ISL 2020-21 Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC Full Score: 2-1; Mumbai City FC rallied to eke out a 2-1 win over Chennaiyin FC and record their fourth victory on the trot in the Indian Super League here on Wednesday. The Sergio Lobera’s team maintained the top spot in the ISL points table with 12 points
Adam Le Fondre smashed in a 75th-minute winner after Hernan Santana scored the first for the winners.
ISL 2020-21 Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC Full Score: 2-1
It’s not often that Lobera makes many changes to his starting eleven. But on Wednesday, four changes were made to the Mumbai City starting line-up with Le Fondre and Santana starting the game. Amey Ranawade and Raynier Fernandes were the other two to come in.
Csaba Laszlo opted for a double change to the team that lost to Bengaluru FC. Fatkhullo Fatkhulloev and Germanpreet Singh started the game for Chennaiyin FC in place of Esmael Goncalves and Anirudh Thapa.
Chennaiyin FC had a perfect start and would have been ahead in the second minute if it was not for Sylvestr missing a sitter. Rafael Crivellaro delivered a perfect corner which was flicked in by Enes Sipovic and found Sylvestr, who missed the target.
Mumbai were not at their best and took time to settle. But they did have their moments. The home side’s best chance came in the 25th minute when Adam Le Fondre had a clear sight on goal, but his powerful drive from inside the box, was straight at keeper Vishal Kaith. The rebound fell to Bipin Singh, but he couldn’t utilise the opportunity.
Chennaiyin were clearly the better side in the opening quarter creating numerous chances through Lallianzuala Chhangte, Sipovic and Crivellaro. The Chennai-based side took the lead in the 40th minute. Sylvestr scored probably the easiest goal of the season.
Chhangte deserved credit for his initial spadework on the right before he played a low cross from the byline to find Sylvestr, who slotted it in.
Just when it looked like Chennaiyin would walk into the breather with a goal advantage, Mumbai’s Santana had different plans. The Spaniard, who was unmarked at the far post, nodded in a Hugo Boumous’ corner to restore parity.
The intensity dropped after the restart but Chennaiyin continued to test Mumbai’s defence. However, Mourtada Fall and keeper Amrinder Singh were at their best in the second half.
Mumbai doubled the lead in the 75th minute through another set-piece. Ahmed Jahouh’s long free-kick was flicked in by Rowllin Borges to Boumous. The Frenchman headed into the path of Le Fondre, who finished from close range.
Chennaiyin nearly scored an equaliser in stoppage time, but Sylvestr’s header narrowly went wide.
ISL 2020 POINTS TABLE UPDATED
| Club | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai City | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | NorthEast United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Bengaluru FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | FC Goa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Hyderabad FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Jamshedpur FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters FC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 10 | Odisha FC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 11 | SC East Bengal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
Here is the Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FClive score and commentary
FULL TIME SCORE: MUMBAI CITY FC 2-1 CHENNAIYIN FC
FULL-TIME | #MCFCCFC
4️⃣ wins in a row for @MumbaiCityFC 🙌#HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/e2P1EbzqcU
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 9, 2020
90+6′- Jakub Sylvestr with a chance but cannot keep his header on target. Rafael Crivellaro whips the ball inside the box from the corner. Jakub Sylvestr jumps high and heads it but his effort is off target. That should be the final action of the game.
88′- Hugo Boumous and Rafael Crivellaro go into the referee’s book. Hugo first pulls Rafael from behind. The two confront each other and push each other. The referee has no other option but to book both the players.
86′- Changes for Chennaiyin FC as Germanpreet is replaced by Edwin Vanspaul and Thoi Singh comes on for Jerry.
82′- Fall comes to his side’s rescue twice in a minute as Chennaiyin is throwing men ahead now in search of an equaliser.
81′- Final changes for Mumbai City FC: le Fondre is replaced by Bartholomew Ogbeche and Ranawade is taken off for Rakip.
70′- Chennaiyin are denied a penalty, and Jahouh gets away with another foul! Fatkhulloev is brought down inside the box, but the referee has not given Chennaiyin the decision.
63′- Yellow card!
