Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters: A game that Mumbai City dominated and won all three points in came to a dramatic and disappointing conclusion. Apuia Ralte and Jorge Diaz helped Mumbai City win at home. Even though Danish Farooq Bhat scored an equaliser in the second half, Kerala Blasters’ unbeaten streak ends. Mumbai City has won two and drew one of its three games to remain unbeaten. However, the post-game violence left Indian fans disappointed.
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The Islanders sit at the sixth spot of ISL table with four points from two matches. The ISL shield champions started the ISL 10 season strongly, riding on a 2-1 win over NorthEast United in their opening fixture. Since the win, Mumbai City FC has drawn against Odisha FC through a late equaliser in the ISL. They also faced defeat against Uzbekistani side Navbahor Namangan 3-0 in the AFC Champions League.
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Despite the lack of points in all competitions recently, Des Buckingham insisted the team is in good spirits. “The mood is good. We have had two tough away games in NorthEast and Odisha, but we have come back with four points out of six. We are very much of getting back out at the Mumbai Football Arena and playing in front of our home fans,” Buckingham said ahead of the match.
Kerala Blasters come into the Mumbai Football Arena after winning two out of two two games in the Indian Super League. They beat Chennaiyin FC and Jamshedpur FC in their home turf respectively. However, the southern side will not have services of Ishan Pandita and Saurav Mandal available for this match due to fitness issues.
Kerala Blaster assistant coach Frank Dauwen sounded confident in the pre-match press conference. “As usual, I think when you play the (League) champions of last year, it’s always difficult. We have started the competition well. We have six points out of six, so we have the confidence. I hope we are going to play a good game,” Dauwen said.
Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters Probable XI
Mumbai City FC: Mohammad Nawaz, Rahul Bheke, Rostyn Griffiths, Tiri, Akash Mishra, Apuia, Vinit Rai, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh, Jorge Pereyra Diaz
Kerala Blasters FC: Sachin Suresh (GK), Prabir Das, Milos Drincic, Pritam Kotal, Aiban Dohling, Jeakson Singh, Danish Farooq, Mohammed Aimen, Daisuke Sakai, Adrian Luna, Kwame Peprah.
Match Details
- Tournament: ISL 2023-24
- Venue: Mumbai Football Arena
- Date: 08th October
- Kick off: 8.00 PM
- Live Streaming: Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters Live Streamng will be on Jio Cinema.
- Live Telecast: ISL 2023-24 Live will be on Sports18.
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