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
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Chennaiyin FC vs Mumbai City FC (Photo: indiansuperleague.com)
Full-time report: Mumbai plied further misery on defending champions Chennaiyin FC 1-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, courtsey a goal from Modou Sougou in the 20th minute, to send them to the bottom of the points table.
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.
After securing a goal in the first half, Mumbai looked to defend resolutely in the second half, holding on to their lead. They did, however, come close to scoring an equaliser in the 62nd minute when Augusto squared a ball to Carlos Salom whose shot took a deflection and went on to hit the right post. The ball richocheted for Thoi Singh whose shot was blocked unknowingly by Amrinder Singh.
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.
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First Published: Nov 03 2018 | 6:57 PM IST
