As it happened: Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa, ISL 2015, Match 21
As it happened: Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa, ISL 2015, Match 21
Sunil Chhetri scored on penalty in the first-half and Frederic Piquionne scored a quick goal in the second-half as Mumbai defeated Goa in match 21 of Indian Super League season 2.

Full time: Mumbai City FC 2-0 FC Goa.

Four minutes added before full time.

88 mins: Darryl Duffy slides in from behind to try and poke the ball into the back of the net. However, Frantz Bertin gets there first and is brought by the trailing leg of Duffy. Freekick to Mumbai City FC in their own box.

85 mins: Sunil Chhetri went just a fraction too early as Anelka sent him a through ball which put him behind the defenders. The forward had to stop as the linesman raised his flag.

80 mins: Nicolas Anelka finally makes his second appearance of this season's ISL. He replaces Sony Norde.

79 mins: Mumbai City FC are dictating play by keeping possession. They seem to be in form control of the match now.

75 mins: Selim Benachour replaces Juan Aguilera. Meanwhile, Cmovs gets a yellow card for a poor tackle on Duffy.

68 mins: Mandar Dessai sends in a low cross into the box which Cmovs fails to clear. The ball reaches Victorino Fernandes tries to poke it past the keeper but the shot lacked any power and it was an easy save for Subrata Paul.

60 mins: Sunil Chhetri gets a yellow card for simulation.

56 mins: FC Goa certainly look crestfallen after conceding the second goal. They still have a long time to go and can come back into the game if they don't lose hope.

Sony Norde takes a short free kick and passes the ball to Juan Aguilera on the left flank. The ball is swung into the box where Frederic Piquionne goes in front of his marker to guide the ball into the back of the net with his head. Mumbai City FC on the front foot now!

GOAL! Frederic Piquionne scores in the 49th minute to give Mumbai City FC 2-0 lead against FC Goa.

Play resumes after half-time break.

Half-time: Mumbai City FC 1-0 FC Goa.

43 mins: Ashutosh Mehta takes a quick throw in which FC Goa alert to. He passes to Sunil Chhetri who turns past his man and fires a left footed shot towards the far post. It takes an outstanding diving save by Laxmikant Kattimani to keep that out.

Goal! Sunil Chhetri scores on penalty to give Mumbai City FC 1-0 lead against FC Goa.

35 mins: Frederic Piquionne is pulled from behind by Raju Gaikwad in the box. Chhetri to take the spot kick.

30 mins: Ashutosh and Duffy challenge for the ball and the former has been cautioned for pulling Duffy from behind.

25 mins: The first fifteen minutes has been played pretty evenly. Both teams have had a crack at goal, it is Mumbai City who slightly edge it in the index. Mumbai City FC 55%-45% FC Goa.

20 mins: The home team are trying to build up the play from the back by passing the ball around. They are doing a good job at the moment as the Gaurs are having to work hard to win back possession.

15 mins: Leo Moura uncharacteristically gives the ball away as his long diagonal pass goes all the way out of play.

12 mins: FC Goa win their first corner after Bikramjit's cross is deflected behind. They come close to scoring after Moura's delivery to the near post is flicked on towards Victorino Fernandes by Raju Gaikwad. Unfortunately, the forward failed to keep his header down and the ball went over the crossbar.

6 mins: Leo Moura is already getting into the thick of things as he sets Narayan Das up outside the box. The left back tries his luck but fails to test the keeper.

4 mins: Gabriel makes the first foul of the day as he tried to muscle his way past Narayan Das on the right flank. His push is a little too strong and the referee awards a freekick to the visitors deep in their own half.

Its kick off time.

The match kicks off in five minutes. Stay tuned for live updates.

FC Goa Starting XI

Laxmikant Kattimani (GK), Raju Gaikwad, Luciano Sobrosa, Arnolin Gregory (C), Narayan Das, Bikramjit, Pronay Halder, Jonatan Lucca, Leo Moura, Victorino Fernandes, Darryl Duffy

Mumbai Starting XI

Subrata Paul (C & GK), Ashutosh, Pavel Cmovs, Darren O'Dea, Lalchhuanmawia Fanai, Juan Aguilera, Cristian Bustos, Gabriel, Sunil Chhetri, Sony Norde, Frederic Piquionne.

6:50pm: Prior to the ISL, Leo Moura used to play as a Right Back for some of the major clubs in Brazil. To everyone’s surprise he was put in the attacking midfielder role by Zico, for whom he had played at Flamengo. The Brazilian took to his new role like a duck to water and has been one of the best midfielders in ISL 2. With an overall passing accuracy of 80.35%, he is the lynchpin of The Gaurs attack providing them the solidity in midfield and the edge in attacks.

6:45pm: Mumbai City FC played their best football in the last game when they beat Delhi Dynamos 2-0, Sony Norde being the provider for Sunil Chhetri on both occassions. Another major factor was the clever movement of Subash which allowed Chettri to find space in the attacking third. How these three play together up front will once again be the key to Mumbai's attacking threat.

Hello friends! Welcome to the LIVE coverage of Match 21 of ISL 2015 between Mumbai City FC and FC Goa.

The clash against Goa will be Mumbai's third successive home and they had lost the first against Chennai before reversing the trend in the next against the Delhi franchise.

Having tasted their maiden victory of the season in their previous game, Mumbai City FC would look to build up a winning momentum when they take on table leaders FC Goa in their Indian Super League football clash at the DY Patil Stadium.

India captain Sunil Chhetri twice found the mark in the convincing 2-0 win over Delhi Dynamos on October 21 to give marquee player-cum-coach Nicolas Anelka plenty to cheer about ahead of the clash against the Goa franchise.

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