55′- Chennaiyin have a free-kick in a decent position, after Rowllin gets his arm in the way of Chhangte’s
53′- Double change for Mumbai City: Cy Goddard comes on for Raynier, while Mehtab Singh replaces Santana.
51′- Mumbai City’s goal-scorer Santana is on the ground and might have to be replaced soon. Raynier, too, is struggling.
48′- Penalty shouts as Crivellaro is brought down in the box but the referee says nothing doing.
46′- And the second half gets underway. We have a booking right away as Reagan picks up a yellow for a foul on Raynier.
SECOND HALF
HALF TIME: MUMBAI CITY FC 1-1 CHENNAIYIN FC
45+3′- Goooooall!
45′- Three extra minutes have been added on
44′-Poor play here from Jahouh. He absolutely clatters into Sabia with an extremely late tackle. Surprisingly, its Sabia who gets booked for his reaction and Jahouh gets away with it!
40′- GOAL! Sylvestr scores as Chennaiyin FC takes the lead
Chhangte is the architect of the goal as he goes on a dizzying run down the right, beating four defenders, before squaring it for an unmarked Sylvestr. The Slovak taps the ball into an empty net to score his first ISL goal.
35′-Another chance goes begging for Chennaiyin FC!
Chhangte runs through on goal, but Santana gets in the way. Then Sylvestr keeps it alive, and then plays it over to Crivellaro, who looks to create space for himself, but Jahouh makes an absolutely sensational challenge inside his own penalty box.
34′- Poor from Hugo Boumous. The Islanders managed to counter-attack as Boumous gets to the ball on his left. He runs forward and gets close to the box. He then takes a shot but hits it way off the target.
33′-Crivellaro takes the corner short to Reagan in the box, and the full-back is running on to it. He should do much better than skew his left-footed shot wide.
30′- Cooling break
Chennaiyin on top, but Mumbai City FC have had the best chance of the game so far.
25′-First time Vishal Kaith has been called into action and he is up for the task.
24′ Good move from Mumbai City. Boumous releases Bipin down the right and the 25-year-old fires a cross towards le Fondre but Kaith is alert to the task.
19′-EARLY SUBSTITUTION
A forced change for CFC as Enes Sipovic has injured himself and cannot take any further part in this game. He has been replaced by Memo Moura.
19.50
18' @adnan_hugo trying to make things happen for @MumbaiCityFC. But no luck so far!
MCFC 0-0 CFC#MCFCCFC #HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/QrD7fxMGXY
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 9, 2020
17′- There seems to be a rivalry brewing here between Mourtada Fall and Jakub Sylvesr. The Mumbai City captain has sent the Chennaiyin forward to the ground for the third time so far.
15′- Chennaiyin FC has looked the better side in the opening quarter of play, creating some good chances along the way. Mumbai City has seen more of the ball but is yet to initiate a proper attack or register a shot.
12′- Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev puts in a decent ball inside the box but one of the MCFC player heads it out. The ball falls to Reagan Singh outside the box. He takes a touch and tries his luck but his effort is way, way wide.
11′- Good chance for Chennaiyin
8′- Sipovic makes a fantastic last-ditch sliding tackle to deny Raynier in the box, but appears to have injured himself in the process. Raynier, who recently came back from an injury, is also getting medical treatment.
5′- A very bad free kick from Rafael Crivellaro. He had a chnace to test the MCFC defense by putting in a good all inside the bx but his free kick from the right is straight to Amrinder Singh.
2′- Chennaiyin player Jakub Sylvestr strikes the shot off target, ball is cleared by the Mumbai City.
1′- The referee blows the whistle and CFC get us underway!
19:27 : Both teams are out in the middle. Mumbai City line-up in its blue home kit, while Chennaiyin dons its white kit.
Hoping for some Hugo magic once again! 💙#MCFCCFC #HeroISL #AamchiCity 🔵 @adnan_hugo pic.twitter.com/QVu0taFI8m
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) December 9, 2020
19.05
The Karate Kaith 🥋#MCFCCFC #HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/wDs0FYQ1kB
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 9, 2020
19.00: The stage is all set for tonight
BAMB😮LIM#MCFCCFC #HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/thgTR2uVpg
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 9, 2020
18.30
Team News: Lineups are out
Mumbai City FC (4-2-3-1)
Amrinder Singh (GK), Amey Ranawade, Mourtada Fall, Ahmed Jahouh, Hernan Santana, Hugo Boumous, Raynier Fernandes, Rowllin Borges, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Bipin Singh, Adam Le Fondre.
