NEUFC 1-3 MBSG highlights, ISL 2023-24: Tangri, Cummings, Subhasish goals guide Mohun Bagan SG to easy win against NorthEast

Goals by Deepal Tangri, Jason Cummings and Subhasish Bose guides Mohun Bagan Super Giant to a 3-1 win against NorthEast United FC. 

Petratos shoots from distance this time but cannot hit the target. Despite the two-goal lead, the Mariners are pushing for more goals late in the match. Full marks for attacking intent. 

Boumous threads an excellent aerial through ball to find Petratos, who makes a run inside the NEUFC box and finds Manvir with the cutback. Manvir goes for a first-time shot but skies his effort. 

Bookings: MBSG’ Boumous and NEUFC’s Dinesh see yellow for getting involved in a tussle. 

This time, Manvir makes another run inside the box and goes for a shot himself. He shoots at goal but the effort is straight at Mirshad, who makes a clean save by holding on to the ball. 

Manvir makes a brilliant run inside the NEUFC box and finds Petratos with the cutback. Petratos has a touch before shooting at goal but he cannot hit the target.

MBSG booking: Hnamte becomes the latest player to see a yellow card. 

MBSG subs: IN- Tangri, Liston OUT - Hnamte, Suhail 

Petratos shows good control to bring the ball down. He then holds it up and releases a pass for Subhasish who had made a run inside the box. The Mariners captain shoots at goal, hoping to bag a second, but this time, his shot is blocked and goes out for a corner. 

NEUFC subs: IN- Ibson, Bekey OUT - Nestor, Phalguni 

MBSG booking: Manvir Singh sees yellow for handball. 

Colaco feeds the overlapping Subhasish Bose with a wonderful weighted-pass and the Mohun Bagan captain lashes a shot at goal to find the far-corner. The Mariners extend their lead and one can say that the game is done and dusted. 

MBSG sub: IN- Petratos OUT- Sadiku

A poor clearance by Mirshad sends the ball straight to Manvir. The forward cuts in and rifles a shot at goal. He misses the target but not by much. 

Sadiku shoots at goal from inside the box, as he tries to beat Mirshad at his near-post. The ball take a deflection off Zabaco and ends up in the wrong side of goal as it rattles the side-netting. 

Boumous with almost the perfect through ball for Manvir, who had almost run the length of the pitch. In the end, the pass was a tad bit heavy and Mirshad comes off his line to collect the ball before Manvir can get to it. 

MBSG subs: IN- Boumous, Manvir OUT- Cummings, Kiyan

A landmark night for Boumous as he makes his 100th ISL appearance. 

Colaco finds Sadiku with a nice reverse pass, who in turn, feeds the ball back to Colaco. Colaco goes for a shot at goal from close distance but it takes a deflection and goes out for a corner. 

NEUFC booking: Samte makes a reckless tackle on Kiyan and sees a yellow card within a minute of coming on. 

NEUFC sub: IN- Samte OUT- Thoi

NEUFC booking: Bemammer sees a yellow card for arguing with the referee. 

RED CARD- Tondonba Singh of NEUFC, already on a yellow card, sees a second yellow for his reckless challenge on Kiyan.

The ball gets stuck under Bemammer’s feet but he still gets a shot on tyarget. The effort, however, is weak and Kaith catches the ball without breaking a sweat. 

Jitin gets away from Yuste and makes a darting run down the left flank. He crosses low into the box and Thoi Singh almost capitalises on it. Nestor had also made the run but could not get to the ball in time. 

Mohun Bagan Super Giant lead NorthEast United FC by a scoreline of 2-1 as the second-half kicks-off. 

Goals from Deepak Tangri and Jason Cummings keep Mohun Bagan Super Giant in a 2-1 lead against NorthEast United FC. 

MBSG booking: Tangri gets a yellow card for a swing of the arms which catches Macarton in his face. 

Four minutes added at the end of the first-half. 

A training ground freekick from the Mariners as Kiyan passes the ball to Sadiku from a freekick. The Albanian tries to shoot first time but the connection is poor. 

NEUFC booking: Tondonba Singh gets a yellow card for an ill-timed challenge on Kiyan. 

Thoi Singh’s grounded effort from outside the box is weak and is an easy collect for Kaith. 

Thapa sends a low cross inside the box from the right and it is met by Sadiku. The Albanian, under pressure from Dinesh Singh, cannot hit the target from close distance. The referee points for a goalkick but it should have been a corner as the last touch came off Dinesh. 

NorthEast is not enjoying its early flair in the match anymore. Mohun Bagan is looking the dominant side and the Highlanders are having to chase the ball. 

