Kolkata, Jan. 7 -- Mumbai City FC beat East Bengal FC by 3-2 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the Indian Super League (ISL) match here.
Despite conceding 55% of the possession to East Bengal FC, the Islanders were more lethal in the final third, taking eight shots on target as opposed to the five of the home team, and moved up to
fifth from the seventh spot in the standings.
Mumbai City FC were offensively prolific in the first-half on Monday night, recording 12 touches inside East Bengal FC's box in the opening 45 minutes. Nikolaos Karelis' thumping header from near the six-yard box was blocked on the goal-line after a well-coordinated corner move by the Islanders in the 28th minute. Tiri received the ball on the far post ...