Mohun Bagan’s Anirudh Thapa celebrates after scoring in opposition to Bengaluru FC throughout their Indian Super League match on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru on April 11, 2024.
| Photo Credit: Okay. MURALI KUMAR
Mohun Bagan Super Giant stored its hunt for the Indian Super League Shield alive with a 4-0 thrashing of Bengaluru FC on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium right here on Thursday.
After Hector Yuste put the facet forward within the seventeenth minute, the guests killed the sport by the hour mark as Manvir Singh, Anirudh Thapa and Armando Sadiku bulged the online throughout eight frenetic second-half minutes.
Mohun Bagan, thus, rose to 45 factors, two behind chief Mumbai City FC. The two will face-off within the final recreation of the season on Monday in a straight shootout.
For BFC, it was a unhappy finish to its marketing campaign because it completed tenth out of 12 groups (22 matches, 22 factors). The hammering at Mohun Bagan’s fingers was its joint-worst at residence within the league. That the sooner one additionally got here this season — in opposition to MCFC in December that price the then head coach Simon Grayson his job — advised the story.
Mohun Bagan’s gamers in an ecstatic temper after beating Bengaluru FC throughout their Indian Super League match on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on April 11, 2024.
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Okay. MURALI KUMAR
In the primary half, BFC had the lion’s share of possession (64-36), however Mohun Bagan was largely in management. Yuste hit the bar, however was sharp sufficient to volley the rebound in from shut vary to place Mohun Bagan forward. BFC might have equalised within the fortieth minute, however Sunil Chhetri, after being fouled contained in the penalty space, fluffed his spot-kick.
After the restart, Finn Joni Kauko was closely concerned. He created Manvir’s purpose with a terrific defence-splitting backheel and had a hand in Thapa’s strike when he pressured a save from Gurpreet Sandhu earlier than Dimitrios Petratos squared the ball. Sadiku’s tap-in was the ultimate nail within the coffin.
BFC might have misplaced by extra, however the woodwork saved it from additional humiliation.
The end result: Bengaluru FC 0 misplaced to Mohun Bagan Super Giant 4 (Yuste 17, Manvir 51, Thapa 54, Sadiku 59).
