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Mumbai City coach Petr Kratky

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Petr Kratky is proud of his Mumbai City FC players after they showed tremendous determination and resilience to make a comeback from a 0-2 deficit to hold Mohun Bagan Super Giant to a 2-2 draw in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 opener at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Friday. Mohun Bagan took a 2-0 lead in the first half of the game and remained in contention for three points. However, Mumbai City showed their character by levelling the score hitting the net twice in a span of 20 minutes, with Tiri and Thaer Krouma scoring. Their last goal came in the 90th minute, helping them to salvage a draw. “Character is one of the important things we want in the changing room because there will be hard times during the season. But we have to keep working hard, and our quality will show in the end because I believe we have some quality in the team, which we showed it again,” Kratky said in the post-match press conference. “I am very proud …

Mohun Bagan concede late goals to play out 2-2 draw against Mumbai City

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Mohun Bagan, on Friday, conceded a two-goal lead to play out a draw against Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-15 opener at the Salt Lake Stadium. A dying minute goal by Thaer Krouma spoiled their hope of a winning start to the season. Mohun Bagan took a 2-0 lead in the first half after making a probing start, with an own goal by Tiri and a field goal by Alberto Rodriguez giving them the crucial lead. Though Mumbai City showed early intent to score, the vigilant Mohun Bagan defence kept frustrating the Islanders. Bipin Singh, operating on the right flank, made a quick attack on the very onset of the match, by playing the ball deep into the Mohun Bagan box. Exerting their domination early in the game, Mumbai City FC also scored a goal in the fourth minute before referee cancelled out it, calling it an off-side. Bipin’s late touch after Jon Toral took a goal-bound shot meant Mumbai City’s goal was cancelled. Five minutes later, Mohun Bagan, launching a …

Molina ahead of Mumbai City clash

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Kolkata: As the city gears up for a much-anticipated clash on the first evening of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season, Jose Molina, the Mohun Bagan Super Giant coach, warned that their opener against Mumbai City FC will be different from the final of the last season. Mohun Bagan, despite winning the ISL Shield, pipping Mumbai City on the final day of the league in May this year, lost to the Islanders 1-3 in the ISL final. “I think it will be an absolutely different match from the last ISL final, and it does not matter what happened in the last season. The past is past. Now, we have to work in the present to make for the best possible future, that is what we will do to win tomorrow (Friday),” said Molina while addressing the media persons inside a crammed press conference room at the Mohun Bagan ground on Thursday. The Spaniard, meanwhile, termed the game against Mumbai City as the ‘most special’, underlining the significance of the match to him. “For me, …

Mohun Bagan SG, Mumbai City FC to fight for League Winners’ Shield

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The Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season, full of drama and tense matches, is set to end with the same intensity and expectation, as league leaders Mumbai City FC and second-placed Mohun Bagan SG prepare to fight for the League Winners’ Shield. Mumbai City FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant are set to clash at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Monday, marking their last league encounter. Two teams consistently placed high on the standings of the previous 22 Matchweeks emerge as the last pair that overcomes all the opponents from the entire league, just a single match away from the title. This final match will determine the winner of the shield, thus concluding this season with a dramatic, intense, and exhilarating match similar to the 2021-2022 season’s ultimate grand finale. Statistics surely favour both groups in their defensive work, with Mumbai City FC being at the top of the list as the next-door neighbours in terms of penny-wise, while Mohun Bagan SG’s attack is a praiseworthy godsend. The tilt towards Mohun Bagan is …