Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Chennaiyin FC Highlights, ISL 2024-25: MBSG 1-0 CFC; Substitutes Stewart, Cummings combine to make Mariners table-toppers

Jose Molina will be a relieved and happy man at the end of these 90 minutes as Owen Coyle seems to be miffed about something as he talks about it to the Bagan coach at full-time. It were the substitutes in Stewart and Cummings who ran the show in the closing minutes of the match as Mohun Bagan leapfrog Bengaluru FC to top the points table.

Manvir cuts it back for Sahal but the midfielder can’t get the shot away. Stewart gets the ball at the edge of the box and curls it with right foot but is unlucky to find the crossbar. Cummings does tap the loose ball into the net but is called offside.

Irfan Yadwad goes off for Kiyan Nassiri.

WHAT AN IMPACT! Barely a minute into his entry and Greg Stewart finds Jason Cummings inside the box who smashes the ball into the back of the net. Second earlier, Stewart even found the upright, almost scoring on his first few moments on the pitch. Nawaz left a mere spectator.

Greg Stewart comes on for Dimi Petratos.

Vincy Barretto comes on for Farukh Choudhary.

Jason Cummings gets a shot away from between a horde of white shirts from the edge of the box but Nawaz collects it well. Substitutes doing well for the host so far.

Irfan Yadwad goes for goal but Vishal Kaith is on his toes as he paws the moving ball away. This was moments after Sahal Samad tried his luck with a low shot but Nawaz was equal to it.

Jason Cummings and Ashique Kuruniyan on for Jamie Maclaren and Liston Colaco.

Wilmar Gil and Elsinho come off.

Daniel Chukwu and Lukas Brambilla come on.

Manvir Singh gets in the face of the lines referee, asking for a foul, but the on-ground one flashes a yellow card at the winger.

Sahal Abdul Samad comes on for Deepak Tangri.

Dimi Petratos throws the ball away in frustration at the referee as he gets a yellow card.

The winger does well to beat his man, look up, and find Maclaren lurking inside the box. He plays a low through ball, one that grazes the grass all the way through, but fails to find the forward.

Alberto Rodriguez sprints up to the Chennaiyin box and tries his luck trying to curl one past the ‘keeper but Nawaz saw whole of the ball coming towards him.

A like-for-like change as Asish Rai comes on for Dippendu Biswas, who was booked earlier in the first half.

All level as the second half begins at the Salt Lake stadium.

It’s all square at the break but the moment that could have changed that in this half was Nawaz’s athletic save to keep Liston’s blistering strike out.

Mariners have taken the momentum back from the grip of Chennaiyin as Liston finds himself busy down the left, stepping-over and launching crosses into the box. Ryan Edwards there again to clear the lines but its the visiting backline which is absorbing pressure once again.

It’s Liston’s attempt once again which has been thwarted. He curls it well towards the top corner but Nawaz stretches all he can and gets his left glove over to push the ball behind for a corner. Quickly taken, the corner presents the winger with another chance to let one fly from distance but this time it goes over.

Liston tees up a long ranger but youngster Bikash Yumnam is there to slide in and nip the Goan’s attempt at the bud.

Time for the players to sip some water in the cool and humid clime of Kolkata. Chennaiyin has had the better spell but Mohun Bagan had a clear-cut chance with that Petratos move.

The stadium erupts alongside Dimi Petratos for a penalty shout but referee doesn’t budge. Manvir does well to squeeze a ball into the path of the forward who tries to toe-poke it into the net but Edwards comes in with a last-ditch tackle.

Subhasish Bose will miss the next match as he sees yellow for bringing down Farukh Choudhary. Chance for Chennaiyin from outside the box.

Dippendu Biswas sees yellow for fouling Irfan Yadwad.

The last few minutes it has been Chennaiyin FC trying to disrupt Vishal Kaith’s peace, and the side has come close on a few occasions. Still, the deadlock remains.

Connor Shields runs down the right-flank and cuts it inside the box but no white shirts to get at the end of the ball. Chennaiyin now trying to breach the Bagan defence.

Right off the bat, the host is building from the back as Chennaiyin acts as a sponge, absorbing all the pressure.

We are underway at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata!

Kaith (GK), Biswas, Aldred, Rodriguez, Bose, Apuia, Tangri, Manvir, Liston, Petratos, Maclaren

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Riding on the back of a confident 3-0 win against Jamshedpur FC in its previous outing at home barely a week ago, Mohun Bagan will be looking to secure three points and try to usurp the top spot in the current league standings, which now belongs to Bengaluru FC.

On the other hand, Chennaiyin FC has managed a chequered record so far but picked up all its three wins as a visitor. This factor will be keeping the away side, which is currently in the seventh spot with 12 points from three wins and as many draws and loses, upbeat as they look to return to winning ways after a forgettable outing at Kerala Blasters (0-3) in the previous match.

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ISL 2024-25: Mohun Bagan seeks to return to top as Chennaiyin FC eyes turnaround

Mohun Bagan Super Giant will be aiming to continue its winning run at home when it meets Chennaiyin FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium here on Saturday.

The Indian Super League 2024-25 match between Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin FC will be telecast on the Sports18 Network. The match will also be livestreamed on the JioCinema app and website.