Mumbai City picked up a 2-1 win over fellow ISL title contenders Mohun Bagan SG, with an unbelievable seven red cards across the two teams. However, the win puts the Islanders in third place, level on 19 points with Mohun Bagan, but having played one game less.
The Mariners are no longer unbeaten in the ISL, after being handed their first loss by the league winners of last season. But it took a fiery match for the title winners to first taste defeat.
Akash Mishra was shown a straight red just 13 minutes into the game, making for a heated fixture. And Jason Cummings capitalised on the man advantage by scoring in the 25th minute. The Australian has now scored four goals in seven ISL games, becoming a vital player for them. However, their lead would be neutralised before the break with Greg Stewart scoring in the 44th minute.
Mumbai City FC defeat Mohun Bagan SG in heated clash at the Arena
The second half topped the first by a huge margin in terms of intensity. Asish Rai was shown a straight red, and in protest, Liston Colaco was shown a yellow, followed by a red.
With the game now between 10 and 9 men each, Mumbai City took the advantage through Bipin Singh, with the winger converting Greg Stewart’s assist to take the lead. The Scottish midfielder would then be shown a second yellow card for diving to send him off, before Vikram Pratap Singh and Hector Yuste were also shown red cards after the game had finished following a bust-up between them.
