make it 5-2. Against the run of play, Brison Fernandes found the back of the net from Alvaro Vazquez's pull back, but the show would stop with that eighth goal.
04.02.2023 (MATCH-88) : MUMBAI CITY FC 1-1 HYDERABAD FC (FT)
MCFC: PEREYA DIAZ (P-23')
HFC: HITESH SHARMA (65')
HERO OF THE MATCH :
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC and HYDERABAD FC
MCFC :Phurba Lachenpa, Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin, Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Mourtada Fall, Lalengmawia Ralte, Alberto Noguera, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz.
HFC :Gurmeet Singh , Odei Onaindia, Nikhil Poojary, Nim Dorjee, Akash Mishra, Borja Herrera, Hitesh Sharma, Mohammad Yasir, Joel Chianese, Bartholomew Ogbeche, Rohit Danu.
REFEREE : HARISH KUNDU
Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC played out a hard fought 1-1 draw at the Mumbai Football Arena on Saturday, a result that is in favour of the current table-toppers. Hyderabad FC came into the game with nothing less than a win that would help their cause in the League Shield Winners race, but were kept in check by the Islanders throughout the game.
Having had a two-week break before this fixture, Hyderabad FC looked like they had deviced a higher press than usual and had the Islanders pinned to their own penalty area at the start.
But in the 20th minute, Lallianzuala Chhangte got involved down the right flank, combining with Lalengmawia Ralte to break into Hyderabad FC's box. That move ended with Chhangte getting his shot over the bar, but it signalled a change in momentum that would eventually hurt Hyderabad FC.
In the very next minute, Chhangte was in action on the right once again. This time, he held the ball under pressure and chipped it across the face of the goal for Bipin Singh, whose header on target was kept out by Nikhil Poojary's hand. Jorge Pereyra Diaz stepped up to take the resultant penalty and drilled it into the roof of the net to move into double-figures for the season and to put Mumbai City FC in front. The home side proceeded to take control of the ball from there on, with Hyderabad FC reverting to a less intense press as they struggled to find chances to break into the final third.
In the second half, it was initially Mumbai City FC who created chances that Hyderabad FC were able to stop. But the visitors found their first big opening in the 66th minute to find the equaliser. Against the run of play, holding midfielder Hitesh Sharma saw a space to run into between the defenders on the left side. Mohammad Yasir played him in from the wing, and the midfielder kept his cool to lift the ball into a narrow opening at the near post.
27.01.2023 (MATCH-82):JAMSHEDPUR FC 1-2 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
JFC: BORIS SINGH *63')
MCFC: LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (80'), VIKRAM PRATAP SINGH (86')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Lallianzuala Chhangt (MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
JFC : Rehenesh TP, Ricky Lallawmawma, Eli Sabia (C), Pratik Chaudhari, Laldinliana Renthlei, Pronay Halder, Boris Singh, Harry Sawyer (Pandita), Jay Thomas, Ritwik Das, Daniel Chukwu (Crivallerio).
MCFC :Phurba Lachenpa, Mehtab Singh, Mourtada Fall (C), Sanjeev Stalin, Mandar Dessai, Lalengmawia Ralte (Vikram), Ahmed Jahouh (Griffits), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Rowlin), Greg Stewart (Nougera), Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz.
REFEREE : SENTHIL NATHAN S.
Mumbai City FC extended their unbeaten streak in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) to a record-breaking 16 games after an extraordinary comeback victory over Jamshedpur FC at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Friday. Boris Singh had put the hosts in front in the 63rd minute before Lallianzuala Chhangte and Vikram Singh turned the game on its head in the final ten minutes to seal a 2-1 victory for the visitors. The win extended the Islanders' lead at the top of the table to seven points.
At the midway point of the first half, Jamshedpur FC had seven attempts compared to Mumbai City FC’s two. However, only one out of all efforts was on target, and that came in the 15th minute when Ritwik Das took on Stalin and made his way inwards before forcing a save out of Phurba Lachenpa at the near post.
In the 42nd minute, Daniel Chuwku headed the ball into the back of the net from a corner, but the referee blew his whistle for a foul in the crowded penalty area as the deadlock remained intact at the break with Mumbai City FC failing to get a single shot on target in the first half for only the second time this season.
Around the hour-mark, a series of Jamshedpur FC attacks wreaked havoc in the Mumbai City FC penalty area. Ritwik’s effort was cleared off the line by Ahmed Jahouh, but eventually, the hard work paid off for the Red Miners as Boris broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute. Ritwik played a sublime through pass to the winger, who beat Mehtab in the box before beating Lachenpa from a tight angle at the near post as the hosts took a well-deserved lead.
Ten minutes from time, parity was restored via Chhangte. Bipin Singh whipped in a low cross from the left flank straight into the path of Chhangte, who slotted it in from close range. The comeback was complete in the 86th minute when Vikram Singh’s cross from the right flank flew over Rehnesh’s outstretched arm and into the goal, giving the Islanders their 11th consecutive win in the Hero ISL, and also taking them past the league stage record of 46 goals previously held by FC Goa.
19.01.2023 (M-77) : MUMBAI CITY FC 4-0 NORTH EAST UNITED (FT)
MCFC : Ahmed Jahouh 5', Jorge Diaz 11', Saji (OG) 15', Vinit Rai 45'
Hero of the Match : Jorge Diaz ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Rahul Bheke, Mehtab Singh, Mourtada Fall (C), Ahmed Jahouh, Vinit Rai, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz.
NEUFC : Mirshad Michu (GK), Gaurav Bora, Hira Mondal, Aaron Evans, Alex Saji, Romain Philippoteaux, Pragyan Gogoi, Rochharzela, Wilmar Gil (C), Jithin M.S, Kule Mbombo.
