Mumbai City FC have won the ISL Cup for the second time, defeating Mohun Bagan SG 3-1 at the Salt Lake Stadium. The Sky Blues turned around a 1-0 deficit in the first half to win the game, with Jorge Pereyra Diaz, Bipin Singh and Jakub Vojtus scoring to turn things around.
Singh scored in his 2nd ISL final to turn things around for Mumbai City FC, and has become the second Indian to score in two finals. This is the first trophy for Petr Kratky as manager of the Sky Blues, and has prevented MBSG from completing their treble, avenging their loss in the final game of the league.
Mumbai City FC win ISL Cup 2024 with comeback against Mohun Bagan SG
MUMBAI CITY FC ARE THE ISL CUP CHAMPIONS FOR THE 2ND TIME!!! 🏆
— The Football Dug Out (@tfdo_) May 4, 2024
What a Finale. End to End Stuff. Never has a host team playing the #ISLFinal won the Cup. This 4th time now. Congratulations to the Islanders faithful! 👏🏽#IndianFootball #ISL10 #LetsFootball #MBSGMCFC #AamchiCity pic.twitter.com/vuiIZ8BOb2
The Sky Blues had several chances in the first half, playing a lot of free flowing attacking football. But, they were unable to convert those chances. And against the run of play, Phurba Lachenpa parried Dimitri Petratos’ shot right into Jamie Cummings’ path. The Australian calmly slotted the ball past the keeper to open the scoring.
However, the Sky Blues did incredibly well on the counter attack to turn things around. Mohun Bagan were unable to make the most of their possession in the second period, and their defence was left completely open as a result.
Here are the season’s award winners as part of the post-match press conference:
- Golden Boot: Dimitrios Diamantakos
- Player of the Season: Dimitri Petratos
- Golden Glove: Phurba Lachenpa
- Best Elite Youth Development: Bengaluru FC
- Best Grassroots Program: FC Goa
- Best Pitch: Jamshedpur FC
