Indian Super League: Mumbai City demolishes East Bengal with 2 goals from Apuia
KOLKATA. Mumbai City was eventually too good for East Bengal with the goal of Apuia was the key of the match after he scored in the 26th and 60th minute.
KOLKATA. Mumbai City was finally too good for East Bengal with the goal of Apuia was the key of the match after he scored in the 26th and 60th minute. Apuia (26′), Greg Stewart (50′) and Apuia (60′). Mumbai City was vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Gurkirat Singh missed a penalty (89′) for Mumbai City.
The match was played at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium in Kolkata on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Tejas Nagvenkar. The weather was haze. The temperature was pleasant around 18 degrees Celsius or 64.35 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 59%.
Match Statistics
Mumbai City was in firm control of the ball 69% while East Bengal was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Mumbai City was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Mumbai City won the match.
East Bengal shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Mumbai City shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (Cleiton Silva and Souvik Chakrabarti). Regarding the opposition, Mumbai City received 1 yellow card (Greg Stewart).
After playing this match, East Bengal will stay with 9 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, Mumbai City will have 21 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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26'26'
Apuia
Greg Stewart
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42'42'
Cleiton Silva
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46'46'
Souvik Chakrabarti
Charalampos Kyriakou
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46'46'
Eliandro
Semboi Haokip
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46'46'
Aniket Jadhav
Suhair VP
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50'50'
Greg Stewart
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60'60'
Apuia
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
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63'63'
Alberto Noguera
Ahmed Jahouh
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63'63'
Vikram Partap Singh
Lallianzuala Chhangte
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63'63'
Greg Stewart
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65'65'
Souvik Chakrabarti
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71'71'
Tuhin Das
Naorem Mahesh Singh
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73'73'
Vinit Rai
Naorem Mahesh Singh
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82'82'
Rowllin Borges
Greg Stewart
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83'83'
Gurkirat Singh
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
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89'89'
Gurkirat Singh
Vikram Partap Singh
Next match
In the upcoming Indian Super League match, East Bengal will host Bengaluru on the 30th of December with a 2-2 head to head statistic.
Mumbai City will host Chennaiyin on the 24th of December with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Mumbai City (3 draws).
East Bengal: Formation and Lineups
East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Stephen Constantine chose to play with the following team: Kamaljit Singh , Ankit Mukherjee , Chungnunga Lal , Iván Garrido , Jerry Lalrinzuala , V.P. Suhair , Alex , Charis Kyriakou , Naorem Mahesh Singh , Thongkhosem Haokip and Cleiton Silva .
Substitutes
East Bengal made 5 changes: Suhair VP for Aniket Jadhav (46′), Charalampos Kyriakou for Souvik Chakrabarti (46′), Semboi Haokip for Eliandro (46′), Naorem Mahesh Singh for Tuhin Das (71′) and Naorem Mahesh Singh for Vinit Rai (73′).
Top player: Alex
The player who no doubt impressed East Bengal the most was Alex.
His rating is with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Mumbai City: Formation and Lineups
Mumbai City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Talking about the opposition, Des Buckingham played with: Phurba Tempa Lachenpa , Rahul Bheke , Mourtada Fall , Mehtab Singh , Mandar Rao Desai , Greg Stewart , Ahmed Jahouh , Apuia , Lallianzuala Chhangte , Jorge Pereyra Díaz and Th. Bipin Singh .
Substitutes
Mumbai City made 4 changes: Ahmed Jahouh for Alberto Noguera (63′), Lallianzuala Chhangte for Vikram Partap Singh (63′), Greg Stewart for Rowllin Borges (82′) and Jorge Pereyra Díaz for Gurkirat Singh (83′).
Top player: Greg Stewart
The player who no doubt impressed Mumbai City the most was Greg Stewart.
His rating is with 1 goal, 66 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.
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Anshuman Roy
Having spent over 10 years living in Bologna, Italy after being born and reared in Dublin, the individual is skilled at mispronouncing words in two languages. joined Lootrs.com in 2022 as a news writer before transitioning to the editing team and match coverage. attended the last three World Cups in Brazil, Russia, and Qatar; currently serves as principal features writer, covering every facet of the game. has never comprehended the existence of the Messi-Ronaldo debate.
