A thumping 3-0 victory over newcomers SC East Bengal helped Mumbai City FC climb to the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) table at the GMC Stadium here on Tuesday.
Hugo Boumous assisted all three goals as a brace from Adam Le Fondre (20`, 48`) and a strike from Hernan Santana (58`) saw Mumbai register their second straight win while SCEB are yet to open their account.
Mumbai made four changes from their 1-0 win against FC Goa, with Ahmed Jahouh returning to the eleven. Meanwhile, SCEB made two changes to the side that lost the Kolkata derby against ATK Mohun Bagan.
SCEB suffered a huge blow early on as defender Daniel Fox was replaced by Mohammad Rafique. Mumbai had the opportunity to break the deadlock in the 10th minute. Jahouh played a long ball towards Mandar Rao Dessai on the left flank.
The defender fed Le Fondre in the box and the striker played a backheel pass for Hugo Boumous, who had his shot saved by Majumder.Six minutes later, Mumbai goalkeeper…