Having avenged the outcome of last season's semi-final against Hyderabad FC, ATKMB are a win away from lifting their maiden ISL title when they face Bengaluru FC in Goa on Saturday, March 18
Bengaluru FC edged past Mumbai City FC after losing the game 2-1. With a 2-2 scoreline on aggregate, the game went to penalties. It took 18 penalties to decide the cup tie. After the match, the Bengaluru FC coach reflected back on the game. "We are delighted. We are so pleased for the playe
Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson expects his players to deliver a good game in the second leg of the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final, as the Blues host Mumbai City FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
The narrow win against Mumbai City FC last Tuesday saw Bengaluru FC extend their winning streak in the ISL to ten games, and was also their second consecutive win against Mumbai City FC
The Islanders lost to a set-piece goal from Sunil Chhetri in the second half, when the Bengaluru FC forward headed home from a corner to hand the Blues a victory. The two sides meet again in Bengaluru on Sunday for a place in the final of the ISL.
With this win, Grayson and his Bengaluru FC side continue their red-hot form in 2023 as they extend their winning streak to 10 games. Whereas, League Shield winners Mumbai City FC are yet to win a match after their 5-2 win over FC Goa, where they secured the shield. Sunil Chhetri scored the
Sunil Chhetri came on as a substitute and found the back of the net in the 78th minute to give the Blues a vital advantage ahead of the second leg in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Bengaluru FC defeated Kerala Blasters 1-0 in extra time in the first knockout fixture to make it into the semi-finals. Interestingly, it was the Blues who inflicted the first defeat of the season on Mumbai City FC subsequent to their Shield triumph after going 18 games unbeaten.
The fixture promises to be a spectacle, with two of the most in-form teams of the league going head to head. Mumbai City FC clinched the League Winners' Shield, while Bengaluru FC are only unbeaten team in 2023 and are on a record nine-match winning streak.
The momentum is certainly with the Blues as they head into the semi-final on the back of a nine-game winning streak, but face a tough challenge against the League Shield Winners in their upcoming tie.