Chennaiyin FC (4-2-3-1)
Vishal Kaith (GK), Reagan Singh, Enes Sipovic, Eli Sabia, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Deepak Tangri, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Rafael Crivellaro, Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev, Germanpreet Singh, Jakub Sylvestr.
LINE-UPS | #MCFCCFC @SergioLobera1 makes 4⃣ changes to his @MumbaiCityFC XI, while his @ChennaiyinFC counterpart Csaba Laszlo has made 2⃣
Live updates 👉 https://t.co/kdrYFtfJ7g#HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/rfBHG5ilXv
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 9, 2020
18.07
#MCFCCFC has served up some great memories through the years!
Which one's your favourite? 💙#AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/mWFMRTdRK6
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) December 9, 2020
17.53: Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin FC- Last Meeting
Last time out in #MCFCCFC 👀
A solitary strike from Lucian Goian sent @ChennaiyinFC into the semi-finals at the expense of the Islanders 💪🔵#HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/pQXMubhW9y
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 9, 2020
17.50: Mumbai City FC head coach Sergio Lobera has clearly established what he is expecting out of his players tonighty.
Sergio Lobera has laid down the marker for today's big test! ⚠️#MCFCCFC #AamchiCity 🔵 @SergioLobera1 pic.twitter.com/r0wfnh9Xac
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) December 9, 2020
17.45: Tonight table toppers Mumbai CIty FC will lock horns against two time ISL champions Chennaiyin FC. Who will come out the winner?
3️⃣ consecutive clean sheets for @MumbaiCityFC
2️⃣ matches without a goal for @ChennaiyinFC
1️⃣ strike could break both streaks!#MCFCCFC #HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/mscRH0Wmrl— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 9, 2020
HEAD TO HEAD
Total Matches Played: 12
Chennaiyin won: 06
Mumbai won: 04
Chennaiyin Lost: 04
Mumbai Lost: 06
Tied: 02
No Results: 00
Total Goals Scored: 24
Chennaiyin: 16
Mumbai: 08
MATCH DETAILS:
Date: Wednesday, 9th December, 2020
Time: 7.30 PM IST
Place: GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Teams: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin FC
When does Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin kick off? Wednesday 9th December, 2020 – 7:30 PM (IST)
Where is Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin being played? GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Where can I get tickets for Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin? Ticket information can be found on each club’s official website
TEAM NEWS:
Mumbai City FC predicted XI (4-2-3-1)
Amrinder Singh; Mohammad Rakip, Mourtada Fall, Sarthak Goloui, Mandar Rao Dessai; Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges; Cy Goddard, Hugo Boumous, Bipin Singh; Adam Le Fondre
Chennaiyin FC XI Predicted (4-4-2)
Vishal Kaith; Reagan Singh, Eli Sabia, Enes Sipovic, Jerry Lalrinzuala; Anirudh Thapa, Deepak Tangri, Rafael Crivellaro, Lallianzuala Chhangte; Esmael Goncalves, Jakub Sylvestr
DREAM11 Predicted Team:
CAPTAIN: Esmael Goncalves
VICE -CAPTAIN: Hugo Boumous
GOALKEEPER: Amrinder Singh
DEFENDERS: M Fall, M Rakip, Enes Sipovic, E Sabia
MIDFIELDERS: Hugo Boumous, R Borges, A Jahouh, L Chhangte
FORWARDS: Esmael Goncalves, Adam Le Fondre
THE PREDICTION
Sitting top of the Indian Super League having won their last three matches, Mumbai City head into this clash against Chennaiyin full of confidence, with their opponents sat on four points, having suffered their first league defeat of the season last time out vs Bengaluru.
Mumbai’s defence has proven particularly impressive, keeping three clean sheets in all three of those victories and if they can score first here, then it’s hard to see this match ending in any other scenario than a fourth successive Mumbai City victory and clean sheet.
Score Prediction: Mumbai City FC 2-1 Chennaiyin FC