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Mumbai City FC won their 2nd Indian Super League title after a 3-1 win against Mohun Bagan in the final of the competition. They dominated the final game and won the ultimate trophy in Indian club football.
2nd ISL Title for Mumbai City FC
Despite conceding the first goal of the game just before the first-half whistle, Mumbai City came from behind and scored 3 goals in the second half to secure the 2nd title. It was a decent performance by the defending Champions Mohun Bagan who played another final in two years.
Jason Cummings opened and scored the first goal which was equalized by City’s Jorge Pereyra Diaz. Mumbai City dominated the second half and they finally got the lead when Bipin Singh scored the much-awaited goal in the 81st minute.
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โ Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) May 4, 2024
City won their first ISL Cup title in 2021 when their rivals were again Mohun Bagan (ATK Mohun Bagan at that time). It was not only the first ISL title of City, but it was the first-ever Indian title for the club.
I’m disappointed, says Mohun Bagan manager
The iconic Salt Lake Stadium hosted the game with more than 62,000 fans. Most of the fans were Mohun Bagan supporters but they had to be satisfied as runners-up of the competition. Mohun Bagan manager, Antonio Lopz Habas said
I am disappointed because we wanted to say goodbye to the supporters today with a victory. But we couldnโt. In football, it’s impossible that you can choose when you can win or you can lose.
Today, my players kept fighting, fighting, fighting until the final whistle. But I think that psychologically, two must-win matches (final league game against Mumbai City FC and semi-final second leg against Odisha FC), transcendental matches in the last month is maybe, and today is tiring mentally.
MBFT understands Mohun Bagan are speaking with Antonio Lopez Habas to extend his contract for one more season.
If Habas can’t continue as a head coach, he will take up the role of a TD and decide the new coach along with the Club.#JoyMohunBagan #MBFT pic.twitter.com/CiZPwNSIYg
โ MBFT : Mohun Bagan (@MBFT89) May 4, 2024
Mumbai City’s ISL 2023-2024 Journey
League Phase: The Islanders finished in the second spot below Mohun Bagan in the league phase of the competition. They won 14, and lost just 3 games out of 22 ISL matches, collecting 47 points total just 1 point less than Mohun Bagan.
Five managers who won the ISL tittle in their very first season:
Antonio Lopez Habas – ATK
Jose Molina – ATK
John Gregory – Chennaiyin FC
Carles Cuadrat – Bengaluru FC
Petr Kratky – Mumbai City FC pic.twitter.com/z2RdN3LHjoโ Hari (@Harii33) May 4, 2024
Mumbai City had the best goal difference record throughout the league phase. They were the 2nd highest goal scorers (42) after Mohun Bagan (47) and conceded the least goals (19) in this season of ISL. After finishing at the 2nd spot, they directly qualified for the Semi-Finals of the ISL playoffs.
Play-Offs: MCFC played against the 3rd place Goa in the Semi-Final. They secured a 3-2 win in the first leg and kept a clean sheet victory (2-0) in the second leg before reaching the final.
Final: Mumbai City and Mohun Bagan played a repeat final of ISL 2020-21, and the result again favored City.
Congratulations to Mumbai City FC for winning the 2nd ISL title!
