Kerala Blasters 0 – 1 Mumbai City FC
(Chhangte 47′)
A scrappy match that had earlier been in peril of cancellation was illuminated by a second of calmness when Lallianzuala Chhangte remained calm after the ball pinballed within the Blasters penalty field and fell to him to complete coolly previous Arsh Shaikh. That was the one purpose of the match as Mumbai moved to 3rd with two wins in two and left Blasters searching for their first factors of the marketing campaign.
Shaikh had been the hero initially, when he saved a poorly struck Jorge Pereyra Diaz penalty within the first half. The stats instructed the story of a match the place neither keeper have been troubled past the purpose and the penalty that Shaikh confronted. The pen meant Mumbai’s xG was 1.36, and so they had 12 photographs (5 on course). Blasters had 9, with 4 on course, however created an xG of simply 0.39.
Bengaluru FC 1 – 1 North East United FC
(Sanchez 19′; Rinzuala 68′)
Bengaluru FC drew 1-1 with NorthEast United in an entertaining recreation on the Kanteerava Stadium with two excellent targets from Brian Sánchez and Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia being the decisive moments of the sport.
NorthEast began off with clear momentum, as they troubled Bengaluru from set-pieces, and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was referred to as into motion a number of occasions.
However, considerably in opposition to the run of play, an outstanding run and shot from Sanchez gave Bengaluru the lead within the nineteenth minute.
Post that, NorthEast continued to threaten Bengaluru from set-pieces, as Gurpreet was having a kind of days in purpose for the hosts.
It wanted one thing particular to beat Gurpreet on the day, and NorthEast acquired that from Lalrinzuala, as he introduced down a hopeful punt ahead from Asheer Akhtar with aplomb after which lashed a volley previous Gurpreet, which went in off the underside of the bar.
Ryan Williams had an enormous probability to win the sport for Bengaluru late on after being arrange by Ashique Kuruniyan, however his left-footed shot from a decent angle rattled the crossbar, with Gurmeet Singh overwhelmed within the NorthEast purpose.
Eventually, Bengaluru could not discover a well past NorthEast regardless of having momentum on the finish of the sport, as Juan Pedro Benali’s facet held on for his or her first level of the season.
(Vincy Baretto 78′)
A dour, scratchy match was determined by a most scrappy purpose after the ball was deflected in off Vincy Baretto’s knee after a Mohamed Sanan cross was padded into the hazard space by Punjab keeper Arshdeep Singh.
The outcome means Jamshedpur are two-wins-for-two with two clear sheets in addition, however as untroubled as they have been on the again by a rusty Punjab FC, they are going to be fearful about their very own ponderous build-up play that meant they solely generated 0.42 xG within the recreation. That either side solely mixed for 3 photographs on course tells its personal story.
Sanan was one of many few vibrant sparks, as evidenced by the rise in quantity on the stadium they name ‘the Furnace’ each time he acquired the ball, however his finish product was as poor as everybody else’s on the evening.
(Edmund Lalrindika 8′, Yousseff Ezzejjari 12′, 40′, Miguel Ferreira 90″5′ — Augustine Lalrochana 4′)
Yousseff Ezzejjari’s second brace in his second ISL game led the way for East Bengal as they made it two home wins in two to start their ISL 2026 season. Just like their win against NorthEast United last week, Miguel Ferreira scored a goal in injury time to make it a three-goal victory margin, after a Yousseff Ezzejjari brace.
East Bengal were rocked early in the game, as Delhi took the lead in the fourth minute, following great work from Augustine Lalrochana down the right wing, before an unerring finish that went across Prabhsukhan Singh Gill.
However, Delhi kept that lead for only four minutes, as a fierce Edmund Lalrindika volley went straight through Vishal Yadav in goal. East Bengal took the lead four minutes later, after Clarence Fernandes brought Edmund down in the box for a penalty, which Ezzejjari calmly converted. East Bengal doubled their lead just before half-time after a superb through ball from Miguel found Ezzejjari in the box and he sent an unerring finish into the net, through goalkeeper Vishal’s legs.
Miguel put the exclamation point on the win late on, as East Bengal continued to show why they will be a force throughout this season.
(Pol Moreno 4′, Dejan Drazic 32′)
FC Goa put their first win of this ISL season onthe board, with a 2-0 success over Mohammedan SC at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, with Dejan Drazic starring for Manolo Marquez’s side, who were once again nowhere near their best, particularly in the second half.
Goa took the lead four minutes into the game, as a pinpoint corner delivery from Drazic was easily headed home by Pol Moreno for his first league goal in Goa colours. Drazic then scored his second penalty in as many games, after Udanta Singh was introduced down within the field by Mohammedan goalkeeper Subhajit Bhattacharjee.
Goa had their probabilities early within the second half to extend their lead by way of Udanta after which Brison Fernandes, but spurned both, and then began to become a lot more sloppy in their play. Marquez was fuming when superb play from Lalthankima down the left ended with Mahitosh Roy hitting the bar from close range.
If that goal had gone in, it might have led to a tense finish to the game for Goa, but eventually they held on for their first win of the season.
(Pritam Kotal (OG) 49′)
A Pritam Kotal own goal was enough to decide things at the Mumbai Football Arena, as Mumbai City FC began thei ISL season with a 1-0 win over Chennaiyin FC.
The goal came in the 49th minute, when Joni Kauko was given space on the edge of the box, and his whip into the box was diverted into his own net by the unfortunate Kotal. It was a lead that Mumbai deserved at the time, having dominated play throughout that first half, where they had the best chances, primarily through Jorge Pereyra Díaz and Jorge Ortíz.
Chennaiyin regarded to hit again instantly after conceding the purpose, however Iñigo Martín‘s header off an Imran Khan cross was easy for Phurba Lachenpa to avoid wasting.
Throughout the remainder of the sport, Chennaiyin huffed and puffed, however barely created an opportunity of notice. They acquired into good positions and gained themselves a variety of set-pieces, however their supply into the field was abnormal all evening, and was too straightforward to cope with for Mumbai City.
Chennaiyin had an enormous probability in second half stoppage time, when Mandar Rao Dessai discovered himself free within the centre of the field for a headed probability with the purpose at his mercy, however he made nowhere close to sufficient contact on the ball, as Mumbai City finally managed to see the sport out for his or her first three factors of the season.
