Mumbai City FC vs Gokulam Kerala Highlights, Kalinga Super Cup 2024: MCFC 2-1 GKFC at FT, Abdenasser El Khayati scores late penalty to seal Mumbai win

Mumbai City vs Gokulam Kerala Live coverage ends

We fold our Live coverage for the opening Group C game as Mumbai City bag all three points with a comeback win. Do join us later in the evening as two ISL sides Chennaiyin FC and Punjab FC square off at 7:30 PM. Good bye till then

Mumbai City FC 2-1 Gokulam Kerala at FT

Abdenasser El Khayati deserves all the praises for this one as he created chances aplenty for Mumbai City FC throughout the match before setting up Ayush Chhikara for the equaliser and then converting the late penalty kick under pressure!

Gokulam Kerala continue to worry ISL sides they always do with Alex Sanchez in attack. However, with Edu Bedia missing, they were not as threatening as they were during the Durand Cup earlier this season

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90+10' Stojanovic delivers the corner but Valpuia clears it and the referee blows the full time whistle right after! Mumbai City rally to win the game 2-1 through a late penalty kick by Abdenasser El Khayati!

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90+9' Gokulam responds from restart as Noufal charges into the box with a direct run before Jayesh Rane takes the ball out for a corner kick!

GOOOOALLLLLL!

90+8' GOALL! Abdenasser El Khayati sends Abhilash the wrong way to score a deserving goal as Mumbai City FC complete their comeback. Gokulam have seconds to respond!

Penalty for Mumbai City FC!

90+5' Noguiera is fouled inside the box by Bashit right after he entered the box from the left with an 180 degree turn! The referee points to the spot for a penalty kick!

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90+2' El Khayati volleys a cross wide off target with his weaker foot as it looks so uncharesteristic of the Dutchman. Meanwhile MCFC had a scare at the other end as a poor backpass to Lachenpa had the goalkeeper trouble in controlling but he kept the calm and took the ball out of danger despite being pressed by opportunistic Gokulam forwards MCFC 1-1 GKFC

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90+1' MCFC win their 11th corner following a buildup from the right flank! Meanwhile eight minutes of stoppage time added!

Apologies

87' There was delay in our coverage due to a techincal error. Mumbai City FC came close to scoring after the 80th minute with Ayush Chikkara, Lotjem and Jayesh Rane getting back-to-back chances to score but Abhilash Paul multiple saves to deny them. Since then GKFC made two changes at the back to put fresh legs in the defense to deal with youthful forwards of Mumbai. MCFC 1-1 GKFC

Substitutions

80' Double substitution by Mumbai as Kratky sends in Halen and Rohlupuia for Nazareth and Nathan! MCFC 1-1 GKFC

GOOOOOALLLLLL!

76' GOOALLLL! Ayush Chhikara scores the equaliser for MCFC and the assist comes from none other than Abdenasser El Khayati! Sanjeev Stalin starts the move from the right and plays it to El Khayati, who turns to the goal and plays Chhikara for a first-time shot and the youngster obliges by claming slotting it to the far post!

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73' Double substitution by GKFC as coach sends in pacy forward Noufal and Basit for Abhijith and Alex Sanchez!

Bouba hits the crossbar!

72' After winning a corner, Nikola Stojanovic delivers a threatening corner on the far post for towering Bouba Aminou, who heads it to the crossbar as Gokulam's opportunity to double the lead goes agonisinly begging! MCFC 0-1 GKFC

Lotjem with a poor shot off target!

69' Another swift attack by Mumbai City FC as a diagonal ball to the right wing finds Khayati, who has switched flank. The Dutch plays Lotjem to the goal with an acrobatic first touch but his young teammate shows inexperience and shoots wildly off target. Lotjem is a certainly a talent for the future but still a work in progress! MCFC 0-1 GKFC

El Khayati denied equaliser!

66' Brilliant counter from a second ball by MCFC as Nogueira starts the move with a 1-2 move with Chhikara before playing Khayati free into the box. The Dutchman decides to shoot with his weaker right foot but his effort was blocked at the onset by Abdul Hakku!

Forced substitution by MCFC

64' Mumbai coach Petr Kratky is forced to take a hopping Gurkirat Singh off following a tackle on him. Ayush Chikkara replaces him in the forward line

Substitution

62' Gokulam make their first change as KBFC loanee Emmanuel Justine comes on for Azfar Noorani. Justine is capable of giving hard time with his raw pace as Gokulam now have five foreigners on the field MCFC 0-1 GKFC

Gurkirat shoots on target!

59' Nazareth delivers a diagonal ball to the left, which eventually falls to El Khayati for a setup to Gurkirat. The left-footed forward makes space to shoot low but straight to Abhilash at the near post for a save! MCFC 0-1 GKFC

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57' MCFC are looking toothless in the second half with Alberto Nogueira unable to impose himself like his compatriot at the other side! It's El Khayati, who has been their creative outlet from the left wing while Lotjem is yet to put a quality delivery from the right wing!

Yellow card for GKFC!

55' Gokulam's Sreekuttan sees a yellow card for a late tackle on Nazareth on the flank! MCFC 0-1 GKFC

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53' The match is halted momentarily as GKFC right-back Nishad goes down following a slight collision with El Khayati

Aminou Bouba heads on target!

50' MCFC goalkeeper Lachenpa forced into action! Following a build up from a freekick, Sreekuttam catches hold of a loose ball on the left wing after missing a bicycle kick.

He sends a threatening cross on the far post for Bouba, who heads it on target for Lachenpa to make a low save!

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49' A quiet start to the half so far as MCFC look to calmly find momentum in their movement but no action in attacking third for either club yet!

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47' A word on the disallowed goal by the official broadcasters, the Valpuia goal was cancelled due to pushing and shoving inside the box. However, there wasn't much of a pushing inside the box as replays confirmed! MCFC 0-1 GKFC

Kick-off!

46' The second half gets underway!

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Second half is about to begin and MCFC make a change by sending in forward Lotjem for midfielder Lotjem. Two ISL clubs have already rallied to win after going a goal down in the first half, will Mumbai repeat the feat?

Mumbai City FC 0-1 Gokulam Kerala HT

Let's not take anything away from Gokulam Kerala's opening goal. Alex Sanchez scoring streak continues as he fires his 13th goal in 11 games, makes many wonder why this highly-rated forward is not in an ISL club yet when some of them actually have a striker problem, including East Bengal and Hyderabad FC!

Alex with the perfect finish! 🚀 GKFC takes the lead 1-0 against Mumbai City FC 🤩
GKFC1-0MCFC#gkfc #malabarians #IndianFootball pic.twitter.com/xiFmppFyZs

— Gokulam Kerala FC (@GokulamKeralaFC) January 11, 2024

Half Time!

The referee blows the halftime whistle and it's I-League side Gokulam Kerala who are in the lead with a solitary goal from their marksman Alex Sanchez. Meanwhile MCFC may feel not done with a disallowed goal scored by Valpuia from a corner while the reason behind the goal not standing is a mystery!

Three minutes stoppage time added

45+1' Three minutes of injury time added as MCFC continue to keep the possession but are unable to find a way through the robust Gokulam defense

Back-to-back shots by MCFC!

45' MCFC win their eighth corner of the match as El Khayati floats a ball from the left for Jayesh Rane to chest it down for Vinit outside the box! The midfielder shoots it the first time but is deflected away for a corner!

The effort comes right after Gurkirat Singh shot from outside the box following a buildup but straight to Abhilash for an easy save! MCFC 0-1 GKFC