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Mohun Bagan avenged their 0-1 home defeat against Indian Arrows by beating the latter 2-0 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Goa on Tuesday.
Dipanda Dicka and Akram Moghrabi scored the all-important goals which took the Mariners' points tally to 27 points from 16 games. Mathematically Mohun Bagan can still win the league if other results in the tournament go their way.
Let's take a look at how the players fared during the game:
Indian Arrows
Prabhsukhan Gill (7/10): The goalkeeper could have been more alert when Watson had played a looping ball in the box in the first half. He was late to come off his line and then failed to clear the ball, taking advantage of which, Dicka scored a wonderful goal. However, he redeemed himself in the second half when he did well to save Dicka’s header from close range.
Ashis Rai (4/10): The right back didn’t have a great game as he did precious little to stop attacking runs down his flank by the Bagan players. He picked up an injury in the 80th minute and was substituted by Namgyal Bhutia.
Jitendra Singh (4/10): He was guilty of not marking Moghrabi as the striker found space between Anwar Ali and him to score Bagan’s second goal.
Anwar Ali (5/10): The lanky defender was at fault during Bagan’s first goal as he failed to clear Watson’s cross in the box. Later on, he had a chance to fire a shot on the Bagan goal but the left-footed effort went wide.
Sanjeev Stalin (5/10): The left back had a quiet game as he held his own at the back but failed to make an impact in dead ball situations.
Deepak Tangri (4/10): Tangri was deployed in the midfield to stop Watson and Kinowaki from building up the play. However, he wasn’t able to disburse his duties properly as Bagan midfielders found him out.
Amarjit Singh (7/10): Amarjit was a lively presence on the field throughout the game. His most notable contribution came in the first half when his left-footed shot was saved by Mohun Bagan custodian Shilton Paul.
Rahul Kannoly (5/10): Kannoly had a great chance to reduce the scoreline in the second half when he received a ball from Tangri right on the edge of the box but couldn’t keep his shot on target. He was clear of his marker and should have done better on that occasion.
Lalengmawia (6/10): The midfielder tried to essay some passes for Rahim Ali and Amarjit Singh but most of those were cut out by the Bagan footballers.
Nongdamba Naorem (6/10): Naorem tried to do too much with the ball and eventually ended up conceding possession every single time. He was substituted by Edmund Lalrindika in the 71st minute.
Rahim Ali (6/10): Ali was the lone man upfront for the home side but he was overpowered in the box on most occasions. In the second half, he tried to dribble past a couple of footballers to take a shot on goal but the effort was cleared out by the Bagan defence.
Substitutes:
Edmund Lalrindika (6/10): The forward replaced Naorem in the 71st minute as Luis Norton de Matos wanted his team to press harder for a goal which would have breathed life into the game. He tried to make inroads in the box but was found out by the Mohun Bagan defenders.
Namgyal Bhutia (7/10): He only got 10 minutes to showcase his skills but was impressive during that duration. He made some darting runs upfront and tried to link up with the forwards.
Mohun Bagan
Shilton Paul (7/10): The Bagan keeper was not troubled to a great extent by the opposition barring one instance in the first half when he had to dive to his left to save Amarjit Singh’s shot.
Arijit Bagui (7/10): The full back was instrumental during the course of the game. He was steady in defence and linked up well with the players upfront.
Rana Gharami (7/10): Rana Gharami did well at the back forging an impressive partnership with Kingsley. He didn’t allow much space to the Arrows footballers and averted danger efficiently.
Eze Kingsley (7/10): The lanky defender commanded Mohun Bagan’s backline and scooted ahead for set-piece situations. He had Rahim Ali under control for most portions of the game.
Ricky Lallawmawia (5/10): Ricky only stayed on the pitch for the first 37th minutes and had to be substituted because of an injury. He tried to trouble Prabhsukhan Gill with a long ranger but the ball way off target.
Nikhil Kadam (8/10): Kadam was in imperious form on Tuesday. He was everywhere, linking up brilliantly with Dicka and Moghrabi. The attacking midfielder was able to send in crosses from the flanks which weren’t dealt with properly by the hosts. Thus Dicka took advantage of the situation and controlled the game.
Yuta Kinowaki (7/10): Kinowaki and Watson controlled play in the midfield and helped the forwards of the team on many occasions as they were able to find the runs of Dicka and Moghrabi.
Cameron Watson (7/10): Watson’s long ball from the half line found Dicka in the box and the latter didn’t make any mistake in putting it in the back of the net.
Azharuddin Mullick (6/10): Mullick didn’t do much in the first half but in the second he posed some problems for the Arrows defence after being played alongside Dicka as a striker in the absence of Moghrabi.
Akram Moghrabi (8/10): The Lebanese footballer was in the right place at the right time to score his third goal of the season. He crept in between Arrows defenders to slot home a Gurjinder cross to make it 2-0. However, the striker was injured in the process and didn’t take the field after the end of the first half.
Aser Dipanda Dicka (9/10): Dicka was the best player on the pitch today. He scored by virtue of a well-taken volley to give Mohun Bagan the lead in the first half and then had a header saved by Prabhsukhan Gill in the last 45 minutes. This was his 12th strike of the season.
Substitute
Gurjinder Kumar (9/10): He came on for Ricky in the 37th minute and made an immediate impact. His pinpoint pass from the left was converted into a goal by Moghrabi.
Sheikh Faiaz (5/10): The midfielder came on for Moghrabi at the start of the second half. This was a forced change but Faiaz did well to hold his own during the time he was on the pitch.
Raynier Fernandes (4/10): He came on for Kinowaki in the 72nd minute. He didn’t have much to do in the game.
