ISL 2017, Match 4: Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC, Player Ratings

The Indian Super League finally made its inroad into Bengaluru and the fans loved it. Huge banners were on display by the Bengaluru faithful. The Blues faced Mumbai City FC in a tie which had the only two coaches among the 10 ISL teams, who have been with the same team for one year or more.

The game started off in an exciting manner with end-to-end action, but as the half progressed Bengaluru started to control the game.

The second half started in a similar manner, and Bengaluru started to dominate the proceedings and finally broke the deadlock in the second half to ensure a victory via goals from Edu and Chhetri. Let's take a look at the player ratings for today’s game.

Bengaluru FC

Gurpreet (7) - He had very little to do as Mumbai had only one shot on target. And Gurpreet, for most parts of the game, had his hands on his hips. However, he did well whenever called into action.

Rahul Bheke (7) - Playing out of position as a left-back, Rahul settled into his new role with ease and kept the likes of Sanju Pradhan in his pocket.

John Johnson (7.5) - He had a good day in office and was brilliant in keeping the Mumbai attackers at bay.

Juanan (8) - He made a crucial last-ditch tackle to keep Everton from getting a shot away on goal. His partnership with John yielded good results for Bengaluru.

Khabra (6.5) - Khabra had a good game but was beaten a couple of times by Ruidas.

Edu Garcia (8.5) - The Spanish midfielder was absolutely brilliant and scored an amazing goal. Not only did he give BFC the attacking impetus, but he also tracked back well.

Paartalu (6.5) - He had a quiet game, to be honest. He did his job quietly but a lot more is expected of him.

Lenny Rodrigues (7) - Lenny had a good game and kept a check on Mumbai’s midfield with conviction.

Chhetri (9) - Captain cool, was at his usual top-notch level, today. From creating chances to scoring the second goal, Chhetri showed why is still considered the best football player in India.

Udanta (7.5) - Udanta had an assist to his name, he even came close scoring on a couple of occasions, and provided some delicious balls to his strike partners.

Miku (7) - Miku had a good start to his ISL career. One of his shots hit the side-netting, while he missed the others by a narrow margin. However, his overall combination with his teammates was impressive.

Mumbai City FC

Amrinder had an extremely poor outing. (Image: ISL)

Amrinder (5.5) - Amrinder had a nightmare of a game. His anticipation was poor, he let a ball creep into the first post for the first goa. For the second he made a complete hash of things by rushing out of the box.

Gerson (6) - Gerson had a tough night as he had to deal with wave after wave of Bengaluru attacks, and at times, looked out of sorts.

Marcio (5.5) - The left-back was completely overwhelmed by Sunil Chhetri, who ran circles around him throughout the match.

Lucian Goain (7.5) - The man responsible for keeping the score respectable was Lucian Goain. He looked like a lone warrior at the back, for Mumbai.

Raju Gaikward (5.5) - Raju Gaikward looked out place through the night, as he was beaten by the pace of Udanta and Chhetri.

Sehnaj (6) - Shenaj looked like a shadow today and was largely ineffective throughout the game.

Sanju (6.5) - The right winger had a bittersweet game, as he tracked back very well but was poor going forward.

Emana (6) - Came on as an early sub for Leo Costa and was all over the place, except for a darting run.

Sahil (6) - Sahil put in a lot of effort during the match. He tracked back and helped out while defending, but wasn't effective going forward.

Abhinash (6.5) - The young left winger actually doubled back as a left-back and had a big role in trying to keep Udanta Singh quiet.

Everton (5) - He had a very quiet game. Except for a good chance in the second half, Everton was rarely seen with the ball at his feet.