REFEREE : Ashwin
Mumbai City FC went seven points clear at the top of the table after a comfortable 4-0 victory over NorthEast United FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai. Ahmed Jahouh, Jorge Diaz, and Vinit Rai were on target for the Islanders. The third goal of the match was classified as an Alex Saji own goal.
The result was another example of their dominance this season - in all, Mumbai City FC have now scored 45 goals in 15 games, putting them just a goal behind FC Goa’s league stage record of 46 goals in 2019-20 with five games to go.
Des Buckingham made four changes to his side that saw Mourtada Fall, Lalengmawia Ralte, Rai and Diaz return to the starting XI to replace Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Rowllin Borges and Alberto Noguera. Vincenzo Annese made two changes that saw Romain Philippoteaux and Rochharzela replace Jon Gaztanaga and Emil Benny.
Annese tweaked his tactics specifically for Mumbai City FC, but the gamble did not pay off as the visitors found themselves three goals down inside the opening 15 minutes of the game. A deflected Ahmed Jahouh free-kick handed the hosts an early lead five minutes into the game.
Immediately after the goal, the Highlanders hovered near the Mumbai City FC box but failed to penetrate the staunch defence. Six minutes after the opener, the Islanders doubled their lead after Lallianzuala Chhangte’s tricky run was thwarted by the defence only to put the loose ball into the path of Diaz, who scored his ninth goal of the season.
After scoring the second, Diaz was involved in a smooth one-touch-pass move that ended with Greg Stewart’s shot deflected into the goal by Saji. For the second time in three weeks, Mumbai City FC had dismantled their opponents inside the opening quarter of the game.
At half-time, Rai was allowed too much space by the NorthEast United defence about 25 yards away from goal. The full-back tried his luck from range and his scorching effort flew into the top left corner of goal. The Highlanders were reduced to ten men after Wilmar Gil’s swinging arm impeded on Diaz near the halfway line straight after kick-off.
In the second half, Mumbai City FC lowered the tempo and took complete control of the game. However, the Islanders were still hovering near the NorthEast United FC box, constantly looking for openings in the defence. Three minutes from time, Diaz had the opportunity to add another goal to his tally from the penalty spot. However, the Argentine’s penalty was saved by Mirshad Michu.
14.01.2023 ( M-74): ATK MOHUN BAGAN 0-1 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
MCFC: LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (29')
M.O.M.: LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (MCFC)
HERO OF THE MATCH : Lallianzuala Chhangte (MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
ATKMB : Vishal Kaith , Brendan Hamill, Subhasish Bose (Kyan), Pritam Kotal (C) (Fardin), Lalthathanga Khawlhring(Lenny), Asish Rai, Carl McHugh (Galego), Hugo Boumous, Ashique Kuruniyan, Liston Colaco, Dimitri Petratos.
MCFC :Phurba Lachenpa , Rahul Bheke (C), Mehtab Singh, Rostyn Griffiths (Fall), Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (Mandar), Alberto Noguera (Vikram), Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges (Vinit), Lallianzuala Chhangte, Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh.
REFEREE : TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
ATK MOHUN BAGAN 0-1 MUMBAI CITY FC
SECOND HALF: Mumbai city FC registered an important win against the Mariners at Kolkata and climb up to the pole position of the League table with 33 points.
If the first session was dominated by Mumbai City then the second session of the match is for the Mariners. ATK Mohun Bgan had a number of openings created pressure in Mumbai City's defense but failed to wipe of the one goal difference.
Lachenpa, the goalkeeper of Mumbai City, who had an easy first half had to save some powerful shots from Hugo Boumous and Liston Colaco. In fact Mumbai City defenders Rahul Bheke, Mehtab Singh and Motarda Fall had a busy and torrid time in front of the continous attacks of the Mariners.
FIRST HALF: Mumbai City FC are leading against ATK Mohun Bagan by a solitary goal at the end of first 45 minutes of play. The only goal of the match so far was scored by Lalrinzualla Chhangte from the top of the eighteen yards of a pass from Borges.
It was a brillant performance ATK Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Vishal Kaith to restrict the vistors to increase the lead. Kaith saved a number of opportunities denied Bipin, Chhangte and Stewart in a number of occasions. The central defense of the home team looked as mere spectator in front of the speedy attack of Mumbai City FC.
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It was a competitive match in the first session.ATK Mohun Bagan had some moves deep inside the Mumbai City half but failed to create any impact.
08.01.2023 (M-70) : MUMBAI CITY FC 4-0 KERALA BLASTERS (FT)
MCFC : Jorge Diaz 4', 22', Stewart 10', Bipin 16'
HERO OF THE MATCH : George Diaz ( MCFC0
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
MCFC : Prabhsukhan Gill, Harmanjot Khabra, Ruivah Hormipam, Victor Adeva, Jessel Carneiro, Jeakson Thounaojam, Adrian Retamar, Sahal Samad, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Rahul Praveen, Dimitrios Diamantakos.
KBFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke, Mehtab Singh, Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Ahmed Jahouh, Lalengmawia Ralte, L. Chhangte, Greg Stewart, Bipin Thounaojam, Jorge Diaz.
REFEREE : C.R.Srikrishna
MCFC steamroll KBFC and emerge victorious 4-0 tonight. The hosts, MCFC came out with a clear game plan and started the game in top gear. It took them no time to open the scoring as Jorge Diaz found the back of the net with his finish.
A few minutes later, Greg Stewart scored his first goal of the night to make it 2-0 for MCFC. It was a matter of time before Bipin Singh got on the scoresheet and eventually, he did in the 16th minute of the game. MCFC heaped more misery on KBFC as Jorge Diaz scored his second and MCFC’s fourth goal. With four goals to the good at the break, MCFC looked to poised to put the game beyond KBFC’s reach.
