ISL: Vikram’s strike helps Mumbai down MSC

KOLKATA: There was no home comfort for Mohammedan Sporting again as the ISL debutants — playing more than an hour with 10 men — lost 1-0 to Mumbai City FC at Kishore Bharati Stadium on Sunday.


Vikram Pratap Singh struck the decisive goal in the 49th minute as ISL championship holders moved up to seventh place with 17 points from 11 matches.

Mohammedan Sporting, on the other hand, suffered their fourth loss in a row and stayed rooted at the bottom of the table with just 5 points. This was also their fifth defeat in six matches at home.

Mumbai were the dominant side in the first half but the goal duly came in the 49th minute. Mohammedan SC defender Joe Zohera tried to stop Nathan Rodrigues’ shot by sticking out his leg.

As the ball went up in air, Bhaskar punched it forward, only for Vikram to swoop on it and find the bottom corner of the net with a powerful right-footer.