MARGAO. Bengaluru overcame Mumbai City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Bengaluru to strike first with a goal of S. Chhetri at the 57′. Then Javi Hernández scored again for Bengaluru in the 70′ minute. Eventually, Mourtada Fall reduced the distance for Mumbai City (77′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Mumbai City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium stadium in Margao on Wednesday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Arumughan Rowan. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 15 Total 12
- 5 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 5
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 115 Attack 117
- 95 Dangerous attack 83
- 72 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Mumbai City had a superior ball possession 61% while Bengaluru was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bengaluru was more pushing with 95 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bengaluru won the match.
Bengaluru shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Mumbai City shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Bengaluru received 1 yellow card (R. Singh). On the opposite side, Mumbai City received 2 yellow cards (Ahmed Jahouh and Vignesh D).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bengaluru will have 31 points like Kerala Blasters to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Mumbai City will stay with 46 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Bengaluru will host Goa on the 23rd of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bengaluru (4 draws).
Mumbai City will host East Bengal on the 19th of February with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Mumbai City (1 draw).
Bengaluru – Formation
Bengaluru
52'
70'
83'
Bengaluru started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simon Grayson decided to play with the following team: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu , Bruno Ramires , Sandesh Jhingan , Aleksandar Jovanović , Prabir Das , Javi Hernández , Suresh Wangjam Singh , Rohit Kumar , Roshan Singh , Sunil Chhetri and Sivasakthi Narayanan .
The home team had on the bench: Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Ashish Jha, Namgyal Bhutia, Amrit Gope, Harmanpreet Singh, Leon Augustine, Pablo Pérez , Udanta Singh Kumam and Jayesh Rane.
Substitutions
Bengaluru made 2 changes: Siva Sakthi N for Pablo Pérez (78′) and S. Chhetri for Udanta Singh Kumam (83′).
Best player: Javi Hernández
The most impressive player for Bengaluru was Javi Hernández.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.
Mumbai City – Formation
Mumbai City
Mumbai City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Des Buckingham played with: Phurba Tempa Lachenpa , Sanjeev Stalin , Mourtada Fall , Mehtab Singh , Vignesh Dakshinamurthy , Apuia , Ahmed Jahouh , Alberto Noguera , Lallianzuala Chhangte , Jorge Pereyra Díaz and Th. Bipin Singh .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Greg Stewart, Mohammad Nawaz, Mandar Rao Desai , Rowllin Borges , Vikram Pratap Singh , Gurkirat Singh, Rostyn Griffiths , Hardik Bhatt and Ayush Chhikara .
Substitutions
Mumbai City made 5 changes: Vignesh D for Mandar Rao Desai (57′), Bipin Singh for Vikram Singh (57′), Ahmed Jahouh for Rostyn Griffiths (57′), Sanjeev Stalin for Rowllin Borges (76′) and L. Chhangte for Ayush Chhikara (76′).
Best player: Mehtab Singh
The player that probably impressed the most for Mumbai City was Mehtab Singh.
His rating is with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
- Bengaluru – Mumbai City – 2-1