MCFC could not add to their tally in the second half but the damage was already done in the first half. KBFC did manage to keep a clean sheet in the second half but goals were the need of the hour for the visitors and they failed to score even a single goal. The hosts, MCFC put on a clinical show and collect all three points from tonight's fixture. On the other hand, KBFC would be hoping to put this game behind them and start afresh in their next fixture against FC Goa.
02.12.2023 (M -64) : ODISHA FC 2-4 MUMBAI CITY FC - (FT)
MCFC: LALRINZWALA CHHANGTE (55', 79'), BIPIN SINGH (68'), ALBERTO NOUGERA (85')
OFC: DIEGO MARICIO (61',90')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Lallianzuala Chhangte ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
OFC :Amrinder Singh, Narender Gahlot, Carlos Delgado, Sahil Panwar, Thoiba Singh, Raynier Fernandes, Isaac Chhakchhuak (Pedro), Victor Rodriguez, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Diego Mauricio Nandhakumar Sekar.
MCFC :Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke, Mehtab Singh, Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Vinit Rai (Rowlin), Ahmed Jahouh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Greg Stewart (Nougera), Bipin Singh Jorge Diaz.
REFEREE :A ROWAN.
Mumbai City FC have continued with their hot run and bulldozed yet another team in their path. It was a bit of a cagey affair in the first half, and it came to life only at the fag end when MCFC created a couple of close chances but without the end product. The second half started well as both teams looked a bit more organized.
The tempo of the game was certainly better and soon, the brilliant combination of Lallianzuala Chhangte and Jorge Diaz set up the first goal of the match. Odisha FC were determined though and were not ready to take it lying down. Minutes after the first goal, Diego Mauricio showed his brilliance and joined forces with Victor Rodriguez to earn the equalizer.
It was a productive period of play as Mumbai City FC regained the lead through Bipin Singh and then the floodgates opened. The visitors got one more as Lallianzuala Chhangte scored his second goal of the evening before playing a part in the fourth goal for MCFC.
Odisha FC did pull one back through Mauricio in the added time but it was too late for them. After putting up stern resistance, the home team lost the plot and suffered their fifth loss of the season - first at home.
24.12.2022 (M-60) : MUMBAI CITY FC 2-1 CHENNAIYIN FC (FT)
CFC: PETAR SLISKOVIC (34')
MCFC: LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (38'), GREG STEWART (57')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Lallianzuala Chhangte ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa , Rahul Bheke, Mehtab Singh, Mourtada Fall (C), Mandar Dessai (Vignesh), Lalengmawia Ralte (Vikram), Ahmed Jahouh, Lallianzuala Chhangte (Gurkirat), Greg Stewart(griffits), Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz (Alberto).
CFC :Samik Mitra , Ajith Kumar (Rafique), Fallou Diagne (C), Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Aakash Sangwan, Sourav Das (Thapa), Edwin Vanspaul (Ninthoi), Vincy Barretto (Jobby), Julius Duker, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Petar Sliskovic.
REFEREE : PRANJAL BANERJEE
Mumbai City FC registered their second comeback win over Chennaiyin FC this season in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai on Saturday. Petar Sliskovic broke the deadlock in the 34th minute before Lallianzuala Chhangte equalised four minutes later. Greg Stewart scored in the 57th minute, to make it 2-1 as the Islanders returned to the top of the table.
The hosts fielded an unchanged XI, while the visitors made one change in goal as Debjit Majumder was replaced by Samik Mitra. Abdenasser El Khayati was the major absentee for Chennaiyin FC, missing the game due to an injury.
Four minutes past the hour-mark, Mourtada Fall was caught on the ball before giving it straight to Julius Duker. The midfielder instantly played it through to Sliskovic, who calmly slotted the ball past Phurba Lachenpa as the Marina Machans broke the deadlock against the Islanders for the second time this season.
Fall redeemed himself for the error that led to the goal just four minutes later as he headed Ahmed Jahouh’s freekick, from near the halfway line, back across the face of goal on the edge of the box, where Chhangte was lurking. The winger cushioned the ball with his left foot before firing a volley past Mitra with his right.
The comeback was complete in the second half when Bipin Singh whipped a low cross in from the left before Jorge Diaz’s back-heel flick caught the Chennaiyin FC defence wrong-footed. The ball went straight into the path of a charging Stewart, who smashed it in from close range.
In the 80th minute, Mitra was at full stretch to deny Stewart a brace from a free-kick near the edge of the box. Chennaiyin FC knocked on the door on multiple occasions but were unable to create anything substantial.
16.12.2022 ( M-62) : EAST BENGAL FC 0-3 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
MCFC: LALENGMAWIA RALTE (26',59'), GREG STEWART (49')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Greg Stewart (MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
EBFC :Kamaljit Singh,Ankit Mukherjee, Ivan Gonzalez, Lalchungnunga, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Charis Kyriakou (Souvik), Alex Lima, Cleiton Silva (C), Suhair Vadakkepeedika (Aniket), Thongkhosiem Haokip(Eliandro), Naorem Singh (Tuhin).
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Rahul Bheke, Mehtab Singh, Mandar Dessai, Mourtada Fall (C), Ahmed Jahouh (Nougera), Lalengmawia Ralte (Vineet), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Bikram), Greg Stewart (Rowlin), Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz (Gurkirait).
REFEREE : TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
90+4': FINAL SCORE: EAST BENGAL FC 0-3 MUMBAI CITY FC
90': 4 minutes additional time.
88': Gurkirait wasted the PENELTY.....he shoots over the bar.
87': PENALTY for MCFC .....Jerry fouled Vikram inside the 18 yards.
85': Gurkirait got past Lalchugunga from the right but his shot saved by Kamaljit.
82'; A move by Tuhin down the middle but his powerful shot hit the post.
79': Bipin's shot of a pass from Diaz cleared by Ankit.
75': MCFC are dominating playing a lot of passes, EBFC are yet to create pressure in rock solid MCFC defense.
72': Bipin was a bit slow in reacting to a pass from Stewart, Kamaljit collects.
