Two-time interzonal semifinalists Mohun Bagan Super Giant on December 11 went down 0-1 to Maziya Sports & Recreation to conclude their AFC Cup campaign with three losses from six matches.
The Juan Ferrando-coached facet failed to make a comeback after a Hassan Raif stunner gave Maziya the breakthrough within the fortieth minute and that aim proved to be the distinction between the 2 groups.
Mohun Bagan completed their AFC Cup campaign in third place with seven factors, whereas Maziya bowed out having collected six factors from as many matches.
The Indian heavyweights have been unfortunate as Taison Singh’s highly effective fiftieth minute strike from exterior the field rattled the underside of the crossbar and bounced throughout the aim earlier than Maziya custodian Hussain Shareef pounced on it.
In the 66th minute, Maziya right-back Hussain Sifaau’s shot from distance missed the Bagan aim by inches after taking a slight deflection on its method.
Substitute Hamza Mohamed’s shot from a good angle was blocked by Bagan goalkeeper Shaikh 4 minutes later.
Hamza Mohamed hit the woodwork and Hassan Nazeem examined Shaikh with an acrobatic effort within the second-half harm time, however the one aim proved to be sufficient for the Maldives facet to file their second win within the group stage.
