Margo: Defending Champion Mumbai City FC In the end, he ended his seven-game run without a win. Indian Super League ,isl) with a 1-0 win Chennaiyin FC Here on Sunday.
The match was decided by a late goal from Vikram Pratap Singh (85th minute), whose strike was enough to propel Mumbai into fifth place, level on points with fourth-placed Jamshedpur FC.
Des Buckingham’s men were in possession during the first few minutes and created more scoring chances than their opponents.
Igor Angulo tested the goalkeeper in the 18th minute with a humble left footed shot that was easily saved. Marina Machan put on more pressure as the first half progressed, trying to hold the opposition on the counter.
Nerijus Valskis came close to breaking the deadlock before the break but was caught offside inside the box. Angulo then saw his header go narrowly wide but was also declared in the offside position. There was nothing to separate the teams at the half-time break as none could score.
The second half saw more pressure from Mumbai as Apuia crossed her shot from the right side of the target within five minutes of the resumption. At the hour mark, Lallianzuala Chhangte put the ball on a plate for Angulo, who could not find the connection to score the elusive goal.
The game went on in the last ten minutes without a goal on the board. However, success finally came to Vikram Pratap Singh.
The winger, fed by Brayden Inman at the far post, finds himself unmarked and puts the ball into the back of the net from close-range.
Lukasz Gikiewicz had a late chance to equalize but managed to send his shot over the crossbar. Five minutes to stoppage was not enough for Chennaiyin to find an equalizer as the Islanders took all three points.
The match was decided by a late goal from Vikram Pratap Singh (85th minute), whose strike was enough to propel Mumbai into fifth place, level on points with fourth-placed Jamshedpur FC.
Des Buckingham’s men were in possession during the first few minutes and created more scoring chances than their opponents.
Igor Angulo tested the goalkeeper in the 18th minute with a humble left footed shot that was easily saved. Marina Machan put on more pressure as the first half progressed, trying to hold the opposition on the counter.
Nerijus Valskis came close to breaking the deadlock before the break but was caught offside inside the box. Angulo then saw his header go narrowly wide but was also declared in the offside position. There was nothing to separate the teams at the half-time break as none could score.
The second half saw more pressure from Mumbai as Apuia crossed her shot from the right side of the target within five minutes of the resumption. At the hour mark, Lallianzuala Chhangte put the ball on a plate for Angulo, who could not find the connection to score the elusive goal.
The game went on in the last ten minutes without a goal on the board. However, success finally came to Vikram Pratap Singh.
The winger, fed by Brayden Inman at the far post, finds himself unmarked and puts the ball into the back of the net from close-range.
Lukasz Gikiewicz had a late chance to equalize but managed to send his shot over the crossbar. Five minutes to stoppage was not enough for Chennaiyin to find an equalizer as the Islanders took all three points.
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