ISL 2018-19: Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC - Hits and Flops as 10-man visitors hold Blues

#4 Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) - Flop

Sunil Chhetri (right) of Bengaluru FC vies with Arnold Issoko of Mumbai City (Image Courtesy: ISL)

It's not very often that you see this man on this list but against Mumbai City FC, the Bengaluru FC talisman had an off day - going by his lofty standards.

Chhetri was playing at his preferred position on the left wing but he was unable to be as effective as he usually is against the Islanders.

That was mainly because Mumbai came into this game with a plan against Chhetri. It's more or less the same plan that other teams employ marking him with a physical defender. But perhaps Mumbai had the right kind of man - or people - to stop the Chhetri threat in this game.

Chhetri was given little space to orchestrate moves like the FC Pune City game, which need a late winner from Rahul Bheke. The back four were compact and worked well as a zone to keep Chhetri away from the box.

The one time he did sneak in, towards the end of the game, Chhetri himself faltered. Bheke played him with a neat pass but Chhetri was unable to control it and Lucian Goian, swooping in to nullify the threat, pressured Chhetri to make a mistake.

Goian, with his timely sliding tackles and a commanding presence in the box for Mumbai, helped in containing Chhetri a bit.

Chhetri probably got desperate to get a goal and just before the half time, he failed to spot the unmarked Chencho to the left side of the box.

Chhetri, who was at the right post with an impossible angle to get a goal from, whipped to Amrinder and won a corner instead of passing to Chencho.

Four minutes into the second half, Chhetri saw a drive from the edge of the box pushed off for a corner by Amrinder.

In the 81st minute, Paulo Machado conceded a free-kick at the edge of the box after bringing down Dimas Delgado.

A favourite spot for Chhetri, the BFC captain stepped up to take it. We've all seen him convert those calmly before but this time, the poor take was an easy save for Amrinder Singh.

Chhetri was visibly frustrated at the end of the match. He moved to the dugout to have a sip of water and then went back onto the pitch to applaud the fans.

The frustration is understandable. After all, BFC were playing against 10 men and could not find a winner. For Chhetri, he hasn't found the back of the net in four games and boy does he love to score in each match.

Let's just hope the next one is different.