ISL 2024-25 | Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC | Mumbai City has the last laugh in a 6-goal thriller | MCFC 4-2 KBFC

Hello and welcome to another live coverage of the Indian Super League 2024-25. Tonight, we will be covering another chapter of the highly-anticipated rivalry where the two Southern rivals, Mumbai City FC and  Kerala Blasters FC will face each other at the Mumbai Football Arena at Andheri Sports Complex in Mumbai. 

Build Up 

The last meeting between Mumbai City FC and Kerala Blasters was a goal galore but one-sided. Kerala Blasters crushed Mumbai by 8-0 in the opening game of the 2024 Durand Cup in Kolkata. 

However, the scenarios are pretty different in the Indian Super League tonight, as Mumbai City will host Kerala Blasters at the Mumbai Football Arena where both teams are under severe pressure with their current performance and they will lock horns for all three points.

Mumbai City were held to a 1-1 draw in their last game against Odisha FC at home. Petr Kratky's men are in the 10th position league table with only 1 win so far in 5 matches and having 6 points. They lost against Jamshedpur FC at away and drew the other three. Also, The Islanders have only scored 7 goals, which is the lowest tally among the top 10 teams right now. The defending ISL Cup winners are under pressure as they will put their all to thrive and progress in the league table. 

On the other hand, Kerala Blasters' journey in the ISL 2024-25 so far has been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. The Tuskers are in the 9th position of the league table with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 defeats and collecting 8 points in 6 matches. Mikael Stahre's battalion lost to Bengaluru FC by 1-3 in their last ISL outing. However, their Moroccan talisman Noah Sadoui, and forward Jesus Jimenez are in fine form. After missing out on the Bengaluru game, Sadaoui is expected to return tonight.

As a nail-biting ISL encounter is set to take place in Mumbai from 7:30 PM IST onwards, sit back and enjoy the game with Sportzpoint bringing you all the LIVE updates, news, and scores. 

This is Soumit Bhattacharya, who will bring you all the updates of the match from the web desk.

Nov 03, 2024 21:57 IST
Domination
𝗦𝗮𝗽𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗸𝗵𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗵𝗶 𝗯𝗮𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗶...💤

The Islanders have been undefeated against Kerala Blasters at the Mumbai Football Arena since January 14, 2018. Fortress 🙇‍♂️#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/UwMPvfu3d4
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 21:32 IST
90+10' | THE GAME ENDS! Mumbai emerges victorious in this thrilling encounter.
Mumbai City FC 4-2 Kerala Blasters FC 
FT: MCFC 4⃣-2⃣ KBFC

ഹാപ്പി ദീപാവലി 😉#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/J1BOQ5Bvug
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 21:28 IST
90+6' | Pritam stops Noufal
Noufal makes a brilliant run in a counter-attack and takes a shot from the front of the box, but Pritam Kotal denies his shot.



Nov 03, 2024 21:23 IST
9 minutes of injury time added!



Nov 03, 2024 21:22 IST
90' | Chhangte scores the penalty to ensure the win!
Chhangte wraps up the game as he puts the ball in the bottom-left corner, and he doubles Mumbai's lead.
MCFC 4-2 KBFC
88' | PENALTY AGAIN!

Manzorro charges into the box and covers the ball well as the challenge came in, and the referee points to the spot for the second time in favour of us.

The skipper steps up to open his account for the season and he duly delivers!

150 #ISL appearances,… pic.twitter.com/ZI6EIxSA0Z
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 21:21 IST
89' | Kerala concedes another penalty.
Vibin Mohanan makes a foul on Manzorro in the box to concede another penalty. Vibin receives the yellow as well.



Nov 03, 2024 21:19 IST
88' | Substitution for Kerala Blasters
In: Milos Drincic
Out: Alexandre Coeff



Nov 03, 2024 21:14 IST
81' | Substitutions for Mumbai City FC
In: Jérémy Manzorro, Jayesh Rane 
Out: Jon Toral, Brandon Fernandes



Nov 03, 2024 21:10 IST
79' | Substitution for Mumbai City FC
TP Rehenesh replaces Phurba Lachenpa.



