ISL: Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC, Highlights: Rampant MCFC win 4-0 as BFC’s misery deepens

Jorge
Diaz
and
Lalengmawia
Ralte
scored
in
the
first
half,
while
Bipin
Singh
and
Lallianzuala
Chhangte
sealed
a
comfortable
4-0
win
for
the
Islanders
in
the
second
half.

Mumbai
City
head
coach
Des
Buckingham
made
one
change
to
his
starting
eleven
as
Mandar
Dessai
was
replaced
at
left-back
by
Vignesh
D.
BFC
head
coach
Simon
Grayson
switched
from
a
4-4-2
to
a
4-2-3-1
as
Alan
Costa
replaced
Aleksandar
Jovanovic
in
defence.
Skipper
Sunil
Chhetri
dropped
to
the
bench
as
Danish
Farooq
started
on
the
left
flank.

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Diaz
struck
in
the
14th
minute
to
put
the
hosts
in
front,
as
he
pinched
the
ball
from
Alan
Costa
who
was
caught
napping
in
defence.
The
Argentinian
striker
took
the
ball
off
Costa’s
feet,
advanced
towards
the
goal
and
slotted
it
past
a
rooted
Gurpreet
Singh
Sandhu.

The
Islanders
doubled
their
advantage
in
the
32nd
minute.
Greg
Stewart’s
low
cross
from
the
right
went
past
Bipin
Singh
and
found
an
unmarked
Ralte.
The
midfielder
was
given
plenty
of
time
and
room
in
the
box
as
he
took
a
couple
of
touches
before
smashing
it
into
the
net.

In
the
58th
minute,
Rahul
Bheke’s
long
ball
from
defence
caught
the
Bengaluru
FC
backline
off-guard.
Diaz
skipped
the
offside
trap
and
found
himself
in
a
one-on-one
situation
with
the
keeper.
The
striker
unselfishly
squared
the
ball
to
Bipin,
who
tapped
it
into
an
empty
net
to
make
it
three
for
the
Islanders.

The
hosts
then
fired
in
their
fourth
of
the
evening
in
the
74th
minute.
Diaz’s
pass
was
deflected
by
Sandesh
Jhingan
and
found
its
way
into
Chhangte’s
path.
The
winger
wrapped
his
boot
around
it
and
placed
it
perfectly
into
the
top
left
corner
of
the
goal
to
wrap
it
all
up.

The
win
takes
Mumbai
City
FC
within
one
point
of
Hyderabad
FC,
who
are
sitting
at
the
top
with
a
game
in
hand.
The
Islanders
will
play
NorthEast
United
FC
in
Guwahati
next
on
November
25,
Friday.
Bengaluru
FC’s
goal
difference
has
dropped
them
down
to
tenth
in
the
table
with
four
points.
The
Blues
will
travel
to
Fatorda
to
play
FC
Goa
on
November
26,
Saturday.

Key
Stats:

–
Jorge
Diaz
created
3
chances
in
the
game
as
he
finished
with
1
goal
and
1
assist
to
his
name.

–
Bruno
Silva
finished
with
4/4
successful
interceptions
and
a
passing
accuracy
of
85%.

–
Rostyn
Griffiths
completed
5/5
interceptions
and
had
a
passing
accuracy
of
90%.

Source:
ISL
Media