It is nicely worked team goal from Mohun Bagan. Thapa sends a cross inside the box. Sadiku gets at the end of the cross and heads the ball across the face of the goal. Cummings, who is in the right place at the right time, slots the ball inside the net with a simple finish. 

Mohun Bagan Super Giant head coach Juan Ferrando is not at the touchlines today due to a one-match suspension. He saw a red card for getting involved in a post-match tussle in the Mariner’s last ISL clash against Odisha FC. 

Hamill fouls Nestor near the Mohun Bagan penalty area and NorthEast has a freekick in a good position. 

Nestor takes the freekick after earning it. He connects well with his shot and the ball takes a deflection off the Mariners wall and goes out for a corner. 

The Mariners look much more settled in the match right now. That goal, albeit a fortunate one, has really them. 

The Highlanders have conceded and it is all down to poor goalkeeping from Mirshad. Colaco sends in an excellent cross into the box from a Mariners freekick. Mirshad comes out to collect the ball but he ends up punching it straight at Tangri, as the ball hits his face and ends up inside the net. 

Mirshad makes a rookie mistake by pushing the ball towards Mohun Bagan players in a bid to make a save. Cummings looks to pounce on the mistake but the Highlanders get the ball away amidst the scramble. 

Kiyan sends in a low cross from the left. Cummings tries to get at the end of the cross but the NorthEast backline mops up the danger. 

It has been a blistering start for NorthEast and the Mariners are stunned. But the Highlanders cannot afford to rest on their laurels. A one-goal lead will most likely not be enough against this Mohun Bagan side. 

That was right out of the top drawer. Phalguni Singh gets the ball and creates space between Anirudh Thapa and Brendan Hamill. He cuts in and goes for a curler. The ball rattles the top corner of the net. Vishal Kaith had no chance to get there. 

Sadiku and Cummings tries to link up to put the NEUFC defence under pressure, but Cummings did not check his run and is flagged offside. 

A positive start for NorthEast as Bemammer’s shot from outside the box takes a deflection off Hamill and goes out for a corner. 

The ISL 2023-24 clash between NorthEast United FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant is underway at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. 

NorthEast United head coach Juan Pedro Benali: “Slowly we are pushing the players to their limits. We push them to understand the game, to be constant, to repeat the same work, try to be awake and aware of the game. At the end, we are building the mentality and spirit of the team.”

Mohun Bagan Super Giant assistant head coach Clifford Miranda: “When you have, for me, the best striker in this club (Petratos) at the moment, with due respect to everyone, also Jason (Cummings) and also Armando (Sadiku), because we all know how important and how good Dimi has been for the last year as well as this year and to have him back along with Jason and Armando and Suhail (Bhat) is very good for the club.”

Played: 10

Mohun Bagan Super Giant (formerly ATK Mohun Bagan): 7

Draw: 0

NorthEast United FC: 3

Mohun Bagan Super Giant will travel to Guwahati to face NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium at the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Friday, December 15.

Dealing with a host of injury concerns, the Mariners drew 2-2 against Odisha FC at home in their last ISL fixture. They fielded a new-look side against Maziya S&RC and lost 1-0, the visitors will be keen to get a victory and recover their winning momentum after their five-match victorious streak was broken by the Juggernauts.

There were two major objectives for the Juan Ferrando-coached side heading into this season, which was getting to the top of the league table in the ISL and performing well in the AFC Cup. Both these campaigns have been like chalk and cheese for them thus far.

On the domestic front, they started off with five wins in a row, the best record after these numbers of games for any team in ISL history. At the AFC level, they could not finish within the top two in a group comprising Odisha FC, which brought curtains down to that tournament. However, the latter can help them consolidate all of their resources at the league level, especially when they are riddled with the unavailability of multiple players.

NorthEast United FC has drawn and been defeated twice each in its last four encounters. It is two points behind the sixth-placed Chennaiyin FC, which also have played a match more than the Highlanders. Stopping its season from derailing should be of utmost priority for Juan Pedro Benali at the moment, given that the competition is heating up in the middle of the table.

When and where is the NorthEast United FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant ISL 2023-24 match kicking-off?

The NorthEast United FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant ISL 2023-24 match will kick-off at 8 PM IST on Friday, December 15 at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. 

How can you watch the NorthEast United FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant ISL 2023-24 match?

The NorthEast United FC vs Mohun Bagan Super Giant ISL 2023-24 match will be live telecasted on the Sports18 1 Channel (TV). The game can also be live-streamed on the JioCinema app and website (online). 

The game will be livestreamed on OneFootball for those watching from outside India