68': Eliandro's shot from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Aniket blocked by Fall.
65': EAST BENGAL FC 0-3 MUMBAI CITY FC
65': YELLOW CARD to Souvik, rough play against Stewart.
64': YELLOW CARD to Stewart, for pushing Aniket.
63': Stewart's free kick cleared by EBFC defense.
62': Stewart brought down by Ivan, free kick to MCFC
59': GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLL. MCFC increased the lead. Raltey scored of a pass from Diaz. 57': A forward pass to Diaz from Bipin, but Kamaljit came out in time to save the situation.
55': Wasy Chance wasted by MCFC.......Diaz failed to place the ball in open goal of a pass from Bipin. No EBFC footballers were there.
52': Stewat was moving inside the 18 yards of EBFC but he was blocked by Lalchungnunga.
49': GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLL. Stewart scored with an angular shot of a pass from Ahmed.
48': A cross from Bipin from the left, but no MCFC footballers were there.
46': Second session starts at VYBK.
45+2': HALF TIME SCORE:EAST BENGAL FC 0-0 MUMBAI CITY FC
45': 2 minutes additional time.
43': A wrong clearance by Fall finds Mahesh on the way but his foreward pass went over the goal line.
40': EAST BENGAL FC 0-0 MUMBAI CITY FC
40': Diaz's free kick cleared by EBFC defense.
39': Ahmed was brought down by Mahesh free kick from MCFC deep inside the EBFC half.
36': A corner from the right by Lima but Mehtab claered the ball out of the danger zone.
33': Fall's effort of a corner from Ahmed just missed the target.
31': EBFC yet create a positive chance to score, MCFC defense are quite alert to prevent EBFC strikers.
28': Cleiton of a pass from Lima was trying to take a shot but he was timely blocked by Fall .
26': GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLLL. Ralte scored of a forward pass from Stewart.
25': cleiton was timely tackeled by Ralte at the age of 18 yards and the ball was cleared by Ahmed/
23': Mandar's powerful shot of a corner from Ahmed went wide of the target.
22': Ahmed's corner kick from the right, but the ball was cleared by Charis.
20': EAST BENGAL FC 0-0 MUMBAI CITY FC
19': Stewart's shot from inside the 18 yards of a cross from Bipin from the left saved by Kamaljit.
17': A curling corner by Jerry looking for Cleiton, but Mehtab claered the ball.
13': Lima's corner cleared by MCFC defense.
12': Cleiton got past Fall from the right but Fall came back from behind and finally cleared the ball for a corner.
10': EBFC on a counter move....Suhair's cross cleared by Lachenpa before Cleiton could create any danger.
9': Rahul's effort of a corner from Ahmed went over the goal line.
8': Stewart's shot defected of Ivan and went over the goal line for a corner..
6': Chhangte once again moving dangerously inside of a pass from Ralte the EBFC half but Charis claered the ball.
4': Goal line save by Ankit......... Stewart's push of a pass from Chhangte defected of Kamaljit but Ankit cleared the ball from goal line.
2': A forward pass from Chhangte to Diaz but cut off by Lima.
0': Match started at VYBK, Kolkata.
01.12.2022 (M-41) : MUMBAI CITY FC 4-1 FC GOA (FT)
MCFC: JORGE DIAZ (16', 48'), LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (41'), ALBERTO NOGUERA (55')
FCG: IKER GUARROTXENA (21')
HERO IF THE MATCH : JORGE DIAZ ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy (Mandar), Mehtab Singh, Rostyn Griffiths, Rahul Bheke (C), Ahmed Jahouh (Noguera), Lalengmawia Ralte (Rawlin), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Vikram), Greg Stewart (Fall), Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz.
FCG : Dheeraj Moirangthem , Seriton Fernandes, Anwar Ali, Marc Hernandez, Aibanbha Dohling (sansong), Eduardo Bedia Pelaez, Ayush Dev Chhetri (Martins), Redeem Tlang (Makan) , Iker Guarrotxena, Brandon Fernandes (C), Alvaro Vazquez (Noah).
REFEREE: PRATIK MONDAL.
Mumbai City FC unleashed a barrage of goals on the opposition yet again as they beat FC Goa 4-1 in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena on Thursday. Pereyra Diaz’s brace took him to the top of the league’s goalscorers chart this season, while Lallianzuala Chhangte and Alberto Noguera also got on the scoresheet. Iker Guarrotxena was the lone scorer for the Gaurs where Edu Bedia went on to be shown a second yellow card in the 79th minute.
For the eighth time in nine games, Mumbai City FC scored the first goal of the game. Brandon Fernandes was caught napping on the ball as Rahul Bheke’s challenge put it into Greg Stewart’s path. The Scot saw the run of Diaz and played a perfectly weighted pass through to the striker, who tucked it in at the far post in the 16th minute. Six minutes later, Phurba Lachenpa’s fumble from a 25-yard Guarrotxena shot allowed FC Goa to draw level.
The Islanders retook the lead three minutes before the break. Left-back Aibanbha Dohling failed to intercept Ralte’s ball to Chhangte on the right. The winger drew a few defenders in before dribbling past them and curling the ball into the net with his left foot.
After scoring three minutes before the break, Diaz ensured Mumbai City FC scored three minutes after the break as well. Chhangte turned provider for this one as he squared it for Diaz inside the box. The Argentine striker adjusted his footing and picked his spot to bag his sixth goal of the season.
FC Goa were stuck on the back foot and didn’t recover. A quickly taken corner seven minutes later was cleared only as far as Noguera on the edge of the box. The Spaniard pulled the trigger from range and buried a curler past Dheeraj Singh. The evening did not end well for his compatriot on the other team, as Bedia received a second yellow for kicking the ball away, and the Gaurs finished with ten men.
