Mumbai City FC overcame a tough challenge from SC East Bengal to sneak in a 1-0 win in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, in Vasco, Goa on Friday.
With this win, the Islanders stretch their incredible unbeaten run to 11 games now.
It was a match of contrasting halves. Mumbai spurned a number of chances in the first 45 minutes but managed to take the lead through Mourtada Fall (27’). A rejuvenated SCEB pulled out all stops in their search for an equaliser in the second half, but frustratingly could not manage one.
Mumbai had a chance as early as the third minute when Adam Le Fondre found himself in a position to shoot after receiving the ball from Cy Goddard but his attempt was wide of the post. They should have taken the lead in the 14th minute when Goddard again turned supplier to Hugo Boumous courtesy of some sloppy keeping by Debjit Majumder. But the Frenchman blazed his shot over the bar.
SCEB were beginning to fashion chances of their own —…