ISL 2018-19: Issoko's goal gives Mumbai City FC 1-0 win over Chennaiyin FC

The win sends Mumbai to the fifth spot with 10 points from six games while Chennai have been reduced to the last spot in points table with a solitary point from six games

9:24 PM

Full time!!

9:21 PM

Minute 90 -- Four minutes of additional time

9:21 PM

Minute 90 (SUBSTITUTION FOR MUMBAI) -- Bastos out, Bhumij in

9:18 PM

Minute 89 (YELLOW CARD) -- Rafique is the latest player to be booked

9:15 PM

Minute 84 -- Arnold Issoko goes on a fine run from and gets inside the box from the left but can't score

9:11 PM

Minute 81 -- Bastos goes on a great surging run from the half-line to the inside right of the Chennai box but blasts his shot away from the target

9:11 PM

Minute 80 -- Gregory's ball from the left flank to the centre is blocked by Goian

9:06 PM

Minute 77 (SUBSTITUTION FOR CHENNAI) -- Jeje comes in for Thoi Singh

9:05 PM

Minute 76 (SUBSTITUTION FOR MUMBAI) -- Sougou makes way for Rafique

9:02 PM

Minute 71 (YELLOW CARD) -- Goian shown the card

9:01 PM

Minute 71 -- Chennaiyin go on an attack. Nelson does brilliantly to go past a couple players on the right and cut it back to the centre but the resulting shot is blocked

8:56 PM

Minute 66 (SUBSTITUTION FOR MUMBAI) -- Milan out, Pradhan in

8:50 PM

Minute 61 (SUBSTITUTION FOR CHENNAI) -- Isaac out, Germanpreet in

8:48 PM

Minute 57 -- Mumbai with a great chance! Issoko on the right wing plays an early ball to Sougou in the middle who can't get his shot off and instead lays it off for Arnold but the ball is intercepted

8:38 PM

Minute 48 -- Sougou looks to find the far corner which is punched out by the goalkeeper.

8:34 PM

Second half begins

8:30 PM

8:28 PM

Half-time report: Mumbai are 1-0 ahead against Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, courtsey a goal from Modou Sougou in the 20th minute.

 

The Senegalese scored from a rebound in the 20th minute at the end of an attack that started with Mumbai's counter that saw Sogou bolting into the Chennai box and fired his shot straight at the goalkeeper who punched it back at Sougou and he finished easily on the rebound to the far post.

 

Otherwise, the match has been sterile, failing to produce noteworthy moments. The second half will hopefully change the scenes

8:19 PM

It's half-time

8:16 PM

Minute 45 -- Two minutes of additional time

8:16 PM

Minute 45 -- Two minutes of additional time

8:16 PM

Minute 45 -- Two minutes of additional time

8:14 PM

Minute 41 - Orlandi tries to get inside the box taking on multiple players but goes down at the edge of the box. He appeals for penalty but the referee isn't interested

8:12 PM

Minute 38 -- Andrea Orlandi crosses the ball inside the box but Lucian Goian clears the danger

8:08 PM

Minute 31 -- Mumbai attack down the right but Issoko crosses the ball straight into the gloves of Karanjit Singh

7:58 PM

Minute 27 -- On the other hand, Orlandi spots space and fires a driven shot from outside the box but it rolls past the far post

7:57 PM

Minute 26 -- Bastos tries one from a distance but it's nowhere close to the target

7:54 PM

Minute 20 (GOAL!!) -- Sougou scores! Mumbai use the counter to free Sougou who absolutely bolts into the Chennai box and fires his shot straight at the goalkeeper who punches it bacj at Sougou and he finishes easily on the rebound

7:49 PM

Minute 18 -- Chennai get a free-kick in the Mumbai half. Orlandi takes the shot and floats the ball in the mix but it's safely cleared

7:47 PM

Minute 16 -- A ball is floated inside the Chennai half and Sabia does well to first shield the ball and then hoink it away