fMATCH 4 Bengaluru FC 2-0 Mumbai City FC

 - Blues down Islanders in comfortable debut win

Dream debut for Bengaluru FC in ISL as they beat Mumbai City FC 2-0 at Kanteerava Stadium....

Bengaluru FC beat Mumbai City FC 2-0 in their first ever Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday. Spanish winger Edu Garcia and skipper Sunil Chhetri scored for the home side.

Blues boss Albert Roca fielded his team in an unusual 4-4-2 formation with skipper Sunil Chhetri partnering Venezuelan striker Miku upfront. Edu Garcia was fielded in place of injured Demas Delgado and the Spaniard started on the left flank. Udanta Singh was deployed on the right.

Alexandre Guimaraes’s side lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with three foreigners in the backline. Avinash Ruidas and Sanju Pradhan were deployed on the flanks while Leo Costa started in behind striker Everton Santos. Youngster Sahil Tavora was given a start alongside Sehnaj Singh in the central midfield.

The home side controlled the game from the very beginning and dominated the possession. They played free-flowing football and constantly knocked on the doors of Mumbai City FC.

The away side were struck with a heavy blow with an injury to Leo Costa in the 10th minute of the game. Costa initially received treatment and was back in the game but he could not continue for long. Former Cameroon international Achille Emana replaced the Brazilian attacking midfielder.

Sunil Chhetri had the first major chance to score in the 22nd minute. Udanta ran down the right flank and fed Miku at the edge of the box. The striker curled in a cross which the skipper attempted to volley but it went wide of the goal.

The home team should have been up by at least one or two goals in the first half had their attackers been a little more clinical. The teams went into the break with the scoreline flashing 0-0 at the Kanteerava Stadium.

Mumbai City FC introduced Mehrajuddin Wadoo in the second half who replaced Sahil Tavora. Wadoo shifted to the right back position while defender Raju Gaikwad advanced to partner Sehnaj Singh in the central midfield. The change clearly reflected Guimaraes’ approach to the game.

Bengaluru kept on pressing in the attacking third with Garcia and Udanta constantly creating chances from the flanks. Roca made a crucial change in the 64th minute by introducing Toni Dovale in place of midfielder Erik Paartalu. It proved to be a masterstroke as Bengaluru took the lead within two minutes.

Amrinder Singh goofed up inside the box as he failed to judge the bounce and conceded a silly corner from an otherwise harmless move. From the resulting corner, Edu Garcia scored a stunning goal beating Amrinder at his near post.

The Blues never lost their grip on the game and continued to dictate proceedings in the last half an hour. They looked hungry for a second goal while The Islanderslacked intent. Guimaraes’ ultra-defensive tactics did not help his team after going down in the last quarter of the game.

The three points were secured in the final minutes of the game when captain Sunil Chhetri netted in the second goal taking advantage of a mix up between Mehrajuddin Wadoo and Amrinder Singh. Chhetri paid perfect tribute to his former club Mumbai City FC by not celebrating the winning goal.

It was an impressive performance from the ISL debutants who kicked off in style with a win at their fortress. 

full schedule of the ISL 2017-18 season:

