Mumbai City FC rode on Rahul Bheke’s second-half objective to finish Chennaiyin FC’s unbeaten run with a 1-0 win and consolidate their lead on the high of the desk within the Indian Super League (ISL) on Wednesday.
Bheke scored the winner within the 86th minute, benefiting from Chennaiyin goalkeeper Vishal Kaith’s error. After the win, Mumbai City has 15 factors from six matches. Chennaiyin dropped to fifth with eight factors from 5 matches.
Chennaiyin had been off to a superb begin however very quickly Mumbai had been again to doing what they do finest, maintain the ball and dictate the tempo of the sport. Cassio Gabriel appeared as sharp as ever however the first likelihood fell to Igor Angulo after Vishal Kaith made a meal of a straightforward assortment and Angulo was readily available to take a swipe however the seasoned striker discovered the surface of the publish to Mumbai’s dismay.
Angulo had one other likelihood to make it 1-0 for the Islanders within the twenty second minute when Ahmed Jahouh dinked a tasty ball for him however the 37-year previous Spaniard shot large. Chennaiyin struggled to get the ball out of their half because the league leaders bossed possession.
In the second interval, it was extra of the identical as Mumbai tried to interrupt the resolute Chennaiyin defence. In the seventieth minute, Gabriel fired in a first-time shot however Vishal Kaith made a superb reactive save, to be known as into motion once more to drag off a double save.
Mumbai head coach Des Buckingham introduced in Ygor Catatau for Angulo in quest of that elusive objective, however that got here from an unlikely supply within the 86th minute. Bheke scored his first objective for the membership, nodding in a Jahouh’s free kick previous Kaith who tried exhausting however noticed the ball cushion into the again of the web.
Ariel Borysiuk fired a rocket from round 40 yards within the 89th minute however the ball went simply over the bar as Chennaiyin misplaced their first recreation of the season.
