Dudu (41st, 63rd and 66th) and Haokip (33rd, 52nd and 79th) made merry with three goals each while substitute Reinaldo Oliveira (90th) added one more in a completely one-sided match at Nehru Stadium here.
The earlier biggest margin win was the 5-0 thrashing of FC Pune City by Mumbai City FC in Mumbai last season.
The victory was not only a sweet revenge of the away 0-2 defeat for FC Goa but also helped them maintain their top spot in the league standings with 18 points from 10 matches.
FC Goa made three changes in their starting line up, bringing in Jofre Mateu Gonzalez, Mandar Rao and Dudu who made his debut today.
Mumbai City FC, on the other hand, made two changes bringing in Sunil Chhetri and Lalchhunmmawia Fanai in place of Subash Singh and Brendon Fernandes who is ruled out of the competition.
The home side started in right earnest as they made inroads with steady flow of passes with Mandar Rao and Romeo Fernandes using the flanks well to put pressure on the rival defence.
Spurred by the goal, the home team piled up pressure and
increased the lead in the 41st minute. Defender and captain Lucio who moved up with the ball took three rival players in his stride and relayed the ball to Leonardo Moura who set up Dudu to smash the ball into the Mumbai net with an angular left-footer.
Mumbai FC, who relied on the counter moves, came close to scoring twice but Goa keeper Laxmikant Kattimani made saves from strikes by Nicolas Anelka and Cristian Bustos. Earlier, he did well to snatch the ball from the feet of Frederic Piquionne who was about to score from inside the box.
The home team took complete control of the proceeding and pumped in four more goals. Dudu scored twice in quick succession to score his hat-trick. Haokip scored the fourth hat-trick of the tournament with a gentle push after Romeo Fernandes made a solo run on the right.
Substitute Reinaldo Oliveira then rounded off the tally in the 90th minute to give the home team a memorable win.
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