Mumbai City FC vs Churchill Brothers LIVE: Mumbai City FC register FULL POINTS in Super Cup 2023 opener

Mumbai City FC vs Churchill Brothers LIVE Streaming: Super Cup 2023 LIVE Streaming: Lallianzuala Chhangte scored the decisive goal right at the very end of the game to help the all-Indian Islanders persevere and secure a significant victory. He scored the goal after his colleague Vikram Partap Singh won a penalty. Mehtab Singh’s header negated Ansumana Kromah’s first-half goal, which gave Churchill Brothers the lead.. Follow Indian Super League and Indian Super Cup 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN

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Mumbai City FC vs Churchill Brothers HIGHLIGHTS: Lallianzuala Chhangte scores from spot to make difference, Mumbai City FC come from behind to register FULL POINTS in Super Cup 2023 opener – Check Highlights

At the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, Mumbai City FC left it late to defeat Churchill Brothers FC 2-1 in their first Hero Super Cup 2023 clash on Tuesday, 11 April, 2023. Mumbai City were made to earn their victory against the I-League outfit, having gone a goal down early in the game.

Contrary to expectations, Churchill Brothers took the Hero Indian Super League 2022-23 Shield Winners by surprise early in the game. Striker Ansumana Kromah took the ball away from Mumbai goalkeeper Phurba Lachenpa in the 9th minute and put it in the back of the net to make it 1-0. It shocked the ISL outfit, but also gave Churchill much needed impetus and confidence in their game.

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— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) April 11, 2023

Des Buckingham’s men rallied together and produced wave after wave of attacks to eventually find an equaliser in the 27th minute. The breakthrough came via the head of defender Mehtab Singh who nodded home from Rowllin Borges’ perfect cross as Mumbai City drew level.

Mumbai City FC vs Churchill Brothers HIGHLIGHTS: Lallianzuala Chhangte scores from spot to make difference, Mumbai City FC come from behind to register FULL POINTS in Super Cup 2023 opener – Check Highlights

Soon enough Mumbai City were the ones driving the game, creating a fulrry of chances. The best of them fell to Vikram Partap Singh, who latched on to a cross after some brilliant individual play by Lallianzuala Chhangte on the right flank. The young striker failed to control the ball neatly, and missed a good opportunity to give his team the lead.

Mumbai City came close soon after, when Vignesh Dakshinamoorthy’s lobbed pass was met by a rising Rahul Bheke. Bheke, the captain for the day, headed towards goal only to be denied by the width of the crossbar.

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It wasn’t all one-way traffic though. Churchill were patient to play on the counter and right before half time, Kromah once again had the chance to give the Goan side the lead. The striker had driven into the box with Martin Chaves for support, but decided to go on his own and missed the goal by inches.

The first chance of the second half fell to Chaves himself, the Uruguayan’s shot safely in the hands of Lachenpa. Soon after, Mumbai City almost took the lead, substitute Gurkirat Singh heading towards goal from a Borges cross, only for Nora Fernandes to parry the ball away.

Mumbai City FC vs Churchill Brothers HIGHLIGHTS: Lallianzuala Chhangte scores from spot to make difference, Mumbai City FC come from behind to register FULL POINTS in Super Cup 2023 opener – Check Highlights

Ultimately, Mumbai City’s resilience and quality shone through. Late in injury time, Vikram Partap Singh was brought down inside the box by a reckless tackle, Joseph Clemente the guilty party. Chhangte stepped up to take the resultant penalty and slotted it home. Mumbai City will next face fellow Hero ISL counterparts Chennaiyin FC, on 19 April while Churchill Brothers go up against NorthEast United in Manjeri.

Mumbai City FC XI
Phurba Tempa Lachenpa, Mehtab Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Hardik Bhatt, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Lalengmawia, Th Bipin Singh, Vikram Pratap Singh, Borges, Vinit, Rahul Bheke

Churchill Brothers XI
Nora Fernandes, Joseph Clement, Zacharie Mbenda, Lamgoulen Gou Hangshing, Lalremruata HP, Kingslee Fernandes, Richard Costa, Anil Goankar, Anusumana Kromah, Martin Chaves, Sardor Jahonov.