Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC, 2017-18 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super LeagueCaptain Chhetri ensures BFC savour ISL bow
Bengaluru FC were playing their first game in the ISL, and no surprise, it was their talisman who ensured they got off to a winning start at home.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City).
- 5': Everton Santos (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by John Johnson (Bengaluru).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Sanju Pradhan (Mumbai City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Everton Santos with a headed pass.
- 8': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Rahul Bheke.
- 8': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
- 8': Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Delay in match Léo Costa (Mumbai City) because of an injury.
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Foul by Everton Santos (Mumbai City).
- 12': Juanan (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Márcio Rosário (Mumbai City).
- 13': Miku (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 13': Márcio Rosário (Mumbai City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Attempt missed. Juanan (Bengaluru) left footed shot from long range on the right is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 15': Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Gérson (Mumbai City).
- 15': Gérson (Mumbai City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Delay in match Léo Costa (Mumbai City) because of an injury.
- 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 18': Substitution, Mumbai City. Achille Emaná replaces Léo Costa because of an injury.
- 22': Foul by Lucian Goian (Mumbai City).
- 22': Juanan (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Edu García (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miku.
- 24': Attempt missed. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Edu García.
- 27': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Gérson.
- 28': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Abinash Ruidas.
- 28': Delay in match Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City) because of an injury.
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Attempt missed. Lenny Rodrigues (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edu García with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Achille Emaná (Mumbai City).
- 31': Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Everton Santos (Mumbai City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sehnaj Singh.
- 32': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Abinash Ruidas.
- 33': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edu García with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Abinash Ruidas (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by Udanta Singh (Bengaluru).
- 35': Attempt missed. Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Achille Emaná with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Offside, Mumbai City. Lucian Goian tries a through ball, but Gérson is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru).
- 37': Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Edu García (Bengaluru).
- 38': Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Everton Santos (Mumbai City).
- 39': John Johnson (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Everton Santos (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru).
- 41': Attempt saved. Miku (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri.
- 43': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Márcio Rosário.
- 44': Foul by John Johnson (Bengaluru).
- 44': Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Offside, Mumbai City. Sahil Tavora tries a through ball, but Everton Santos is caught offside.
- 45'+3': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
- 45'+3': Sehnaj Singh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Bengaluru 0, Mumbai City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bengaluru 0, Mumbai City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Mumbai City. Mehrajuddin Wadoo replaces Sahil Tavora.
- 46': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Sehnaj Singh.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Attempt missed. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 51': Attempt missed. Lenny Rodrigues (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri.
- 53': Edu García (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Mehrajuddin Wadoo (Mumbai City).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Everton Santos (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Achille Emaná.
- 55': Offside, Mumbai City. Gérson tries a through ball, but Everton Santos is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Raju Eknath Gaikwad (Mumbai City).
- 56': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Mehrajuddin Wadoo.
- 57': Foul by John Johnson (Bengaluru).
- 57': Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Abinash Ruidas (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru).
- 60': Offside, Mumbai City. Sehnaj Singh tries a through ball, but Everton Santos is caught offside.
- 60': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Lucian Goian.
- 62': Attempt saved. Edu García (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lenny Rodrigues.
- 62': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Abinash Ruidas.
- 63': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Edu García with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Substitution, Bengaluru. Toni Dovale replaces Erik Paartalu.
- 65': Offside, Mumbai City. Abinash Ruidas tries a through ball, but Everton Santos is caught offside.
- 66': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Lucian Goian.
- 67': Goal! Bengaluru 1, Mumbai City 0. Edu García (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Udanta Singh following a corner.
- 72': Offside, Bengaluru. Sunil Chhetri tries a through ball, but Miku is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Mumbai City. Rafael Jordá replaces Márcio Rosário.
- 76': Foul by Edu García (Bengaluru).
- 76': Sanju Pradhan (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Toni Dovale (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt saved. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Udanta Singh.
- 78': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 79': Attempt missed. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lenny Rodrigues.
- 80': Substitution, Bengaluru. Subhashish Bose replaces Udanta Singh.
- 83': Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 83': Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Attempt saved. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 85': Foul by Gérson (Mumbai City).
- 85': John Johnson (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Bengaluru. Braulio replaces Miku.
- 86': Foul by Braulio (Bengaluru).
- 86': Lucian Goian (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Rafael Jordá (Mumbai City).
- 88': Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Braulio (Bengaluru).
- 90'+2': Mehrajuddin Wadoo (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Goal! Bengaluru 2, Mumbai City 0. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Bengaluru 2, Mumbai City 0.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bengaluru 2, Mumbai City 0.
Statistics
MCFC |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 170 | Accurate Passes | 329 |
| 272 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 85 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 19 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Location: Bangalore, India
Attendance: 17,796
Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Location: Bangalore, India
Attendance: 17,796
Line-Ups
Bengaluru FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK) |
| 5 | Juanan |
| 6 | John Johnson |
| 2 | Rahul Bheke |
| 10 | Harmanjot Khabra |
| 13 | Edu García |
| 16 | Erik Paartalu |
| 8 | Lenny Rodrigues |
| 7 | Miku Fedor |
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri |
| 21 | Udanta Singh |
Mumbai City FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Amrinder Singh (GK) |
| 3 | Márcio Rosário |
| 18 | Lucian Goian |
| 34 | Abhinas Ruidas |
| 6 | Raju Gaikwad |
| 4 | Gérson |
| 28 | Sehnaj Singh |
| 8 | Sahil Tavora |
| 12 | Sanju Pradhan |
| 7 | Everton Heleno |
| 11 | Leó Costa |
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