25.11.2022 (MATCH-37) : NORTH EAST UNITD FC 1-3 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
MCFC AHMED JAHOUH (P-10'), BIPIN SINGH (28'),JOERGE DIAZ (46')
NEUFC: PARTHIV GOGOI (17')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Greg Stewart ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
NUFC : Mirshad Michu , Michael Jakobsen (C), Gurjinder Kumar, Joe Zoherliana, Aaron Evans, Romain Philippoteaux, Imran Khan, Pragyan Gogoi, Jon Gaztanaga, Parthib Gogoi, Rochharzela..
MCFC :Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke (C), Mehtab Singh, Rostyn Griffiths, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Vinit Rai, Ahmed Jahouh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz.
REFEREE : SENTHIL NATHAN.S
Mumbai City FC went to the top of the table after a comfortable 3-1 win over NorthEast United FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. Ahmed Jahouh, Bipin Singh, and Jorge Diaz got their names on the scoresheet for the Islanders, while Parthib Gogoi scored his first goal for NorthEast United FC. New signing Wilmar Jordan came on to make his debut for the Highlanders in the 57th minute but they were already 3-1 down and the striker couldn’t assert his presence in the game.
The hosts switched their formation to a 4-3-3 and made just one change as Rochharzela came in to replace Emil Benny. The visitors also made one change that saw Lalengmawia Ralte drop to the bench as Vinit Rai took his spot in the midfield.
A penalty was awarded to Mumbai City FC in the 10th minute after Greg Stewart was clipped by Rochharzela just outside the box. The referee pointed to the spot, and Jahouh smashed it in to put the Islanders in front.
The lead did not last for a long time as a sloppy pass from Mehtab Singh went straight to Romain Philippoteaux. The Frenchman instantly put Gogoi through on goal before the youngster kept his composure and put away the leveller with aplomb in the 17th minute.
In the 28th minute, the Islanders were back in front. Stewart was the architect again as he whipped in a ball into the box from the right flank. The ball found its way to Bipin, who headed it in at the far post to restore Mumbai City FC’s advantage.
Thirty seconds into the second half, a two-goal cushion was established. Bipin went down the left side and got his shot away. The effort was parried by Mirshad Michu, but Diaz was in the right place at the right time to score for the Islanders.
In the final quarter of the game, a plethora of opportunities fell to Mumbai City FC, but they could not add another goal to their tally. The Islanders attempted a total of 22 shots in the game, out of which 13 were on target.
17.11.2022 (M-31) : MUMBAI CITY FC 4-0 BENGALIURU FC (FT)
MCFC : Jorge Pereyra Diaz 14', Lalengmawia Ralte 32', Bipin Singh 58', Lallianzuala Chhangte 72'
HERO OF THE MATCH : Lalengmawia Ralte ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMAI CITY FC
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke, Rostyn Griffiths, Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Ahmed Jahouh, Lalengmawia Ralte, Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz, Bipin Singh.
BFC :Gurpreet Sandhu, Namgyal Bhutia, Sandesh Jhingan, Alan Costa, Roshan Naorem, Suresh Wangjam, Bruno Silva, Danish Farooq, Javier Hernandez ,Udanta Singh, Roy Krishna
REFEREE : C.R. Srikrishna
Two goals in two halves helped Mumbai City FC ease past Bengaluru FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai, today. Jorge Diaz and Lalengmawia Ralte scored in the first half, while Bipin Singh and Lallianzuala Chhangte sealed a comfortable 4-0 win for the Islanders in the second half.
Mumbai City head coach Des Buckingham made one change to his starting eleven as Mandar Dessai was replaced at left-back by Vignesh D. BFC head coach Simon Grayson switched from a 4-4-2 to a 4-2-3-1 as Alan Costa replaced Aleksandar Jovanovic in defence. Skipper Sunil Chhetri dropped to the bench as Danish Farooq started on the left flank.
Diaz struck in the 14th minute to put the hosts in front, as he pinched the ball from Alan Costa who was caught napping in defence. The Argentinian striker took the ball off Costa’s feet, advanced towards the goal and slotted it past a rooted Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
The Islanders doubled their advantage in the 32nd minute. Greg Stewart’s low cross from the right went past Bipin Singh and found an unmarked Ralte. The midfielder was given plenty of time and room in the box as he took a couple of touches before smashing it into the net.
In the 58th minute, Rahul Bheke’s long ball from defence caught the Bengaluru FC backline off-guard. Diaz skipped the offside trap and found himself in a one-on-one situation with the keeper. The striker unselfishly squared the ball to Bipin, who tapped it into an empty net to make it three for the Islanders.
The hosts then fired in their fourth of the evening in the 74th minute. Diaz’s pass was deflected by Sandesh Jhingan and found its way into Chhangte’s path. The winger wrapped his boot around it and placed it perfectly into the top left corner of the goal to wrap it all up.
12.11.2022 (M-29) : CHENNAIYIN FC 2-6 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
CFC :Petar Sliskovic 19', El Khayati 32'
MCFC : Jorge Diaz 33', 45+3'(PEN), Vinit Rai 49', Bhignesh D 60', Alberto Noguera 64', Bipin Singh 90'.
HERO OF THE MATCH : Greg Stewart (MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke (C), Mehtab Singh, Mandar Dessai, Rostyn Griffiths, Ahmed Jahouh, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh, Jorge Diaz.
CFC : Debjit Majumder, Fallou Diagne, Ajith Kumar, Aakash Sangwan, Anirudh Thapa (C), Julius Duker, Abdenasser El Khayati, Y. Jiteshwor Singh, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Petar Sliskovic, Rahim Ali.
REFEREE : Ashwin
It rained goals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai as Mumbai City FC came from behind to beat Chennaiyin FC 6-2 in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL). Mumbai City FC found six different goalscorers, three of them coming off the bench, after falling 2-0 behind just past the half-an-hour mark.
