Super Cup 2018: East Bengal vs Mumbai City FC, Live Score, Commentary & Live Match Updates

FT : MCFC 1-1 KEB

Updated: 05 April 2018 22:00 IST - Published: 05 April 2018 18:56 IST

FULL TIME : MUMBAI CITY 1-2 EAST BENGAL

East Bengal clinch their first ever win in the Super Cup with a dominating performance.

After falling behind 0-1, the Red and Golds bounced back from behind. The fans are in full voice.

East Bengal will now face Aizawl FC on 8th April in the Cup Quarter finals.

90+4' Emana shoots wide.

90+2' Bhumij crosses in and Ubaid makes a diving save to keep East Bengal in thregame.

4 Minutes Added on.

87' Sehnaj shoots from distance, Ubaid saves.

83' Danmawia shoots after receiving a quick pass from Al-Amna.

Pranjal Bhumij blocks bravely.

80' Mumbai City have committed several men forward in search of the equaliser.

77' Substitution for Mumbai City : Abhinash Ruidas replaces Zakeer Mundampara

73' GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAL! Al-Amna fires in a half volley after a rebound off Danmawia's initial shot. It is 2-1 to East Bengal.

71' Emana gets a cheer from the crowd due to his cheesy skills and trickery.

70' Dudu caught offside as he tried to latch onto an aerial ball with a header.

69' Mumbai City dominating possession here.

65' Substitution for Mumbai City : Pranjal Bhumij replaces Aiborlong Khongjee.

61' Eduardo down after a clash with Goian during a challenge for an aerial ball.

59' Lobo tries to bend one in, but skies the ball over the target.

57' Balwant lays off Sehnaj. The latter shoots wide.

56' Mumbai City stringing numerous passes among themselves, looking for an opening.

Katsumi celebrates his equaliser! He's been lively tonight for @eastbengalfc.#HeroSuperCup #MCFCvEB pic.twitter.com/jvBy0odfxu
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53' Katsumi skips past two defenders, shoots but Singh saves.

51' Corner swung in from Mumbai City. Corner causes chaos for East Bengal in the box, but they somehow clear their lines.

Second half kicks off.

HT : East Bengal 1-1 Mumbai City

An evenly poised second half sees both the teams level at the break. Emana scored from a freekick only to be cancelled out by Katsumi's header at the other side.

Second half ten minutes away. Stay Tuned.

2 Minutes Added on.

43' Couple of corners for Mumbai City. Good spell of pressure from the Islanders.

40' East Bengal resorting to cross field wing play to find their second goal.

34' The pace has become slow with time with Mumbai holding more on to the ball.

29' East Bengal with yet another good move putting Katsumi through on goal. But Amrinder comes ahead of his line and collects.

25' GOAAAAAAAL! Katsumi heads in from a Danmawia cross. It's all square here and the Stadium erupts.

21' GOAAAAAAL! Emana scores a brilliant freekick from yards out to put the Islanders ahead. Stunned Silence at the stadium as the travelling fans are shocked.

18' East Bengal the better side so far, but they have not had a clear chance yet.

16' Penalty denied for East Bengal. Goian clearly hands the ball inside the box, but the referee thinks otherwise.

13' Dudu gets a delightful ball from Chullova, but fails to connect. Singh collects.

11' Freekick cleared away to safety.

9' Sehnaj booked. Freekick to East Bengal.

5' Danmawia shoots from a tight angle. Amrinder collects.

4' Al-Amna's freekick hits the wall.

2' Zakeer booked for bringing Al-Amna down.

Kick-off

Hundreds of East Bengal fans have made it to the stands. Huge Support for the Red and Golds side.

The teams are walking towards the middle.

Line Ups for today's game :

Mumbai City FC

Starting XI : Amrinder Singh (GK), Aiborlang Khongjee, Raju Gaekwad, Sahil Tavora, Achille Emana, Sanju Pradhan, Balwant Singh, Lucian Goian (C), Zakeer Mundampara, Sehnaj Singh, Davinder Singh

Substitutes : Kunal Sawant (GK), Biswajit Saha, Pranjal Bhumij, Mehrajuddin Wadoo, Arindam Bhattacharya (GK), Rakesh Oram, Abhinash Ruidas

East Bengal

Starting XI : Ubaid (GK), Lalramchullova, Khalid Aucho, Md. Al-Amna, Cavin Lobo (C), Katsumi Yusa, Eduardo Ferreira, Gurwinder Singh, Laldanmawia Ralte, Samad Ali Mallick, Dudu Omagbemi

Substitutes : Luis Barreto (GK), Arnab Mondal, Gabriel Fernandes, Jobby Justin, Deepak Kumar, Brandon Vanlalremdika, Ansumana Kromah

East Bengal will take on Mumbai City FC in the 7th match in the Hero Indian Super Cup 2018. The side from Bengal will look to follow up on Shillong Lajong's victory the day before by becoming the second side from I-League to move on to the quarterfinals.

Bengal had a good I-League campaign, finishing 4th, behind arch-rivals Mohun Bagan, on goal difference.

The side from Bengal were the highest scorers from the competition, netting 32 goals while conceding 19. They finished with the same points and a goal less than Mohun Bagan. Dudu Omagbeni was the second highest scorer in the league, scoring 8 goals out of Bengal's 32.

Mumbai City FC, on the other hand, had a terrible campaign, finishing 7th and ultimately advancing after the qualifiers. Mumbai city defeated Indian Arrows to progress to the round-of-16.

Mumbai will have a tough task at hand as they face one of the oldest football clubs in India. However, this cup has already produced a few scalps and Bengal will have to be very careful.