Nov 03, 2024 21:07 IST
75' | THIS IS A THRILLER! Mumbai takes the lead AGAIN!
Nathan sends the ball home with a brilliant volley! The ball came from the corner and got deflected from the wall. Nathan makes no mistake to give Mumbai the lead.. again!
MCFC 3-2 KBFC
𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 🤩#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/i8Vsda0WZR
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 21:05 IST
71' | Peprah is sent off!
Kwame Peprah is sent off right after he equalizes as he almost took his shirt off. He sees the red because he was already on a booking. Kerala is down to 10-men,



Nov 03, 2024 21:04 IST
71' | WHAT A MATCH IS GOING ON! Kerala Blasters equalizes!
Kwame Peprah heads the ball into the goal from a swift cross by Adrian Luna! What a way to turn around the game!
MCFC 2-2 KBFC
INSANE 🤯#KeralaBlasters #KBFC #ISL #MCFCKBFC #YennumYellow pic.twitter.com/mOwysLdfEI
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 21:02 IST
70' | OFF THE POST! Kerala goes so close to the equalizer!
It's an inside-the -box free-kick for Kerala Blasters and Jesus Jimenez hits the woodwork!
JIMENEZ YET AGAIN 👊🏻😮‍💨#KeralaBlasters #KBFC #YennumYellow #ISL #MCFCKBFC pic.twitter.com/TsgtvdAUSW
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 20:59 IST
65' | Substitutions for Mumbai City FC
In: Thaer Krouma, Noufal PN
Out: Hmingthanmawia Ralte, Nikos Karelis



Nov 03, 2024 20:50 IST
57' | GAME ON! Jimenez pulls one back from the spot-kick!
Jesus Jimenez slots the penalty home on the right side of the goal to pull one back for Kerala! 
MCFC 2-1 KBFC



Nov 03, 2024 20:48 IST
56' | The drama continues! Now Kerala receives a penalty!
Kwame Peprah is fouled in the box and Kerala receives a spot-kick!



Nov 03, 2024 20:47 IST
55' | Karelis doubles the lead!
Nikos Karelis slots the spot-kick into the left-bottom corner to register his brace and double up Mumbai's lead.
MCFC 2-0 KBFC
Karelis' 5️⃣th goal of the campaign 💪#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/lb90kdeiTg
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 20:45 IST
53' | Shocking! Kerala concedes a penalty!
The referee blows the whistle for two apparent handballs by Pritam Kotal and Kwame Peprah but the TV replay shows the ball has hit Peprah's head. However, the decision stands for Pritam's handbal.



Nov 03, 2024 20:38 IST
45' | The second half is on a go!



Nov 03, 2024 20:37 IST
Half-time Substitutions | Kerala Blasters
In: Korou Singh Thingujam, Freddy Lallawmawma
Out: Sandeep Singh, Danish Farooq



Nov 03, 2024 20:21 IST
45+6' | Half-time whistle blows!
The half-time whistle blows. Mumbai City is leading 1-0 at home over Kerala Blasters. 
MCFC 1-0 KBFC
HT: MCFC 1⃣-0⃣ KBFC

Into the break with a lead and plenty of entertaining football from #TheIslanders 💪

Watch #ISL 2024-25 live on @JioCinema and @Sports18 -3 👉 https://t.co/pgaXAEavQ9#MCFCKBFC #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/eBWZsToeT7
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 20:18 IST
3 minutes of added time announced.



Nov 03, 2024 20:09 IST
39' | Pritam denies Toral!
Mumbai's Jon Toral attempts a powerful strike from the front of the box as his shot is deflected by Pritam Kotal.



Nov 03, 2024 20:07 IST
36' | So close for Brandon!
Brandon Fernandes fails to connect the ball from right in front of the goal from a great grounded pass by Captain Chhangte, and the ball rolls away!



Nov 03, 2024 20:04 IST
33' | Danish receives a booking
Danish Farooq gets a yellow for a rough foul.



Nov 03, 2024 20:01 IST
30' | Sandeep's header ends up on the wrong side
Sandeep heads the ball towards the ball from a cross by Jimenez but the ball ends up over the net.



Nov 03, 2024 19:56 IST
26' | Luna's free-kick is just wide!
Luna takes the free-kick from a set-piece in front of the box but it goes just wide of the near post.