Date	Match	Time	Venue
17-Nov-17	ATK vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
18-Nov-17	NorthEast United FC vs Jamshedpur FC	8:00 PM	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
19-Nov-17	Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa	5.30 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
19-Nov-17	Bengaluru vs Mumbai City	8:00 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
22-Nov-17	Pune City vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
23-Nov-17	Chennaiyin vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
24-Nov-17	Kerala Blasters vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
25-Nov-17	Mumbai City vs Goa	8:00 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
26-Nov-17	ATK vs Pune City	5.30 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
26-Nov-17	Bengaluru vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
29-Nov-17	Pune City vs Mumbai City	8:00 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
30-Nov-17	Goa vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
1-Dec-17	Jamshedpur vs ATK	8:00 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
2-Dec-17	Delhi Dynamos vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
3-Dec-17	Pune City vs Chennaiyin	5.30 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
3-Dec-17	Kerala Blasters vs Mumbai City	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
6-Dec-17	Delhi Dynamos vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
7-Dec-17	Chennaiyin vs ATK	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
8-Dec-17	NorthEast vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
9-Dec-17	Goa vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
10-Dec-17	Jamshedpur vs Pune City	5.30 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
10-Dec-17	Mumbai City vs Chennaiyin	8:00 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumba
14-Dec-17	Pune City vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
15-Dec-17	Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
16-Dec-17	Delhi Dynamos vs Goa	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
17-Dec-17	Bengaluru vs Chennaiyin	5.30 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
17-Dec-17	Mumbai City vs ATK	8:00 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
20-Dec-17	NorthEast vs Mumbai City	8:00 PM	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
21-Dec-17	Bengaluru vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
22-Dec-17	Chennaiyin vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
23-Dec-17	Goa vs Pune City	5.30 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
23-Dec-17	ATK vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
28-Dec-17	Jamshedpur vs Chennaiyin	8:00 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
29-Dec-17	Mumbai City vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
30-Dec-17	Pune City vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
31-Dec-17	Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru	5.30 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
31-Dec-17	ATK vs Goa	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
4-Jan-18	Kerala Blasters vs Pune City	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
5-Jan-18	Jamshedpur vs Mumbai City	8:00 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
6-Jan-18	NorthEast vs Goa	8:00 PM	ndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
7-Jan-18	Bengaluru vs ATK	5.30 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
7-Jan-18	Chennaiyin vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
10-Jan-18	Delhi Dynamos vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
11-Jan-18	Goa vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
12-Jan-18	NorthEast vs ATK	8:00 PM	ndira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
13-Jan-18	Chennaiyin vs Pune City	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
14-Jan-18	Mumbai City vs Kerala Blasters	5.30 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
14-Jan-18	Delhi Dynamos vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
17-Jan-18	Jamshedpur vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
18-Jan-18	Mumbai City vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
19-Jan-18	NorthEast vs Chennaiyin	8:00 PM	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
20-Jan-18	Pune City vs ATK	8:00 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
21-Jan-18	Jamshedpur vs Delhi Dynamos	5.30 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
21-Jan-18	Kerala Blasters vs Goa	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
24-Jan-18	Pune City vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
25-Jan-18	ATK vs Chennaiyin	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
26-Jan-18	Bengaluru vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
27-Jan-18	Kerala Blasters vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
28-Jan-18	Goa vs Mumbai City	5.30 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
28-Jan-18	ATK vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
31-Jan-18	Chennaiyin vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
1-Feb-18	Mumbai City vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
2-Feb-18	Pune City vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
3-Feb-18	ATK vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
4-Feb-18	Delhi Dynamos vs Mumbai City	5.30 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
4-Feb-18	Goa vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
7-Feb-18	NorthEast vs Pune City	8:00 PM	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
8-Feb-18	Bengaluru vs Goa	8:00 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
9-Feb-18	Kerala Blasters vs ATK	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
10-Feb-18	Jamshedpur vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
11-Feb-18	Mumbai City vs Pune City	5.30 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
11-Feb-18	Delhi Dynamos vs Chennaiyin	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
14-Feb-18	NorthEast vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
15-Feb-18	Goa vs Chennaiyin	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa S
16-Feb-18	Bengaluru vs Pune City	8:00 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
17-Feb-18	NorthEast vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
18-Feb-18	ATK vs Mumbai City	5.30 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata
18-Feb-18	Chennaiyin vs Jamshedpur	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
21-Feb-18	Goa vs Delhi Dynamos	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
22-Feb-18	Mumbai City vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
23-Feb-18	Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
24-Feb-18	Delhi Dynamos vs ATK	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
25-Feb-18	Pune City vs Goa	5.30 PM	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium, Pune
25-Feb-18	Jamshedpur vs Bengaluru	8:00 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
28-Feb-18	Goa vs ATK	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
1-Mar-18	Bengaluru vs Kerala Blasters	8:00 PM	Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
2-Mar-18	Delhi Dynamos vs Pune City	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
3-Mar-18	Chennaiyin vs Mumbai City	8:00 PM	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
4-Mar-18	Jamshedpur vs Goa	5.30 PM	JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
4-Mar-18	ATK vs NorthEast	8:00 PM	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata