Chennai: It rained targets on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium right here as Mumbai Metropolis FC got here from behind to beat Chennaiyin FC 6-2 within the Indian Tremendous League (ISL) right here on Saturday.
Mumbai Metropolis discovered six totally different goal-scorers, three of them coming off the bench, after falling 0-2 behind simply previous the half-an-hour mark.
The Marina Area erupted within the nineteenth minute when Petar Sliskovic put the hosts in entrance.
Sangwan’s supply from the nook got here off Rahul Bheke earlier than reaching Rahim Ali. The striker lobbed the ball throughout the face of aim and Sliskovic headed it in from shut vary because the Islanders conceded the primary aim of the match for the primary time this season.
Within the thirty second minute, the Marina Machans doubled their lead. Sliskovic ran at Mehtab Singh earlier than rolling it in the direction of El Khayati. The Dutchman’s first shot was blocked by Mehtab, however the rebound was slotted in completely on the close to submit.
Within the subsequent minute Mumbai’s deficit was down to 1. The Islanders swarmed ahead as Stewart whipped the ball in from the suitable flank. Diaz beat his marker and headed the ball previous Debjit Majumder to make it 2-1.
In first-half stoppage time, Lalengmawia Ralte beat Debjit to the ball and was taken out within the course of. The referee pointed to the spot and booked the keeper. Stewart stepped as much as take it and despatched Debjit the fallacious approach to reinstate parity within the fourth minute of stoppage time.
At half-time, Des Buckingham made two modifications with Vinit Rai and Vignesh Dakshinamurthy changing Ralte and Dessai. The sport turned on its head 4 minutes into the second half. Bipin pulled the ball again in the direction of the sting of the field and Rai smashed it in together with his first try.
The guests struck once more on the hour-mark and established a two-goal cushion. Ahmed Jahouh’s nook was cleared solely so far as Dakshinamurthy on the fringe of the field. The defender put his boot by it and located the again of the web.
The Islanders’ third substitution of the night, Alberto Noguera, additionally obtained on the scoresheet within the sixty fifth minute.
The Spaniard acquired the ball from Bipin and a strong shot picked up a deflection off Diagne to sneak in on the far submit. Bipin was within the motion once more on the very finish, skipping previous the defence and tucked the ball into the web to turn out to be Mumbai Metropolis FC’s main goalscorer with 16 targets.
The win lifted Mumbai Metropolis into second place within the league, 4 factors behind leaders Hyderabad FC.
The Islanders’ subsequent problem can be dealing with Bengaluru FC at residence on November 17. Chennaiyin FC keep sixth on the desk, only a level forward of Kerala Blasters. They may keep on the Marina Area for his or her subsequent recreation towards Jamshedpur FC on November 19.