90+5' Last chance! Vinit Rai floats in a long ball inside the SCEB box but Arindam Bhattacharja does well to punch it away.
90+3' Bipin Singh charges inside the box from the left hand side. He tries to skip past the defender but his touch is too hard while he goes on the floor a bit easily after brushing shoulders with the defender and it goes out for a goal kick.
90' Additional Time: 5 Minutes.
88' A double change for SCEB. Balwant Singh and Jackichand Singh come in for Wahengbam Luwang and Lalrinliana Hnamte respectively.
84' This is some courageous defending by the keeper. A ball lands in front of an MCFC attacker inside the box. Arindam Bhattacharja comes out of his line and puts in a great tackle to clear it out but only to the edge of the box. A low cross is whipped in from the right flank. Mourtada Fall collects the ball but has a marker on him. Arindam Bhattacharja rushes back towards the goal and expands himself behind Fall. But the defender deals with it nicely and SCEB get some time to breathe.
81' Yellow card! Daniel Chukwu takes the ball down brilliantly on his chest on the left flank but Ahmed Jahouh raises his foot high and gets him down. The referee takes no time to show Ahmed Jahouh the yellow card. He will miss his next match as this was his fourth of the season.
77' Substitution. A last roll of the dice for MCFC as Bradden Inman comes in for Igor Angulo.
74' Substitution. A change for SCEB. Injured Amarjit Kiyam makes way for Darren Sidoel.
72' Foul. Igor Angulo could not get to the loose ball before Amarjit Kiyam and ends up getting him on the ground and SCEB get a free kick here. Kiyam gets a cramp as he rolls on the floor.
67' Too much on it! Ahmed Jahouh tries to set Ygor Catatau free on the right flank but hits the ball too hard and Ygor Catatau's chase goes in vain.
64' Substitution. A double change for MCFC. Vinit Rai replaces Raynier Fernandes to mark his debut for MCFC. Ygor Catatau comes in for Cassio Gabriel.
63' Deflected! Rahul Bheke puts in a deep throw inside the box but it is cleared away in a flash. The ball lands on the left foot of Ahmed Jahouh who hits it on the volley but it goes out for a corner off a SCEB defender. Nothing comes off the corner.
58' Last ditch tackle! While being on the back foot for most of the half. SCEB suddenly find themselves on a counter attack with Daniel Chukwu getting the ball in the middle of the park. Thongkhosiem Haokip makes a run from his right but the pass gets a deflection and takes the ball away. Thongkhosiem Haokip is charging towards the ball but Mourtada Fall does well to put in a tackle and out for a throw-in.
55' What a shot! Cassio Gabriel receives the ball on the right side at the edge of the box. He shuffles his body well to set himself up on his right foot and fires in a superb shot which goes like a bullet of his boots but the keeper, Arindam Bhattacharja, was up tp the task and he pushes it out for a corner. Nothing comes off it though.
54' Clumsy! A long throw-in comes in by Rahul Bheke inside the box. The ball lands in between an army of defenders. Mourtada Fall squeezes through and has a blind go at it but luckily the shot has no power on it and a SCEB defender does well to clear it out.
51' No penalty! MCFC are passing the ball much better in this half. It is much quicker and accurate. A lobs comes inside the box looking for Cassio Gabriel by Raynier Fernandes on the right hand side. Cassio Gabriel skips past the charging defender and gets fouled but the ref thinks the defender got the ball first and rules out the penalty.
47' Good defending! Rahul Bheke does well to get his body in between the ball and Daniel Chukwu deep on the right flank and gets his side a goal kick.
46' Second-half kicks-off.
HT: SCEB 0-0 MCFC
45' Added Time: 2 Minutes
44' Physical duel! Daniel Chukwu and Mourtada Fall are locked in a physical battle in the middle of the park as they look to win a high ball. Chukwu does win it but Jahouh has the ball at his feet. Chukwu then picks Jahouh's pockets and sets Haokip free on the right flank. Nothing comes off the counter as the ball is eventually cleared.
39' Frustration! MCFC are getting more and more frustrated as they are not able to get the ball into Igor Angulo. Cassio Gabriel does his best to chip it in and find Igor for the header but the ball is cleared. The ball falls to Lalengmawia, who takes a touch and pulls the trigger. He hits it well wide though. Lalengmawia isn't having the best of matches so far.
36' Cheap foul! MCFC play a string of neat passes at the edge of the box. The ball is finally played out to Cassio Gabriel on the left side. He forces his way through but is pushed wide. As Cassio tries to cut back in, the ball is cleared. A long ball is then played towards Daniel Chukwu on the right flank but Rahul Bheke and Vignesh Dakshinamurthy foul him unnecessarily.
29' Great recovery! A long through ball is played to set Amey Ranawade free on the right flank. The ball isn't great but Hira Mondal overruns it. Ranawade takes it in his stride and looks to push ahead, Mondal though slides in and gets the whole of the ball. MCFC do get the corner but nothing comes off it.
22' End to end! Cassio Gabriel gets inside the box from the right flank and gets past a couple of defenders with nimble feet. He looks to go all the way through but is blocked by a SCEB defender. Thongkhosiem Haokip leads the counter-attack for SCEB and holds the ball up well around the left side of the box. He plays it back to Bikash Jairu, who's first-time cross is into the stands.
19' Forced change! As expected, Joyner Lourenco's night is over. Ankit Mukherjee replaces him as Ahmed Jahouh is ready to take the corner from the left side. Nothing comes off it though.
16' Man down! Ahmed Jahouh man-handles Thongkhosiem Haokip around the middle of the park to stop a counter-attack but elsewhere Joyner Lourenco is down on the ground. He seems to have pulled his hamstring and might be taken off the field.
13' Chaotic! MCFC are looking shaky in defense. The long throw-in comes into the box from Hira Mondal. It is in a dangerous area but the MCFC defenders don't deal with it. The ball falls to Chukwu, who just has a go at it but scuffs it agonizingly wide.
9' Chance! Vignesh Dakshinamurthy with some neat trickery down that left flank. He finally whips in a cross off his left boot but it is just a bit behind Igor Angulo. Igor does well to arch back and get his head to it but he can't generate enough power, easy take for Arindam.
7' Good closing down! The SCEB attackers are keeping the MCFC defenders on their toes. The ball is played back towards Fall but Sourav Das knicks it and wins a throw-in. The ball is played into the box and is half-cleared. Sourav Das tries to volley it from 35 yards out but doesn't catch it cleanly.
3' Clumsy foul! Cassio Gabriel flicks the ball around the left flank and Joyner Lourenco catches him. The ref signals a free-kick but Jahouh's delivery is poor. MCFC, as expected have started on the front foot as SCEB look to find their feet.
1' Kick-off.
Mumbai City FC (Starting XI): Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Amey Ranawade, Mourtada Fall (C), Rahul Bheke, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Lalengmawia, Ahmed Jahouh, Raynier Fernandes, Cassio Gabriel, Bipin Singh, Igor Angulo.
SC East Bengal (Starting XI): Arindam Bhattacharja (GK/ C), Joyner Lourenco, Adil Khan, Hira Mondal, Bikash Jairu, Sourav Das, Wahengbam Luwang, Amarjit Kiyam, Lalrinliana Hnamte, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Daniel Chukwu.
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