ISL 2017/18, Match 50: Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC, 5 Talking Points

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#3 Was this a dive?

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Bengaluru took the lead in this game in the 43rd minute when Sunil Chhetri scored from the spot after the referee adjudged he was fouled in the box.

Chhetri had made a good run into the box on the left and sensing danger, both Mehrajuddin Wadoo and Balwant Singh, who was tracking back, went in for a challenge. Chhetri went down and the referee blew his whistle and pointed to the spot.

Initially, it looked like he was clipped by either or both of Balwant and Wadoo, but replays showed that the contact was barely there, if at all. Plus Chhetri seemed to go straight down. The India captain has been booked previously in this year's tournament for similar instances for attempted simulation.

On review, this didn't look like a penalty and perhaps it was just one of those moments of good fortune that went Bengaluru and Chhetri's way.

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