I-League 2018-19: 3 reasons why Real Kashmir FC lost to Mohun Bagan

#2 Patience paid off for Mohun Bagan

Dicka scored the only goal of the match

Apart from Real Kashmir FC, Mohun Bagan had two other opponents coming into this match – the chilling cold at a higher altitude and the Astroturf of TRC ground. As a result, they opted for wait-and-watch policy.

Mohun Bagan were trying to get them acclimatized with the condition. In the first half an hour of the game, the visitors were sitting back and defending.

They were relying mostly on counter attacks but nothing fruitful came out from there. Their aim was to sustain the pressure on their opponent.

Mohun Bagan didn’t play too many ground passes in the first half, maybe to keep their energy at a high altitude and opted for long balls directed to the strikers, which they failed to capitalise.

The Kolkata giants came out with a different approach in the second half and were looking for an early goal. Omar Elhusseiny, Yuta Kinowaki and Sourav Das were dominating the midfield.

However, there was no real chance thanks to the Real Kashmir defenders but Mohun Bagan kept their patience. And that finally paid off in the 70th minute when Dicka scored the only goal of the match.