Maziya vs Mohun Bagan Highlights, AFC Cup 2023-24: MAZ 1-0 MBSG at Full Time!


With the defeat, ISL champions Mohun Bagan are out of the AFC Cup title run. They finish third in Group D with Odisha FC and Basundhara Kings confirming the top spots and will play the dead rubber later today.
The match ends and Maziya win the match with a 1-0 margin against Mohun Bagan Super Giants! Hassan Raif scores the sole goal of the match minutes before the halftime whistle! MAZ 1-0 MBSG at FT
90+3' Hassan Nazeem makes a mockery of the MBSG defense with a mazy run from the left flank. Finds space to shoot but the effort is blocked! He hits the ball with a bicycle kick on the ricochet but the effort was tipped over the bar by Arsh! MAZ 1-0 MBSG
90+1' Five minutes of added time after the regulation time of 90 minutes!
89' Yellow card for MBSG's Syed Zahid, who just came on for Taison Singh. He fouled Hussain Sifaau in a moment of desperation to win the ball up the field. MAZ 1-0 MBSG
85' Time is slipping away for Mohun Bagan with just 5 minutes of regulation time and Maziya players are killing some of it by using the old book in the trick of time wasting and multiple substitutions MAZ 1-0 MBSG
78' Maziya get another corner but fail to make it count. The corner comes right after Taison Singh was fouled in the midfield again! MAZ 1-0 MBSG
73' A wild attempt by Suhail Ahmad Bhatt from outside the box following a promising move by MBSG from the left flank! The forward shoots it wide over the crossbar!
68' Following the Rifaah miss, Balbanovic was set up from the left wing this time inside the six-yard box but Yugoslavian unbelievably missed the target from that close!
Balbanovic become the provide soon after from the left wing as he sent a cross for Hassan Raif, whose effort marginally sailed over the crossbar! It's all Maziya in attack at the moment and everything is coming from the right!
65' MBSG survives a scare of going 0-2 down as a counter from the left saw Rifaah being feed outside the box! He calmly went for the near post with Arsh not expecting! The ball however, zoomed past the post!
63' Brilliant counter by MBSG! Fardin Alli Molla wins the ball in the midfield and quickly plays Taison Singh free on the right wing! The winger throws a cross to the far post for Hnamte, who looks for an angle to shoot but his effort was collected by the keeper!
61' A lot of physical play in the second half by Maziya with three fouls in the last 15 minutes, including two of them on Taison Singh. No cards shown yet MAZ 1-0 MBSG
58' Maziya catch on MBSG on the break as they break the monotony of the slow possession play by Mohun Bagan players leading to no creativity! It took a last-ditched tackle inside the box by a defender to stop hosts from doubling their lead!
54' Fardin Ali Molla joins play as he replaces Amandeep! Meanwhile the game is halted as Taison Singh is on the ground following a late tackle near the touchline!
50' Brilliant chance or Mohun Bagan goes begging as a counter attack from the middle saw an MBSG forward played free outside the box. The offensive player makes space to shoot but misses the goalkeeper and the crossbar by a whisker! MAZ 1-0 MBSG
47' Maziya create the first attack of the second half as a move starts with a through ball from the left with MBSG defense exposed! However, Maziya forward was marginally offside as MBSG thanked their stars! MAZ 1-0 MBSG
46' The second half begins. Maziya make a change at halftime as Hamza Mohamed comes on for Ali Fasir!

Half Time Statistics
The referee blows the halftime whistle with Maziya taking 1-0 lead into the break! Maziya 1-0 Mohun Bagan at HT
45+1' A minute added while Maziya have dropped intensity since taking the lead! Mohun Bagan, however, are unable to find any momentum in attack!

40' GOAL! Hassan Raif scores a cracker to give Maziya the lead! He fires a bullet from outside the box while Arsh was unmoved! MAZ 1-0 MBSG
38' Taison Singh had a golden chance of scoring as a lobbed ball from the back saw Taison break the high defensive line of Maziya! Taison try to lob the ball over Arsh but the keeper saw it coming and blocked it! MAZ 0-0 MBSG
33' MBSG successfully defends the corner but the pressure from Maziya attack remains as they pour forward in numbers
31' Maziya win a corner following an attack from the right wing. Sifaau delivers a cross but the ball was deflected out of play!
28' MBSG finally managed a counter-attack from the left flank as Hnamte dribbled into the box and sets up a team inside the box. The MBSG forward shoots from a tight angle but fails to find the net! MAZ 0-0 MBSG
24' MBSG are struggling in defense-to-offense transition as high pressing by Maziya are not allowing any space to work on for the time being! MAZ 0-0 MBSG
21' Maziya just forced Mohun Bagan into saving a freekick in a dangerous position and continue to push into the final third. However, there is no clear-cut opening yet as MBSG defense is holding their line as well! MAZ 0-0 MBSG
17' The momentum has sided with Maziya as they are coming hard at Mohun Bagan in the attacking third but MBSG defense has kept things tight since Jocic's opportunity!
13' Let off for Mohun Bagan! Jocic came close to scoring for Maziya as he found inside the box following a swift counter-attack but a big save by Arsh kept the scoreline the same as the kick-off! MAZ 0-0 MBSG
9' MBSG are trying to build attack from the back while looking to find rhythm in their movement MAZ 0-0 MBSG
Mohun Bagan are playing the last group match of their AFC Cup 2023-24 in a do-or-die encounter at Maldives National Football Stadium in Male on Monday (December 11). The match starts at 3:30 PM IST
At Salt Lake Stadium, Juan Ferrando's team was humiliated by the Kalinga Warriors, who destroyed them. One of Mohun Bagan's former players, Roy Krishna, had an outstanding performance, scoring one goal and setting up another to give Odisha a significant lead.
The Mariners' situation has gotten worse after the loss. At the halfway point, Group D was being led by the Mariners. However, they have now dropped three games in a row and are three points behind the leaders, Bashundhara Kings, in the group standings.
Mohun Bagan has seven points from five games in Group D. After five games, Maziya has already lost three of them and is eliminated. After five games, Odisha FC is in second place with nine points, while Bashundhara Kings is in first place with ten points. Here is the qualification scenario with one game remaining for the teams.
Only one team from each of the four clubs will advance from Group D to the AFC Cup knockout stages. The top-seeded team advances to the Inter Zone semifinals, while the remaining three teams are eliminated.
Maziya will be the opponent for Mohun Bagan's last group stage match. Therefore, in the event that the Mariners triumph, they will share 10 points with the Bashundhara Kings. Additionally, the Bangladeshi club will still have 10 points if they lose their last group stage game.