ISL 2020/21 | Mumbai City FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 to clinch League Winner’s Shield, Champions League spot

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Mumbai City FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan 2-0 within the remaining league encounter of the Indian Super League on Sunday to e-book a spot within the coveted AFC Champions League subsequent season.
Sergio Lobera’s aspect comfortably received after first-half objectives from Mourtada Fall (seventh minute) and Bartholomew Ogbeche (thirty ninth).
Despite shedding the highest spot to Mumbai, ATK Mohun Bagan will nonetheless harbour hopes of salvaging their season with a second successive Hero ISL title.
Being the staff with essentially the most objectives from set-pieces this season, Mumbai drew the primary blood similarly, scoring with their first shot heading in the right direction.
Ahmed Jahouh’s free-kick fell to an unmarked Fall, whose angular header gave Mumbai the lead.

The Mariners took management of the sport quickly after conceding however had been pressured to make a substitution within the nineteenth minute with Prabir Das changing the injured Sandesh Jinghan.
Chances had been far and few in between after the opening objective nevertheless it was from one other set-piece that Mumbai doubled their benefit. Hernan Santana’s free-kick rattled the underside of the crossbar and Ogbeche pounced on the rebound, heading into an empty web.
Mumbai began the second-half vivid, piling up strain on the Bagan defence. The Mariners, then again, hardly examined Mumbai keeper Amrinder Singh regardless of dominating possession after the break.
The crossbar proved unfortunate for Bagan once more, denying Prabir a objective across the hour mark. The substitute lined up a shot from a distance that beat Mumbai keeper Amrinder however the ball fizzled out after putting the body.
Antonio Lopez Habas’ aspect went all out within the closing phases of the sport, hoping to script a comeback however Mumbai’s backline stood agency, defending in numbers.