MCFC 2-1 MBSG HIGHLIGHTS, ISL 2023-24 updates: 8-man Mumbai City FC beats 9-man Mohun Bagan Super Giant in a red-card riddled match

And that will be the end of an entertaining match, filled with red cards! Mumbai City FC manages to scrape through 2-1. Wait a minute, VIKRAM GETS A RED CARD AS WELL for picking up a fight against MBSG players! Now that’s one way to sign things off

MBSG gets a free kick as Apuia’s tackle on Petratos is mistimed. The latter himself takes the kick. He sends a searching ball in, it takes a deflection and Thapa is there on the rebound, he tries to slot it in but the ball is cleared away

Two yellow cards again. One for Ranabhat for his tackle and another for coach Juan Ferrando for arguing with the officials on the sidelines. That’s seven yellow cards and four red cards in a single match! 

EIGHT ADDED MINUTES! 

Petratos creates problems for the defense at the edge of the box as he evades three tackle attempts. Kiyan gets the ball and shoots but Phurba dives full length to keep his team in the lead! 

Stewart gets his second yellow of the night for diving inside the box! HE IS SENT OFF AS WELL! Both teams are down to 9-men

Another yellow, thsi time for the Mumbai keeper Phurba

Vikram orchestrates an attack on the right, takes it deep into the MBSG half and crosses it towards Bipin, who’s unable to collect it but Apuia gets it and tries to shoot from outside the box but is well off target

OUT: Pereya IN: Tiri

OUT: Manvir, Shubasish IN: Sumit Rathi, Ranabhat

Into the final 10 minutes of the game and what a match this has been! Three red cards in total and Mumbai maintaining a slender one-goal lead. Can they hold on to it? 

Mumbai is now taking things slow, keeping as much posession as possible

AND MUMBAI TAKES THE LEAD! PROPER DRAMA! BIPIN IS THE MAN! Stewart sent the ball inside the box, Bipin gets a good first touch and shoots but it takes a deflection and goes past Kaith. Drinks break 

Vikram, from the left flank, sends in a cross towards Bipin inside the box, but the latter couldn’t get ahead of Hector as a chance goes begging

Stewart will miss the game against Kerala Blasters as he gets booked for kicking the ball at the referee! 

OUT: Valpuia, IN: Vikram 

OUT: Tangri, IN: Sadiku

Kiyan gets the ball near the box at a dangerous position but Apuia gets a slide tackle bang on to clear it away

Van Nieff gets the ball near the edge of the box and tries to send it inside towards Bipin but two defenders converge to take the ball away

IN: Kiyan, Petratos OUT: Boumous, Cummings

Stewart takes the free kick. Sends one deep inside the box but the ball eludes the crowd inside and goes away for a goal kick

Drama again! RED CARD FOR LISTON! Shubasish was booked for a sliding tackle on Valpuia. Liston got right in front of the referee’s face to argue and is subsequently red carded! Mumbai now has the man advantage

Mohun Bagan is a man down as well! Asish is red carded for a sliding tackle on Pereya. Parity restored here too

Mumbai doesn’t look like it is a man down. The 10-man side continues to test MBSG’s defense. This time Bipin and van Nieff combine inside the box but the defense steps up 

Superb run from Bipin in the middle, who skips past the MBSG midfield and sends a lofted ball inside the box but it misses Pereya’s head by a whisker

MBSG press on the left flank via Shubasish, who sprints past two defenders but Lapuia runs in with a sliding tackle to avert danger 

Attacks on either side gets cleared as the teams carry the same intensity they had in the first half

What a first half this has been! MBSG Capitalised on the man advantage early in the half, only for Stewart to level things up for the Islanders. An exciting second half awaits 

Tangri is booked for his arm up on Stewart 

Stewart to van Nieff in the middle and the latter tries another one from outside the box. It takes a deflection and goes over the goal post

Four added minutes

WHAT A MOMENT! STEWART LEVELS THINGS UP! Diaz initiates the attack on the left and finds Bipin in the final third. The latter floated one inside the box, which Stewart was able to head it past a diving Kaith

Into the final five minutes of the first half. Mumbai, despite being a man down, has shown resilience throughout and has threatened MBSG more than they’d likev. However, Cummings’ goal is still the difference between the two sides

Van Nieff tries another one from a long range, this time its even further. He tried to find the top left corner and that wasn’t a bad attempt at all. The ball went inches away from the cross bar

Liston tries to find an opening from the left flank but Rahul Bheke marks him to perfection

Substitute Lapuia has been a threat on the flanks. This time, he evades two defenders on the right, goes near the edge of the box and serves one inside but Hugo clears it with ease 

Hugo overcooks a long ball on the right flank, that goes racing past a sprinting Manvir 

Liston wins a free kick for MBSG at the edge of the box. Liston sends a searching ball in that finds Shubasish, who heads it past Phurba but he is CAUGHT OFFSIDE!

Corner for Mumbai as Asish intercepts Bipin’s pass. Stewart decides to take a short corner, finds Bipin on the left but before the latter could do anything, he gets bombarded by the defense 

THE VISITORS TAKE THE LEAD! CUMMINGS SLOTS IT HOME. Liston entered the box through the left flank and sent one, that eluded Griffiths by a whisker, towards Cummings, who finished it coolly

Pereya gets the ball inches away from the box. He shuffles across a bit and tries a low-kept shot towards goal but the ball goes wide 

Another foul from Mumbai, this time it’s by Stuart on Liston, who tried to take the ball away from the latter

Mumbai is forced into a substitution. Valpuia replaces Chhangte, who leaves the field with a long face 

Mohun Bagan looking to take immediate man advantage. Manvir advances to the final third on the right and sends one inside the box but it is cleared away

THATS A RED! AKASH MISHRA IS SENT OFF! He is booked for a rash tackle to the back of Manvir. A bit harsh from the referee though. Early jolt for the Islanders

First corner of the game and it is for MBSG. Cummings to tkae the kick and he sends a high ball in that is cleared away with ease

Mehtab does well this time to deny Manvir, who got the ball from Hugo from the edge of the box, of a goal from close range

Yet again, the Mohun Bagan players decide to take control of the ball on their half and they try to convert it into an attack as Cummings, in the middle, receives the ball. He floats one inside the box towards Asish but Mehtab, although sloppy, heads it clear of danger 

Manvir and Hugo combine on the right to initiate an attack for Mohun Bagan but Mehtab intervenes to push the ball towards keeper Phurba

Kaith’s proactive move forward helps Mohun Bagan out of a tricky position. Bipin was inside the box when a long ball came towards him and was all set to slot it home but Vishal had other plans

First signs of attacking from Mumbai. Yoell van Neiff gets the ball in the middle and tries his luck from long way out but the ball was nowhere near the post

A sedate start to the match as MBSG decides to keep ball posession rather than moving ahead

Mohun Bagan gets the ball rolling and will start left to right 

The players have made their way into the middle and are all set to get the ball rolling. Both sides are unbeaten thus far but MBSG will have an opportunity to top the table with a win here 

Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant have face each other on seven occasions and the former is yet to win a match. MBSG has five wins and two matches have ended in a draw 

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The Mumbai City 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