ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City FC overcome East Bengal with a narrow 1-0 win
The attacker made an impact straightaway by getting hold of a starting spot, teasing the East Bengal FC defence with his sharp movements and a fierce eye for a goal.
The attacker made an impact straightaway by getting hold of a starting spot, teasing the East Bengal FC defence with his sharp movements and a fierce eye for a goal.
Mumbai City FC extended their winning run in the Kalinga Super Cup to two matches in a row when they edged past Punjab FC 3-2 in their Group C encounter at the Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday.
Having secured a win and a draw in their two group games so far, Chennaiyin currently occupy the top spot in the table with four points.
Defensive mistakes cost Bengaluru and helped Mumbai's cause as Modou Sougou (13') took advantage of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu's error to give his team the lead.
The three points have taken Odisha's tally to 18 points from 12 matches.
Sixth-placed Mumbai and eighth-placed Kerala are without a win in their last six matches.
It was end-to-end stuff after Mumbai equalised and both teams got notable goal-scoring opportunities.
Sergio Lobera's men, who started their season with a thumping 3-0 win over Chennaiyin FC, will be aiming to get back on the track by storming in their fourth encounter, where they face Mumbai in an away match.
Odisha FC took an early lead when Xisco Hernandez got past Pratik Chaudhari before curling a left-footed curler past Amrinder Singh in goal.
With one point from the game, Mumbai City join NorthEast United at the top of the table with four points from two games.
