Jamshedpur FC 1-3 Mumbai City FC Highlights: Mumbai City qualifies for AFC Champions League

We have different ways with how we want to play. We tried to change a few things and glad they worked. They haven’t played for four weeks, we haven’t played for two weekes so the consistency was going to be a challenge. We stuck to our game plan and it worked.

(On Greg Stewart being benched) We’ve got six very good foreign players. We had different reasons for the way we started tonight. He got a bit sick and that’s why could not start.

We’ll enjoy the win and getting into the Champions League to represent India. We fly back to Mumbai tomorrow and we’ll put our attention to the Super Cup.

The full time whistle comes in and Mumbai City FC is through to the Champions League. A second straight appearance for the Islanders. The game got off to a slow start and both sides failed to break the deadlock in the first half.

It was Jahouh who put Mumbai City ahead with a spot kick in the 53rd minute. Noguera consolidated the advantage for Des Buckingham’s side with a left-footed strike. Eli Sabia gave a flicker of hope to Jamshedpur before Vikram landed the killer blow.

A thoroughly deserved win for Mumbai City. League Shield and a Champions League place. Des Buckingham continues to work his magic.

That’s it! Vikram hits on the counter attack and Jamshedpur’s mini-fightback sees its end.

Griffiths sends a long ball to Greg Stewart and the former Rangers man is off into the Jamshedpur half. Vikram matches his teammate and is there at his disposal to receive a pass. He gets it and then lofts the ball over the on-rushing Rehenesh.

Mumbai ensuring it takes as much time it can to slow down the pace of the attack. Just over three minutes left to see out.

Five minutes of additional time.

Jamshedpur with a corner but Greg Stewart stands tall at the near post to clear the ball.

Rahul Bheke and Ritwik Das fight for the ball. The Mumbai City player wins the duel as the ball runs out for a goal kick.

A string of changes from both sides.

Jamshedpur: IN - Ishan Pandita | OUT - Boris

Mumbai City: IN - Vikram, Fall | OUT - Noguera, Vignesh

SABIA! HE HEADS IT HOME! Jamshedpur has cut the deficit back to one. Game on!

Jamshedpur wins a corner from the free kick. On the second set piece, the ball is fired close to the net, and Sabia rises high enough to beat Lachenpa.

We have an exciting 10 minutes to close the match. Can Jamshedpur come back?

Jet is fouled by Jahouh on Jamshedpur gets a free kick.

WHAT A MISS! Jet slips a through ball for Ricky who is charging down the left side. He is in the penalty area and has an opening on his left foot. Ricky’s shot has too much power and goes over the crossbar.

A change for Mumbai.

IN - Borges | OUT - Apuia

Pronoy Halder is down on the field and is getting treatment.

NOGUERA! He thumps the ball home to double the lead for Mumbai City! Jamshedpur pays the price for failing to clear the ball from a corner. Ricky gets the first touch. The ball is headed to Jet but the No.10 fails to land his foot on the ball. Noguera is waiting for the ball and fires it with his laces. It goes into the net to the right of Rehenesh. No chance for the keeper. That’s the game?

Almost falls for Bipin! He gets a through pass from Noguera. The ball just beats Bipin and Rehenesh comes out of his line to sweep the danger.

Bheke makes a mess while defending an overhead and attempting a back pass to his keeper. Ritwik put pressure on him and nearly induced a mistake. Lachenpa is able to collect to prevent any damage though.

Substitution for Jamshedpur

IN - Crivellaro | OUT - Sawyer

Change for Mumbai.

IN - Greg Stewart | OUT - Pereyra Diaz

Saved by Rehenesh! Mehtab’s header goes to the right side of the goal and the custodian dives to stop it from going into the goal.

SAVED. The ball comes into the Jamshedpur penalty area from the left flank and Chhangte is right in front of the goal. He hits with his left but the Jamshedpur’s Ricky gets in the way of it. That was a sure shot goal.

The referee has been absolutely mobbed by the Mumbai players. They are appealing for a sending off for a Jamshedpur player. It was a period of scrappy play with the ball bouncing in the air which was stopped with Pratik getting penalised for a high boot.

Jahouh gets a yellow for protest.

Jahouh converts! Mumbai City leads 1-0. He fires the ball into the left side. Rehenesh guesses the direction correctly but is unable to keep the ball out.

PENALTY TO MUMBAI CITY! Chhangte is brought down by Ricky on the right side of the penalty area.

Sawyer’s shot goes wide of the goal.

Lachenpa saves! Renthlei crosses from the right side. The ball gets a deflection from a Mumbai shirt and goes towards the goal. Lachenpa has to get down quickly and prevent an own goal.

SAVED! Rehenesh is tested in the first minute after the restart. Noguera sends the ball square from the left flank. Diaz takes, turns and shoots. The keeper gets both hands behind the ball and stops it.

Mumbai with the possession to begin the second half.

The end of the first half. The sides remain in deadlock. The game has progressed at a trickle really in the first half. Jamshedpur has looked threatening at times but has nothing to show for it. The half’s best chance fell to Bipin, who made the most of space and shot from outside the box and hit the post.

