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

9:32 PM

Full-time. Mumbai City FC take all three points against NorthEast United FC

9:24 PM

Minute 90+5 -- NorthEast are parked in the Mumbai box and they keep attacking, from crosses, driven shots but Amarinder and the Mumbai defence win every battle

9:21 PM

Minute 90+1 -- Six minutes of injury time given

9:20 PM

Minute 90+1 (YELLOW CARD)-- Mirabaje the latest player to be shown the yellow

9:18 PM

Minute 88 (SUBSTITUTION FOR MUMBAI) -- Issoko out, Pradhan in

9:17 PM

Minute 87 -- NorthEast keep coming and there's a scramble inside the Mumbai box which Amrinder Singh does well to end

9:15 PM

Minute 86 (YELLOW CARD) -- Bose is shown the yellow card

9:11 PM

Minute 80 -- Ogbeche nearly scores as he gets the ball near the left post and tries to flick it but it's parried out, Borges then tries to hit the half-volley from 18 yards out with the goalkeeper not in the best of positions but overpowers his shot, missing a glorious chance

9:09 PM

Minute 79 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST) -- Okrah on, Mascia off

9:06 PM

Minute 76 (SUBSTITUTION FOR MUMBAI) -- Bastos out, Mirabaje in

9:05 PM

Minute 76 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST UNITED) -- Redeem out, Gurwinder in

9:01 PM

Minute 72 -- NorthEast in the attack again. Ogbeche tries one from inside the box. His shot takes a slight deflection but Amarinder Singh makes the save

9:00 PM

Minute 68 -- Sougou tries to beat Leudo with a silky move but goes into the ground after a body challenge

8:56 PM

Minute 66 (SUBSTITUTION FOR MUMBAI) -- Raynier comes in for Milan Singh

8:54 PM

Minute 64 -- Mumbai get a free-kick near the NorthEast box and Arnold heads down the cross but it's straight at the goalkeeper plus the shot lacks power, making it an easy save

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