ISl 2018-19: In-form Mumbai City beat high-flying NorthEast United 1-0

NorthEast United FC and Mumbai City FC have locked horns eight times with Mumbai winning five of those battles while NorthEast managed to win just two games

8:53 PM

Minute 64 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST) -- Robert out, Keegan Pereira in

8:51 PM

Minute 61 -- Mumbai go on a fantastic counter with a fine pass from Machado that frees Issoko who himself does wonderfully to thread a pass to Sougou on the left of the box. With the goal at his mercy and only the keeper to beat, Sougou blasts the ball over the goalpost. What a miss!

8:49 PM

Minute 59 -- The old script plays again. NorthEast look to play from the back and Mumbai press. They also have a pop from a distance but it lacks power and the goalkeeper deals with it comfortably

8:46 PM

Minute 56 -- Gallego is freed on the right after an elaborate play. He has two teammates inside the box but he takes the strike himself and can only hit the side-netting

8:42 PM

Minute 53 -- Another desperate defending for NorthEast. NorthEast look to play it from the back and Bastos gets to the ball, comes in from the right and passes it across the face of the goal with the outside of his boot which is almost turned into the NorthEast goal by a NorthEast player

8:41 PM

Minute 50 -- What a chance for Mumbai and Sougou! Sougou is released one-to-one inside the box from a headed pass and Sougou heads it but the goalkeeper makes the save!

8:39 PM

Minute 48 -- NorthEast go on another attack down the left. Ogbeche then puts in a low cross for Mascia inside the box who who can't kick the ball into the net

8:34 PM

Second half begins

8:33 PM

8:27 PM

Half-time report: Mumbai are leading with a 1-0 score against NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, courtsey an early goal by Bastos. Apart from that the entire half was about NorthEast United FC who dominated the possession throughout but couldn't really threaten the Mumbai keeper.

 

Bastos' goal came after Mumbai got a corner that kicked-off a scramble in the NorthEast box and Machado crossed into the far post from right inside the box and Bastos got a touch that took the ball over the line despite the goalkeeper trying to smother it in time.

 

NorthEast had a great chance in the 23rd minute when Redeem put in a fantastic cross from the right into the far post and Ogbeche made the run and got to the end of it, heading it into the far post but the ball trickled out just inches beyond the woodwork.

 

The first half was littered with chances like these for NorthEast United who just couldn't threaten the Mumbai half. 

 

Mumbai got a chance to double their lead in the 39th minute when Arnold was bundled over by Grgic on the right of the NorthEast box. A dragged back low-ball found Bastos inside the box who struck it first-time and narrowly missed the target.

 

Despite Mumbai's goal, the home side have been the clear dominant side in every aspect apart from the goalscoring one, and if they want to keep their good run going that's where they would need to apply themselves in the second half

8:19 PM

Half-time!!

8:17 PM

Minute 45+1 -- Mumbai get a free-kick and Sougou puts an angled header to it but it flies over the bar

8:16 PM

Minute 45 -- Three minutes of additional time

8:15 PM

Minute 44 (YELLOW CARD) -- Robert is shown the yellow for a foul on Arnold

8:13 PM

Minute 41 -- Ogbeche tries to take benefit of a scramble inside the Mumbai box and Ogbeche takes the shot but it's blocked