Mumbai City FC held to their seventh draw of the season after a goalless stalemate against East Bengal FC

Mumbai City FC were held to a goalless draw against the East Bengal FC at the Mumbai Football Arena in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 tonight.
This was East Bengal FC’s 100th match in the ISL and they have now moved to 10th in table with 18 points from as many games as a consequence of this result. The Islanders, on the other hand, played their seventh draw of the season and are positioned sixth with 28 points from 18 matches, as they were unable to find a breakthrough despite holding 62.4% of the possession in this match.
East Bengal FC picked up pace earlier on in this encounter, as their entire frontline functioned in tandem to slice open the Mumbai City FC defence in the 14th minute. Dimitrios Diamantakos drew bodies towards him down the centre, before he sensed space in front of Naorem Mahesh Singh on the left flank and laid a pass for him. Mahesh showed some quick footwork before launching in a low cross for Nandhakumar Sekar on the far post. Nandhakumar took a good first touch but his shot from an acute angle was thwarted by Phurba Lachenpa on the bottom right corner.
Diamantakos was again in the centre of focus in the 44th minute, as he missed hitting the target from touchingly close distance facing the centre of the goal. David Lalhlansanga pulled off a slick move at the right edge of the 18-yard box, before playing a straight pass to Vishnu Puthiya. The latter spared no time on the ball, crossing in admirably quickly to meet Diamantakos. The striker, however, couldn’t adjust his position in time, and instead ended up heading it off target on the left side.
Two minutes later, as Mumbai City FC looked to regain their lost shape, Diamantakos pressed high to recover the ball outside the box from Jon Toral. He not only broke their process of building up the offence from the back, but launched a seething shot that rebounded off the left post, resulting in the visitors’ closest opportunity thus far of finding the back of the net.
Vikram Partap Singh had a brilliant chance to break the deadlock four minutes into the second essay of the game. Mumbai City FC outnumbered East Bengal FC in the attacking third and Bipin Singh brought down a cross from the left post for Vikram. The attacker couldn’t sort his feet though as he lost his balance, missing to hit the goal from merely a couple of yards away.
East Bengal FC, too, ended up striking wayward from such close distances. Mahesh burst with a quick yard of pace on the left side of the Mumbai City FC box but opted against charging into the 18-yard space. He instead pulled off a lateral ball for Diamatankos, who rose high but struck the left post, smashing the woodwork with the ball for the second time in this match.
Jorge Ortiz had come on for Thaer Krouma in the 63rd minute and he provided the Islanders arguably their two best opportunities to find the back of the net, within a short interval in the 81st minute of the game. First, he was picked by Yoell van Nieff in an open space inside the box and Ortiz reacted promptly to aim for the centre of the goal, which was saved by Prabhsukhan Singh Gill. Immediately afterwards, Lallianzuala Chhangte jumped on a loose ball to deliver it to Ortiz outside the box. The Spaniard took another shot but Gill was well-placed to save it, enabling East Bengal FC to earn a point from this fixture.
Key Performer of the Match
Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (East Bengal FC)
The goalkeeper was at the top of his game tonight, completing 26 out of his 45 attempted passes, in addition to making three saves and one clearance. His saves came at a critical juncture when Mumbai City FC were looking to amplify their forward forays.
What’s next for both teams?
Mumbai City FC will play their next match against NorthEast United FC on February 7 in Shillong, as ISL is set to debut there. East Bengal FC are slated to return to action in front of Chennaiyin FC on February 8.
FT: Mumbai City FC 0 – 0 East Bengal FC
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