The last chance for Mumbai in the half. Chhangte tries to tease a defender and shoot but there is not enough space. He tries a pass to a teammate but to no avail.

Three minutes of stoppage time added.

Appeals for a handball from Jamshedpur. Mehtab is sliding to prevent a cross from the right flank. The ball appears to hit his hand as he is on the ground. The referee denies the claims.

OFF THE POST! Bipin gets the ball with his back to the goal. He turns and shoots with his left. Rehenesh gets a hand to it and the ball then deflects to the post. Luck escape for Jamshedpur.

Jahouh goes for the far post on the set piece delivery, but none of his teammates are there to meet the ball with their head.

A yellow card for PRatik. He is late on a tackle to Diaz and Mumbai City has a free kick which could prove dangerous.

Bipin sets a chance for Diaz but again the shot is straight into a Jamshedpur body.

Chhangte sets a shot for Apuia. The latter is outside the box as he strikes the ball. Blocked by a defender.

Pratik absolutely barges into the back of Noguera. The referee, much to Mumbai’s surprise, signals a free kick to Jamshedpur.

ALMOST! Jet fires the ball at the far post from the corner, and Ricky is there unmarked. He swings his left foot and misses the target by a whisker. The ball touches the net on its way out.

Sawyer is made to run to collect a through fro Halder. He is able to win a corner with a deflection off Vignesh.

CHANCE! Bheke floats a cross from the right flank. Noguera gets under it in the six-yard box but slightly mistimes his jump. Pratik with a solid fight for the ball in the air.

Pereyra Diaz fouled near the half-way line. Free kick to Mumbai City.

Rehenesh spills the ball while collecting a corner. The ball is hit into the net but the goal does not stand after the assistant raises his flag for offside.

Jamsehdpur makes an entry into the Mumbai penalty area and Sawyer goes down while squaring the ball. A shout or two for a penalty but the play is waved on.

Noguera fouls Halder and that puts Jamshedpur out of a period of high pressure play.

Mumbai with a sustained spell of possession. Jamshedpur holding fort for the moment and not providing space to make a threatening attack.

Chhangte’s shot from the right side blocked by Sabia.

Jamshedpur has a throw in the final third and Chukwu goes for a long one into the penalty area. The ball rebounds to Sawyer but the Australian striker cannot connect with it cleanly.

Griffiths with a vital clearance. Prevents the ball from reaching Sawyer.

SAVED! Jet goes with a powerful drive straight at goal. Lachenpa has to jump to parry that away. The first shot on target.

Chukwu is breaking into a counter for Jamshedpur when Mehtab fouls him while trying a sliding tackle. Free kick.

Jet puts the ball in from the set piece but Lachenpa has no trouble in punching it out.

Jahouh penalised for a high boot. Free kick to Jamshedpur.

Mumbai with another attack from the right flank but the ball is cleared. A throw-in for Mumbai City.

Harry Sawyer gets a through ball from Emmanuel Thomas but Griffith outruns him and clears the danger for Mumbai.

Mumbai City with a corner but Jamshedpur able to defend it comfortably.

Vignesh with a tackle to prevent a counter attack from Jamshedpur. Mumbai City not able to make most of it, though.

Chhangte fouled near the centre circle by Halder. Free kick for Mumbai City.

Jamshedpur gets the ball rolling from the centre circle.

Both sides walk down the tunnel. The handshakes are done and we’re all set to go.

“It’s the champions. It’ll be a very very good game. Looking forward to the challenge. It will be big for the club (reaching AFC Champions League). It will show progression.”

MCFC had a modest outing in last year’s Champions League.

It ended second in its group, obtaining seven points from six matches, but missed out on the knockouts, as it was not among the best three second-placed teams.

Five group winners, and three best second-placed teams advanced to the Round of 16 from the West Zone.

Mumbai City FC won the League Shield in 2022/23, losing just two of the 20 matches. In the semifinal, however, it lost to Bengaluru FC.

Jamshedpur did not have the season it would have liked, finishing 10th. The side won just five matches, drew four and lost 11.

Mumbai City FC 1-1 Jamshedpur FC, October 2022

Jamshedpur FC 1-2 Mumbai City FC, January 2023

Mumbai City FC has a shot at qualification into the AFC Champions League after it secured the lSL shield this season.

Jamshedpur FC ends up in the Playoff with an ISL shield won in 2021-22.

The winner of tonight’s Playoff makes it to the group stage of Asia’s top continental competition.

Played: 12 | Jamshedpur FC: 5 | Mumbai City FC: 4 | Draws: 3

What time will the Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City FC AFC Champions League qualifier begin?

The Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City FC AFC Champions League qualifier will begin from 8:30 PM IST.

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The Jamshedpur FC vs Mumbai City FC AFC Champions League qualifier will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network.

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Mumbai City FC and Jamshedpur FC will lock horns to secure the highly desired AFC Champions League group stage spot as they face-off in the qualifier at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, Kerala.

The Islanders will look to make a second consecutive appearance in AFC Champions League. Meanwhile, the Men of Steel would want to earn their first-ever spot in the Asian top tier competition.