ISL 2015, Match 51: Chennaiyin FC thrash Mumbai City FC 3-0 to keep their semis hopes alive.
82 mins: Ten minutes for Mumbai City FC to save their season. However they need to have the possession. Elano had a free kick in his own half and saw the keeper off his line. He audaciously went for goal but could not keep his shot on target.
70 mins: Chennaiyin FC have been holding on to the ball and are looking in no hurry trouble the keeper. They can afford to take their time, however the visitors don't have this liberty. Their season depends on tonight and they must win.
65 mins: Selim Benachour has a pop from outside the box, he blasts it way over the post. This is surely not how Mumbai can mount a comeback.
61 mins: Thoi Singh has gone down and looks in some pain. His shoulder seems to be the reason and he is walking out to receive treatment. The winger has had a good game but will have to be replaced with Godwin.
55 mins: Sunil Chhetri misses his header but the balls falls to Sony Norde. The winger has shot but it is straight to the keeper. Edel Apoula blocks it well but fails to keep it in his grasps, no harm done as he reacted quickly to latch on to the loose ball.
50 mins: Subrata Paul makes a strong save to deny the powerful volley from Jeje. That was struck well and it was heading for the goal.
The second-half kicks off in Chennai. Mumbai desperately need a goal or two if they want to make a comeback in the match.
Half-time: Chennaiyin FC 3-0 Mumbai City FC.
Goal! Mendy makes it 3-0 for Chennaiyin FC.
42 mins: Sony Norde sends a good ball towards the far post from the right flank. But, Dhana positions himself well to win the header and avert the danger.
32 mins: John Stiven Mendoza Valencia latches on to a long ball and shields it well before laying it up for Thoi Singh. The Indian came running and took a ferocius first time shot which went straight out of play.
29 mins: Stiven Mendoza once again gets assistance from the puddle as the ball stops in its tracks inside the box. However, this time Subrata Paul came forward and blocked the angle for the shot. The ball deflected out off the keeper and went behind for a corner.
25 mins: The injured Raphael Augusto has been stretchered out and is replaced with Manuele Blasi.
Jeje makes it two! Thoi Singh knocked the ball forward from inside the box and it looked like the ball was heading straight to the keeper. A huge puddle of water came into play as the ball stopped in its path. Jeje reacted the earliest to tap it past the keeper. Lucky goal for the home team.
14 mins: Chennaiyin FC have eased into the game after taking the lead. They are passing the ball around well and making Mumbai City FC do the running.
It is John Stiven Mendoza Valencia! Just after Bruno Pelissari saw his shot saved well by the keeper. Stiven Mendoza was put through on goal with a wonderfully weighted pass by Zakeer Mundampara in the the next attack. The Colombian made no mistakes from the 6-yard box. He slotted the ball past Subrata Paul into the bottom left corner with ease to give his team the lead.
Goal! Stiven Mendoza scores in the 9th min to give Chennaiyin FC 1-0 lead against Mumbai City FC.
5 mins: Mehrajuddin Wadoo treis to play an early cross into the box from the right. He failed to get the curl on it and it went straight into the arms of Subrata Paul. Soon later, Jeje unleashed a shot which went high and over the bar.
Its kick-off time in Chennai.
The news is that the match has been delayed by 15 minutes due to rain.
The match kicks off in five minutes. Stay tuned.
Starting XIs:
Mumbai City FC: Subrata Paul (GK), Rowilson, Frantz Bertin (C), Darren O'Dea, Lalchhuanmawia Fanai, Ashutosh, Cristian Bustos, Juan Aguilera, Sony Norde, Sunil Chhetri, Frederic Piquionne.
Chennaiyin FC: Edel Apoula (GK), Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Alessandro Potenza, Bernard Mendy (C), Dhana, Thoi Singh, Raphael Augusto, Zakeer Mundampara, Jeje, John Stiven Mendoza Valencia, Bruno Pelissari.
6:40Pm: Mumbai have conceded 11 goals in their last 5 matches, in which 5 came after the 75th minute. Against Delhi and Kerala, Mumbai were in a winning position but conceded after the 85th minute to only manage a draw. If they could have managed to win those matches, they would have been in a better position to qualify for the play-offs.
6:35:pm Chennaiyin have scored 8 goals in their last 2 matches. Out of the 8 goals scored, Mendoza and Jeje have been involved in 7 of them. Mendoza scored a hat-trick against Kerala while Jeje scored a brace against Delhi Dynamos. Delhi came into the match with the best defense on record in ISL 2 and that all went down the drain as Mendoza and Jeje made a mockery of the whole defense. Mumbai will know that these are the two players they will have to keep out in order to give their keeper an easy night.
Chennaiyin FC will aim to gather full points and move a step closer to semis when they face a struggling Mumbai City FC in their last home match in the Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday.
Chennai will entertain Mumbai City FC in what is a must win game for the visitors. Chennai on the other hand know that a draw will be enough for them to overtake NorthEast United FC and go fourth in the points table.
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