Mohun Bagan Vs NorthEast United Highlights, Indian Super League: MBSG 3-2 NEUFC At Full-time

Welcome to the live coverage of the last game of Matchday 2 of the Indian Super League 2024-25 being played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata between ISL Shield winners Mohun Bagan and Durand Cup champions NorthEast United FC.

Mohun Bagan's recent form has not been great. The reigning ISL shield champions were beaten in the final of the Durand Cup 2024 by their today's rival - NorthEast United FC - in a penalty shootout. The Mariners were then held 2-2 by Mumbai City FC in their ISL opener. Another draw, this time goalless, awaited them at the AFC Champions League 2 against FC Ravshan of Tajikistan. The recent form will definitely worry theJosé Francisco Molina.

NorthEast United FC were finally able to land their hands on a silverware earlier as they won the 2024 Durand Cup last month. The Highlanders won six consecutive matches including the final where they defeated Mohun Bagan in penalty shootout to win the trophy.

The Highlanders also kicked off their ISL campaign on a high getting past newcomers Mohamedan SC 1-0 in their opener.

The players are coming out on the field and the national anthem begins before the match. We are about to start soon.

The anthem is done and the captains of both the teams exchange flags followed by a photo with match officials. And here we go.

There is the opening whistle and we are underway. Last game of Matchday 2 in the ISL 2024-25 season: Mohun Bagan vs NorthEast United FC. It is the Mariners who begin with the ball. An entry into the box for MBSG but good defence from Northeast United.

1' NEUFC come close here. Really close and the shot hits the goalbar. A great ball from Jitin from the right wing but the shot could only find the bar. They got a corner from a rebound shot but not much comes out of it.

4' NorthEast United Score!!!

Just four minutes into the game and the Highlanders are ahead. Alaeddine Ajaraie gets a long ball towards the left side outside the box and needles it through the MBSG defence to find Mohammed Bemammer who provides a brilliant finish with his right foot from outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goalpost. NEUFC ahead! MBSG shocked!

10' Mohun Bagan Score!!!

And Mohun Bagan level scores. It is 1-1 in Kolkata and the crowd loves it. Dippendu Biswas gets his first ISL goal and it comes via a header. A free kick from Dimitri Petratos finds Biswas around the centre of the box who rises unmarked to send a loopy header into the top left corner of the goal.

Within 10 minutes we have seen two goals. NorthEast take the lead and Mohun Bagan cancel it out. Some really attacking start to the game.

13' NorthEast United have looked the better side so far in the game. Two corners for them in the last two minutes. One shot too was blocked by the Mohun Bagan defender to keep the scores as it is. Macarton Nickson took the shot from inside the box but does not find the space.

24' NorthEast United Score!!!

The Highlanders take back the lead and it is a brilliant display of counter attack. We had another free kick for Mohun Bagan and an attack was in the making when the ball was stolen and NorthEast ran away with the ball. A few touches and Jithin Madathil Subran finds the ball right outside the box and pushes it to Alaeddine Ajaraie whose left footed push finds the inside of the net.

32' Half an hour into the match, and despite Mohun Bagan controlling the ball for the majority of time, the NorthEast United are the team who are ahead. Players head for a drinks break.

We are back from the drinks break and Mohun Bagan right away win a corner. Easily cleared though by the NorthEast United.

36' That was close for MBSG. Really close but Manveer Singh just could not find the target right for his header just outside the left post of the NorthEast United goal post. Not a powerful header and easily collected by the Highlanders goalkeeper Gurmeet Singh.

Meanwhile, yellow card for Muthu Mayakkannan of NorthEast United FC.

38' Blocked yet again. Mohun Bagan continue to be held by the Highlanders. Some really good attacks being made but that finish is not coming for the Mariners. This time it was Greg Stewart who had the chance and he even beat the goalkeeper but the defensive line behind the goalie was alert enough to make the clearance. Good work by NEUFC.

Dinesh Singh too shown the yellow card. Two yellow cards now for NorthEast United.

Since the drinks break, things have changed a bit in Kolkata. Mohun Bagan are looking threatening now while NorthEast United are on the back foot. Three shots within last 10 minutes for the home side.

42' Meanwhile, Ashish Rai becomes the first player for MBSG to get booked in this match.

44' End to end football. NorthEast United come really close to scoring but the attempt from Guillermo Fernández from the centre of the box is saved by the Mariners goalkeeper. MBSG get ahead on the counter but can only get a corner.

Half Time!

Mohun Bagan end with a corner but it ends 1-2 with NorthEast United FC being the team in the lead. Aggressive football from both the sides in the first 45 minutes.