The Marina Arena erupted in the 19th minute when Petar Sliskovic put the hosts in front. Sangwan’s delivery from the corner came off Rahul Bheke before reaching Rahim Ali. The striker lobbed the ball across the face of goal and Sliskovic headed it in from close range as the Islanders conceded the first goal of the match for the first time this season.
In the 32nd minute, the Marina Machans doubled their lead. Sliskovic ran at Mehtab Singh before rolling it towards El Khayati. The Dutchman’s first shot was blocked by Mehtab, but the rebound was slotted in perfectly at the near post.
In the next minute Mumbai’s deficit was down to one. The Islanders swarmed forward as Stewart whipped the ball in from the right flank. Diaz beat his marker and headed the ball past Debjit Majumder to make it 2-1.
In first-half stoppage time, Lalengmawia Ralte beat Debjit to the ball and was taken out in the process. The referee pointed to the spot and booked the keeper. Stewart stepped up to take it and sent Debjit the wrong way to reinstate parity in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
At half-time, Des Buckingham made two changes with Vinit Rai and Vignesh Dakshinamurthy coming on for Ralte and Dessai. The game turned on its head four minutes into the second half. Bipin pulled the ball back towards the edge of the box and Rai smashed it in with his first attempt at goal.
The visitors struck again at the hour-mark and established a two-goal cushion. Ahmed Jahouh’s corner was cleared only as far as Dakshinamurthy at the edge of the box. The defender put his boot through it and found the back of the net.
The Islanders’ third substitution of the evening, Alberto Noguera, also got on the scoresheet in the 65th minute. The Spaniard received the ball from Bipin and a powerful shot picked up a deflection off Diagne to sneak in at the far post. Bipin was in the action again at the very end, skipping past the defence and tucked the ball into the net to become Mumbai City FC’s leading goalscorer with 16 goals.
06.11.2022 (M-25): MUMBAI CITY FC 2-2 ATK MOHUN BAGAN (FT)
MCFC: LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (3'), ROSTYN GRIFFITHS (72')
ATKMB : MEHTAB SINGH (OG-47'), CARL MCHUGH (88')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Ahmed Jahouh ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC and ATK MOHUN BAGAN
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke (C), Rostyn Griffiths, Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin (Mandar), Lalengmawia Ralte, Ahmed Jahouh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz (Noguera), Bipin Singh, Greg Stewart.
ATK-MB : Vishal Kaith, Subhasish Bose, Brendan Hamill, Pritam Kotal (C), Deepak Tangri (Lenny), Asish Rai (Kyan), Joni Kauko, Hugo Boumous (McHugh), Dimitri Petratos, Manvir Singh (Ashique), Liston Colaco (Hnamte).
REFEREE : A ROWAN.
90+4': FULL TIME SCORE: MCFC 2-2 ATKMB
90+1': Unclucky ATKMB.......petratos shot of a pass from Ashique hit the inside of the bar and Lachenpa collects.
90': 4 minutes added time.
88': GOOOOAAAALLLLLL ATKMB equalised. Carl McHugh finds the target of a freekick from Petratos.
85': Vishal saved again.......punched away a shot from Bipin .
83': Chance wasted by MCFC.......A free kick from Stewart hit the bar.
81': YELLOW CARD to Greg Stewart for rough play.
80': MCFC 2-1 ATKMB
79': ATKMB are down to ten men are down by a goal so far.
78': Petratos header went wide of the target of a cross from Hugo from the left.
75': Subhasish was in a clear position his left footed shot saved by Lachenpa.
74': RED CARD to Lenny Rodrigues for dangerous play.
72': GOOOOAAAALLLLLL MCFC leading. Griffitths header of a pass from Mandar hit the bar and then defected of Vishal and finds the target.
71': MCFC on a counter move.....Noguera's push of a pass from Bipin cleared by Asish.
68': Griffiths effort went wide of a corner from Mandar from the right.
66': Bipin's cross of a pass from Mandar from the right cleared by Subhasish.
65': MCFC 1-1 ATKMB
63': YELLOW CARD to Ahmed , rough play against Hugo .
60': Ahmed's corner from the right cleared by Pritam.
59': Chhangte's cross from the right cleared for a corner by Brandon.
57': Petratos corner kick from the right cleared by Mehtab.
54': MCFC and ATKMB are playing open game and in search goal to lead in the match.
50': A long run by Liston down the left but his shot went straight to Lachenpa.
48': GOOOOAAAALLLLLL ATKMB equalised, Joni's push of a pass from Manvir defected of Mehtab and finds the net.
46': Second session starts.
45+1': HALF TIME SCORE: MCFC 1-0 ATKMB
45': 1 minute added time.
44': Bipin's powerful grounder of a pass from Chhangte saved by Vishal.
43': Liston shoots far and wide of a pass from Hugo .
42': Mehtab covered the area and cleared a pass from Hugo to Petratos.
40': MCFC 1-0 ATKMB
38': A forward pass from Manvir to Petratos but Lachenpa came out timely to collect the ball.
35': A competitive first half in progress as both the teams had a number of positive chances.
33': Stewarts's shot of a pass from Chhangte blocked by Subhasish.
31': Chance wasted by ATKMB again........Hugo shoots wide of a pass from Manvir from inside the 6 yards box. Hugo got past two MCFC defender but failed to score.
29': Chance wasted by ATKMB.......Petratos shoots wide of a pass from Manvir with just the goalkeeper to beat.
26': A move by Chhangte and Stewart from the left but finally Brandon cleared the ball out of the danger zone.
23': Stewart's shot of a pass from Chhangte from the right brilliantly saved by Vishal.
20': MCFC 1-0 ATKMB
18': Pritam cleared a cross pass from Bipin from the left who was in a clear position.
16': A move by Liston down the right but he was blocked by Mehtab.
14': A pass from Petrotos to Manvir but his cross pass cleared by Griffiths.
