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

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#4 Mumbai have a wall, but it doesn't matter as home fortress crumbles

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The third goal for Bengaluru really put the game beyond reach for Mumbai City.

It came off a free-kick that really summed up Mumbai's night. Miku was brought down right on the edge of Mumbai's penalty area by Gerson Vieira. It was a very promising position indeed.

After Mumbai City took an eternity to set up a wall, all Miku had to do was coolly step up and slot it in the opposite direction to Amrinder Singh's right, catching everyone off.

This was shambolic - for such close-range free-kicks, you do your best to make sure an easy path to goal is blocked out, but not here. There was really no point to this wall for it left one side of the goal completely open.

The result is a huge blow to Mumbai City who now have lost two home games in a row, after losing to the Kerala Blasters last Sunday. Mumbai have prided themselves on doing well at home in previous seasons, but it's now slipping away.

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Edited by Sagnik Kundu
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