Nov 03, 2024 19:55 IST
24' | Van Nieff sees yellow.
Yoell Van Nieff sees the first yellow for Mumbai.



Nov 03, 2024 19:51 IST
20' | Peprah denied!
Kwame Peprah's strike is well denied Mumbai City's defence.



Nov 03, 2024 19:49 IST
18' | Luna attempts
Blasters' Captain Adrian Luna attempts a first-touch strike from the right flank close to the goal but his shot ends up on the wrong side of the net.



Nov 03, 2024 19:42 IST
An incredible milestone
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 🙌

Our skipper marks an incredible 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ #ISL appearances tonight, against Kerala Blasters 💪

More to come, @lzchhangte7 🩵#MCFCKBFC #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/FFZsrFulxZ
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:40 IST
9' | GOAL! Karelis gives an early lead to Mumbai!
Kerala's defensive error lets the pass from Chhante slide to Niko Karelis and the Greek makes no mistake to simply tap it in! Mumbai takes the lead at home. 
MCFC 1-0 KBFC
𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍 🤩🩵#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/fDR2Qipzfb
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:38 IST
8' | Peprah receives an early booking
Kwame Peprah gets the first booking for Kerala.



Nov 03, 2024 19:36 IST
5' | Now Brandon goes wide
Brandon Fernandes unleashes a shot but it goes way over the crossbar!



Nov 03, 2024 19:35 IST
4' | Chhangte takes the first attempt
Chhangte attempts a powerful left-footed strike but it flies over the crossbar.



Nov 03, 2024 19:32 IST
1' | Kick-off
The match is underway!



Nov 03, 2024 19:23 IST
Getting ready
Battle-Ready ⚔️#KeralaBlasters #KBFC #ISL #MCFCKBFC #YennumYellow pic.twitter.com/2KqrzPeeca
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:21 IST
Warm-up
Sweating it out before we get underway at the Arena 🥵#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/9pgzSafLgT
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:18 IST
The Tuskers are here
… pic.twitter.com/gck97fIIWY
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:18 IST
The Islanders arrive
#TheIslanders are in the house for this mouth-watering clash 🤩#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/BDRJpcJgj3
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:15 IST
Line-ups | Kerala Blasters FC
Playing XI: Som Kumar (GK), Pritam Kotal, Alexandre Coeff, Hormipam Ruivah, Sandeep Singh, Vibin Mohanan, Jesus Jimenez, Danish Farooq, Naocha Singh, Kwame Peprah, Adrian Luna 
Subs: Nora, Freddy, Saheef, Rahul KP, Drincic, Korou, Aimen, Yoihenba, Azhar
 
Let’s get it, Blasters! 🐘#KeralaBlasters #KBFC #ISL #MCFCKBFC #YennumYellow pic.twitter.com/YtbPJWBzPk
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:12 IST
Line-ups | Mumbai City FC
Playing XI: Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Hmingthanmawia Ralte, Mehtab Singh, Tiri, Nathan Asher Rodrigues, Brandon Fernandes, Yoell Van Nieff, Jon Toral, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Niko Karelis, Bipin Singh
Subs: Krouma, Manzorro, Supratim, Daniel, Jayesh, Rehenesh, Sahil, Noufal, Hardik 
🚨 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗛 🚨

Here's our #StartingXI to face the Blasters at the Arena 😍

COME ON, MUMBAI 🩵#MCFCKBFC #ISL #AamchiCity 🔵 @etihad pic.twitter.com/oocFvsp87a
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:06 IST
A great match awaits
A rivalry told in celebrations! ⚡💥

Watch #MCFCKBFC LIVE only on @JioCinema, @Sports18-3, and #AsianetPlus! 📺#ISL #LetsFootball #MumbaiCityFC #KeralaBlasters | @MumbaiCityFC @KeralaBlasters pic.twitter.com/FbaMH1y4OO
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) November 3, 2024



Nov 03, 2024 19:04 IST
Tonight's Venue




Nov 03, 2024 19:01 IST
Match Details
Match: Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
Date: 3 November 2024
Time: 7.30 PM IST
Venue: Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai