Mumbai City recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Minerva Punjab 2-1

MUMBAI. Mumbai City was able to reverse the score against Minerva Punjab to win 2-1.

November 3, 2023

MUMBAI. Mumbai City managed to turn the tables against Minerva Punjab to win 2-1. It was Minerva Punjab to strike first with a goal of Luka Majcen at the 38′. Then it was a goal in the 82′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Greg Stewart gave the win to Mumbai City in the 82′ minute. Mumbai City was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Mumbai Football Arena stadium in Mumbai on Thursday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Rahul Kumar Gupta who was helped by Anthony Abraham and Asit Sarkar. The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.42 degrees Celsius or 86.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.

Match Statistics

Mumbai City

2 - 1

Minerva Punjab

! 68 Ball Possession 32

Shots

19 Total 11
5 On Target 4
9 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 3

130 Attack 79
101 Dangerous attack 30
94 Ball safe 102

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 1
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

13 Total 10
6 Yellow Cards 5
0 Double Yellow 1
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Mumbai City had a strong ball possession 68% while Minerva Punjab was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Mumbai City was more pushing with 101 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Mumbai City won the match.

Mumbai City shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Minerva Punjab shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Mumbai City received 6 yellow cards (Jayesh Rane, Rostyn Griffiths, Rahul Bheke, Greg Stewart, Mehtab Singh and Vikram Pratap Singh). On the opposite side, Minerva Punjab received 3 yellow cards (Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath, Ravi Kumar and Dimitris Chatziisaias).

Match Timeline

Vikram Partap Singh- Yellow

Rostyn Griffiths- Yellow

20'

38'

L. Majcen(goal)Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh

Rahul Bheke- Yellow

45'

Mehtab Singh- Yellow

45'

D. Chatziisaias- Yellow

45'

Lallianzuala Chhangte- sub ->Vikram Pratap Singh

46'

61'

Brandon Vanlalremdika- sub ->Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh

Jayesh Rane- sub ->Akash Mishra

63'

64'

R. Kumar- Yellow

69'

D. Lalhlimpuia- sub ->Juan Mera

77'

Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath- sub ->Madih Talal

80'

Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath- Yellow

Jorge Pereyra Díaz(goal)Lallianzuala Chhangte

82'

Vinit Rai- sub ->Jorge Pereyra Díaz

90'

Jayesh Rane- Yellow

90'

D. Chatziisaias(yellowredcard)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Goa

After this match, Mumbai City will have 11 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Minerva Punjab will stay with 2 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

Mumbai City – Formation

Mumbai City

Mohammad Nawaz 13.India

7.0

Rahul Bheke 2.India

6.8

45'

Tiri 4.Spain

7.5

Mehtab Singh 5.India

7.1

45'

Akash Mishra 31.India

6.6

63'

Rostyn Griffiths 18.Australia

7.5

20'

Greg Stewart 24.Scotland

7.8

45'

82'

Apuia 45.India

8.5

Vikram Partap Singh 6.India

6.7

46'

Bipin Singh 29.India

7.3

Jorge Pereyra Díaz 30.Argentina

7.8

90'

82'

Substitutes

Bhaskar Roy 22.India

Valpuia 3.India

Sanjeev Stalin 17.India

Vinit Rai 16.India

6.8

90'

Jayesh Rane 20.India

7.0

63'

90'

Franklin Robin Nazareth 60.India

Lallianzuala Chhangte 7.India

7.5

46'

G. Singh 11.India

Ayush Chhikara 28.India

Mumbai City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Des Buckingham decided to play with the following team: Mohammad Nawaz (7.0), Rahul Bheke (6.8), Mehtab Singh (7.1), Tiri (7.5), Akash Mishra (6.6), Apuia (8.5), Rostyn Griffiths (7.5), Greg Stewart (7.8), Vikram Pratap Singh (6.7), Jorge Pereyra Díaz (7.8) and Th. Bipin Singh (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Hmingthan Mawia, Lallianzuala Chhangte (7.5), Gurkirat Singh, Vinit Rai (6.8), Sanjeev Stalin, Jayesh Rane (7.0), Bhaskar Roy, Ayush Chhikara and Franklin Robin Nazareth.

Substitutions

Mumbai City made 3 changes: Vikram Pratap Singh for Lallianzuala Chhangte (46′), Akash Mishra for Jayesh Rane (63′) and Jorge Pereyra Díaz for Vinit Rai (90′).

Best player: Apuia

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mumbai City was Apuia even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 56 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Minerva Punjab – Formation

Minerva Punjab

R. Kumar 1.India

6.3

64'

D. Chatziisaias 5.Greece

6.6

45'

K. Lhungdim 12.India

6.3

N. Darjee 45.India

6.4

S. Meitei 74.India

6.6

N. Prabhu 4.India

7.3

K. Singh 7.India

7.5

61'

M. Talal 8.France

7.5

77'

Juan Mera 14.Spain

6.7

69'

A. Pradhan 23.India

6.6

L. Majcen 99.Slovenia

7.5

38'

Substitutes

K. Chemjong 16.Nepal

M. Salah 39.India

Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath 66.India

6.0

77'

80'

S. Kynshi 11.India

M. Kipgen 17.India

Brandon Vanlalremdika 28.India

6.7

61'

A. Singh 80.India

D. Lalhlimpuia 19.India

6.4

69'

P. Mohan 24.India

Minerva Punjab started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Staikos Vergetis played with: Ravi Kumar (6.3), Khaiminthang Lhungdim (6.3), Suresh Meitei (6.6), Dimitris Chatziisaias (6.6), Nitesh Darjee (6.4), Nikhil Prabhu (7.3), Ashish Pradhan (6.6), Juan Mera (6.7), Madih Talal (7.5), Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh (7.5) and Luka Majcen (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Samuel Kynshi, Kiran Chemjong, Manglenthang Kipgen, Daniel Lalhlimpuia (6.4), Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Brandon Vanlalremdika (6.7), Mohammed Salah, Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath (6.0) and Amarjit Kiyam Singh.

Substitutions

Minerva Punjab made 3 changes: Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh for Brandon Vanlalremdika (61′), Juan Mera for Daniel Lalhlimpuia (69′) and Madih Talal for Mashoor Shereef Thangalakath (77′).