NorthEast United were the team who got the lead just in the fifth minute of the match. Bemmamer was the man who gave them the lead from far outside the box with a stunning shot. However, the scores were levelled in the next five minutes with Biswas scoring his first ISL goal ever. Within 10 minutes we had two goals and the scores locked at 1-1. But Ajaraie found the net after a well made counter move for NEUFC in the 24th minute.

Mohun Bagan finished the half on a high but the second equaliser has not come. They have controlled the possession, got more shots but remain behind.

Second half begins!

After three goals in the first 45 minutes, what do we have in store in the second half of the match. MBSG, even though they have been the dominant looking side, continue to struggle to get their seconnd equaliser of the match. Will they find one soon or there is some late drama left in the match? We will know.

52' A little bit of drizzle at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata and in between here is a shot from NEUFC's Ajaraie from just outside the box but it is off-target to the right. Goal kick for Mohun Bagan.

57' Blocked! Another chance made by Ajaraie but it is pushed clear by the Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Kaith. Ajaraie had made a fantastic run but his pass was taken by a Mohun Bagan player who then made a poor pass back to Ajaraie. A good shot from Ajaraie but right towards the goalkeeper for Kaith to block it away. NEUFC manage a corner but no shot comes out of it.

61' Mohun Bagan Score!!!

Goal given but NorthEast United players are not happy at all. They are sure that it their goalkeeper Gurmeet has been fouled and this should not be given a goal but the referee stands with his call.

Poor goalkeeping from Gurmeet Singh. He perhaps was trying to finger the ball above the goalpost but makes a total mess of it and the ball falls just inches away from the goalline where a melee occurs but the ball finds itself in the goal and it is two all. Shubhashish Bose gets the goal.

74' Three quick corners for Mohun Bagan. They have not been able to get the lead but the home side are consistently looking like the more threatening side now in the second half. NorthEast United need to be more attentive in their defence as the Mariners are on the charge.

Meanwhile, players head for a short drinks break as we are about 15 minutes away from the final whistle.

76' Drinks break is over and we have the much-awaited ISL debut of Jamie MacLaren who is the all time highest scorer in the A-League. Petreatos goes out and Maclaren is on the field now. Scoreline is stuck at 2-2 so far.

84' Some poor passing going on in the game as the match enters the final minutes. Some tight defence also on show from the Mohun Bagan side as both the teams go desperate about not conceding any goal from here.

86' Massive chance squandered by Mohun Bagan. Gurmeet just comes out of the box and goes around chasing the ball. The Highlanders defence somehow manages to block attempts at the empty goalpost to deny Mohun Bagan.

87' Mohun Bagan Score!!!

Jason Cummings makes it look so easy doesnt he? Less than three minutes left in the regulation time and he finds the net. As easy as it gets for Cummins and Mohun Bagan are ahead for the first time in the match.

Sahal Abdul Samad with a cross that finds an unmarked Cummings almost in the centre of the box and Cummings makes no mistake. Is that the winner? The fans at the Salt Lake Stadium do think so. They are delighted.

92' It is getting chaotic in the Mohun Bagan's box but NorthEast have not been able to trouble Kaith in the MBSG goalpost. United are desperate to get the equaliser here but Mohun Bagan hold their defences tight so far. We have seven minutes of added time in the match.

There is the whistle! Mohun Bagan have posted their first win of the season and NorthEast United have been handed their first loss but it was as tight as it gets. Jason Cummings' 87th minute strike is the difference in the end after Mohun Bagan had been forced behind twice by the Highlanders. Some desperate attempts in the final few attempts were made by the NorthEast United but none of them good enough to threaten Kaith's goalpost.

It is 3-2 in the end and Mohun Bagan have got their first three points in the ISL season. Both teams played open football and it was the NorthEast United that set the ball rolling with a fifth minute strike from Bemammer. Five minutes later, Biswas levelled the score. But come the 24th minute, it was Ajaraie's smooth finish to take his team NorthEast United ahead in the game once again. A proper blunder then from Gurmeet Singh in the NorthEast United goal helped Shubashish Bose push the equaliser into the goal. And then just before the end of the regulation time we had Cummings firing a left-footer straight into the goal to give Mohun Bagan the decisive lead.

Mohun Bagan rise up to the fourth spot with four points. Bengaluru, Jamshedpur and Punjab are the top three with two wins in two matches. Chennaiyin, Kerala Blasters and NorthEast United have a win and a loss from their two outings and fill up the fifth, sixth and seventh places respectively.

One day break and ISL action returns yet again on Wednesday. Do not forget to join us again as we take your leave tonight after a thrilling game of football. Thank you for following Outlook. Good night.