11': A wrong pass from Pritam finds Stewart on the way. Stewart passes the ball to Chhangte but his shot saved by Vishal.
9': A cross from Stewart from the right but went wide
6': Chance wasted by ATKMB.......Liston's header of a cross from Pertatos hit the bar.
4': Brandon was strongly challenged by Ahmed of a pass from Joni.
3': GOOOOAAAALLLLLL MCFC leading , Chhangte's left footed shot from age of the 18 yards hit the post and went inside the goal.
1': Ahmed's freekick from the right cleared for a corner by Deepak.
0': Match started at Mumbai.
28.10.2022 (M-17) : KERALA BLASTERS 0-2 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
MCFC : MEHTAB SINGH (21'), JORGE DIAZ (31')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Mehtab Singh. (MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
KBFC: Prabhsukhan Gill, Harmanjot Khabra, Marko Leskovic, Victor Mongil, Jessel Carneiro (C), Jeakson Singh, Adrian Luna, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Sahal Samad, Rahul Kannoly Praveen Dimitrios Diamantakos.
MCFC: Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke (C), Mehtab Singh, Rostyn Griffiths, Sanjeev Stalin, Lalengmawia Ralte, Ahmed Jahouh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jorge Diaz, Bipin Singh Greg Stewart.
REFEREE: Aditya Purkayastha
Mumbai City FC kept their unbeaten streak alive after a splendid 2-0 victory over Kerala Blasters FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi today. First-half goals from Mehtab Singh and Jorge Diaz were enough to secure all three points for the Islanders. Kerala Blasters lost their third consecutive game after winning the ISL opener earlier this month.
The Islanders retained their record of scoring the first goal of the game in the Hero ISL as they took the lead after 21 minutes. The hosts failed to clear a corner as the ball bounced off a couple of Blasters’ players before coming to Mehtab Singh. The defender put his boot through the ball and smashed it into the back of the net.
Ten minutes later, poor defending from Marko Leskovic allowed Diaz to go one-on-one with the keeper. The Argentine kept his composure before scoring against his former club as the visitors doubled their advantage. The goal came a minute after Mongil had denied Lallianzuala Chhangte with a brilliant last-ditch tackle.
Kerala Blasters kicked it up a notch in the second half. The hosts managed to push the Islanders inside their own half as the Mumbai City defence faced a barrage of Blasters attacks. Dimitrios Diamantakos’ low shot was palmed away by the keeper before Jeakson Singh’s header from the resulting corner was inches wide in the 57th minute.
The win keeps the Islanders’ unbeaten streak intact as they go second on the table with two wins and two draws after four games in the Hero ISL. They are one point behind leaders Odisha FC.
22.10.2022 (MATCH-13) : MUMBAI CITY FC 1-1 JAMSHEDPUR FC (FT)
MCFC: LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (8')
JFC: DANIEL CHIMAVHUKU (12')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Mehtab Singh (MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC AND JAMSHEDPUR FC
MCFC: Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke (C), Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin, Rostyn Griffiths, Alberto Noguera, Ahmed Jahouh (Jorge Diaz), Lalengmawia Ralte (Vikram Singh), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Rowllin Borges), Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh (Gurkiriat Singh).
JFC: Rehenesh TP, Ricky Lallawmawma, Eli Sabia (C), Pratik Chaudhari, Laldinliana Renthlei, Wellington Cirino Priori, Germanpreet Singh, Boris Singh (Laldinpuia Pachuau), Harry Sawyer (Jay Thomas), Ritwik Das (Farukh Choudhary), Daniel Chukwu (Ishan Pandita).
REFEREE: R VENKATESH.
Mumbai City FC dominated possession but were held to a 1-1 draw by Jamshedpur FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai. Lallianzuala Chhangte put the hosts in front after eight minutes before Daniel Chukwu leveled the score four minutes later. Jamshedpur’s star player from last season, Greg Stewart, was threatening in attack and made the assist for Mumbai’s goal, but was neutralized by his former club for the rest of the game.
Eight minutes into the game, the deadlock was broken. Stewart played in a low ball across the face of goal as Chhangte darted towards it to bury it. Four minutes later, parity was restored. Priori’s long throw from the right was flicked on by Sawyer before Chukwu rose highest to head the ball into the top-right corner.
Approaching the half-hour mark, the Islanders were dominating possession. Complacency in midfield allowed Priori to knick the ball off Stewart and feed it through to Boris Singh. Boris’ effort lacked power and was collected comfortably by the keeper. Moments later, Boris failed to control Chukwu’s cross from the left as the Red Miners squandered another chance.
The hosts piled the pressure on Jamshedpur FC as the game touched the hour mark. The Red Miners’ defence was able to keep their shape and kept the Mumbai City FC attackers at bay. In the 63rd minute, substitute Vikram Singh’s looping effort bounced off the bar. Minutes later, TP Rehenesh was quick to deny Stewart’s effort from a freekick.
In the final quarter of the game, Mumbai City FC did not take their foot off the pedal and continued to press Jamshedpur FC into their own half. The visitors dealt with the pressure well and relied on rare counters to move forward. Opportunities fell to both sides in the dying moments of the game, but neither side capitalised on them as the game ended in a stalemate.
15.10.2022 (M-9): MUMBAI CITY FC 2-0 ODISHA FC (FT)
MFC: SUBHAM SARANGI (OG-49'), BIPIN SINGH (90+3')
HERO OF THE MATCH : MEHTAB SINGH ( MCFC)
CLUB AWARD : MUMBAI CITY FC
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke (C), Rostyn Griffiths, Mehtab Singh, Sanjeev Stalin (Vignesh Dakshinamurthy), Alberto Noguera, Ahmed Jahouh (Perriya Diaz), Lalengmawia Ralte (Vinit Rai), Lallianzuala Chhangte (Vikram Singh), Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh.
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Shubham Sarangi, Carlos Delgado (C), Sahil Panwar, Osama Malik (Pedro Martin), Raynier Fernandes (Thoiba Singh), Saul Crespo (Victor Rodriguez) , Isaac Chhakchhuak, Jerry Mawihmingthanga (Narendra Gahlot), Diego Mauricio, Nandhakumar Sekar (Isak Vanlalruatfela ).
REFEREE : PRANJAL BANERJEE
Mumbai City FC notched a 2-0 win over Odisha FC in a tightly contested affair in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Mumbai Football Arena in Mumbai. A Shubam Sarangi own goal and a 94th-minute Bipin Singh strike were enough to secure all three points for the Islanders.
The first shot on target came seven minutes from half-time when Nandhakumar Sekar cut in from the left flank and fired a tame effort towards the goal. It was comfortably collected by the keeper. In the 44th minute, Diego Mauricio burst into life as he sprinted past two Mumbai City players before getting a shot away. The Brazilian’s effort was off target.
Five minutes into the second half, the deadlock was broken as the Islanders took the lead courtesy of an own goal. Lallianzuala Chhangte was found on the right flank by Ahmed Jahouh. Chhangte unleashed a shot on target after a quick exchange with Greg Stewart. Amrinder Singh saved the effort with his foot but the ball hit defender Shubham Sarangi and rolled into the goal.
Nearing the hour-mark, Mauricio found space in the Islander’s box to get a shot away. The fierce strike was saved by Lachenpa. In the 72nd minute, Mauricio went down in the box, under pressure from Stewart. Appeals for a penalty were in vain as the referee only awarded a goal kick.
In the 82nd minute, Amrinder denied Stewart with an outstanding save. The Scottish striker received the ball from the left flank and struck a low shot at goal. Amrinder’s quick reflexes were enough to keep the ball out. In the last action of the game, Mumbai City FC probed forward towards a scattered Odisha defence. Stewart unselfishly passed the ball to Bipin who smashed the ball past Amrinder to score his 15th league goal for the club with the last kick of the game.
The Islanders, next play hosts to the Hero ISL 2021-22 Shield winners Jamshedpur FC on 22nd October, Saturday. The Juggernauts return to the east coast to host Kerala Blasters on 23rd October, Sunday.
09.10.2022 (M-3) : HYDERABAD FC 3-3 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
MCFC : CHINGLENSENA SINGH (OG-22'), HOLICHARAN NARZARY (50'), ALBERTO NUGORA (84')
HFC : JOAO VICTOR (P- 45+2', 76'), GREG STEWART (66')
HERO OF THE MATCH : Joao Victor (HYDERABAD FC)
CLUB AWARD : HYDERABAD FC and MUMBAI CITY FC
HFC : Laxmikant Kattimani, Chinglensana Singh, Odei Onaindia, Nikhil Poojary, Manoj Mohammad, Halicharan Narzary, Hitesh Sharma (Tavora), Mohammad Yasir, Joao Victor (C), Joel Chianese (Borja Herrea), Bartholomew Ogbeche (Severio).
MCFC : Phurba Lachenpa, Rahul Bheke, Mandar Dessai (Sanjeeb Stalin), Rostyn Griffiths, Mourtada Fall (C)(Amhed Johouh), Vinit Rai (Mehtab Singh), Lalengmawia Ralte(Rowlin Borges), Jorge Diaz(Alberto Nugora), Bipin Singh, Greg Stewart, Lallianzuala Chhangte (Yasir).
REFEREE : TESAJ NAGVENKAR.
Defending champions Hyderbad FC and Mumbai City FC took a point each as both sides kicked their Hero Indian Super League (ISL) campaign off with an enthralling 3-3 draw at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.
In the 23rd minute, Mumbai City FC drew first blood on the counter. Bipin blitzed down the left flank before whipping a low ball into the box that was deflected into the back of his own net by Chinglensana. Hyderabad FC pulled level in the last minute of first-half stoppage time after Lalengmawia Ralte brought Bartholomew Ogbeche down inside the box and conceded a penalty. Joao Victor sent the keeper the wrong way from the spot to restore parity.
Five minutes into the second half, the game turned on its head as Chianese took advantage of a midfield mixup and played the ball through to Mohammed Yasir. The 24-year-old winger played an inch-perfect pass to Halicharan Narzary who made no mistake in slotting the ball past the keeper. Less than five minutes later, Bipin’s effort was brilliantly saved by Laxmikant Kattimani, denying The Islanders an equaliser.
Seven minutes past the hour mark, it was all square again. Substitute Ahmed Jahouh played a sublime pass through to Greg Stewart. The Scottish striker put the ball past Kattimani with ease to bag his debut goal for The Islanders. Less than ten minutes later, The Nizams took the lead again. Substitute Borja Herrera whipped a corner in towards the far post as Odei Onaindia headed the ball back across the goal before Victor nodded it in from close range.
In the 85th minute, parity was restored yet again. Bipin pulled the ball back towards Stewart. The striker played it through to substitute Alberto Noguera who side-footed the ball into the net from close range. Both sides looked for a winner in the closing stages of the match but ultimately settled for a point.
Hyderabad will travel to Guwahati for their next game against NorthEast United on Thursday, October 13th. The Islanders will make a short trip back to Mumbai to host Odisha FC on Saturday, October 15th.
HEAD to HEAD SCORE
2021/2022 Hyderabad FC - (2-1) - Mumbai City FC
2021/2022 Mumbai City FC - (1-3) - Hyderabad FC
2020/2021 Mumbai City FC - (0-0) - Hyderabad FC
2020/2021 Hyderabad FC - (0-2) - Mumbai City FC
2019/2020 Hyderabad FC - (1-1) - Mumbai City FC
2019/2020 Mumbai City FC - (2-1) - Hyderabad FC
