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<b>Current Table Standings : </b> Mohun Bagan is currently 2nd in the ISL Table, having 17 points from 8 games with +12 GD. Punjab FC stays 7th with 11 points from 7 matches with +3 GD.
<b>Official Attendance :</b> 12,222.
<b>Player of the Match : </b> Jamie Maclaren. He scored 1 Goal with 1 shot on target. 17 touches, 2 won duels and 1 successful dribble. He contributed once defensively and had a total ball progression of 27.4 metres.
<b>FULL TIME STATS : Mohun Bagan </b>had 51 % ball possession, 13 total shots out of which 6 were on target, 9 corners, 5 fouls committed and saw 3 Yellow Cards (Jason, Maclaren, Bose). <b>Punjab FC</b> had 49 % ball possession, 20 total shots out of which 8 were on target, 3 corners, 16 fouls committed and saw 4 Yellow Cards (Pramveer, Arshdeep, Effiong, Rakesh).
<b>GOALS for Mohun Bagan :</b> Jamie Maclaren(29') , Sahal Abdul Samad (73'), Jason Cummings(90+1'). <b> GOALS for Punjab FC :</b> Dani Ramirez (12'), Effiong Nsungusi(60').
90+11' FULL TIME Relentless Mohun Bagan fight back to get 3 points from the Match against Punjab FC. 5 Goals and what a Match it was! Big win for the Mariners!
90+10' Referee is yet to blow the whistle. Game goes on in the 100th Minute.
90+9' YELLOW CARD show to Maclaren who fouls Ricky in the midfield. Challenge comes in late.
90+7' Corner strat as Sahal and Cummings combine to dribble the ball there.
90+6' The ball goes back and forth. Bagan is able to keep it in the opponent half.
90+5' The fans are celebrating with full spirit! 90 minutes at VYBK is no joke for any team and never count Mohun Bagan out. This team NEVER GIVES UP!
90+4' YELLOW CARD shown to Cummings for standing in front of the freekick and delaying game.
90+2' YELLOW CARD shown to Arshdeep for arguing with the referee.
90+1' GOAL Cummings curls it in. Tom goes to head it and Arshdeep comes out to punch the ball but misses it completely. The ball bounces into the back of the net in the 2nd post.
90'<b> ADDED TIME</b> +7 Minutes.
90' YELLOW CARD shown to Rakesh for fouling Amey on the sideline. Freekick given to Mohun Bagan.
89' Effiong chases a pass into the box, but Vishal rushes out and grabs it in time.
87' Sahal shoots. Block deflects the ball. Cummings reaches it inside the box and gets past Arshdeep but fails to tap it into the empty net. Blocked and cleared after by Pablo.
83' SUB Dani Ramirez<b> OUT</b> Ningthoiganba<b> IN</b>.
83' Sahal tries to find Amey on the right wing, but it gets intercepted. Sahal lunges forward and commits a foul to slow down the attack.
82' 8 Minutes of Regulated Time to go! Can Mohun Bagan find the goal they need so badly?
80' Rakesh is active as he keeps the pressure on Bagan. Fresh legs working for PFC. Amey mirrors his run as Right Back and defends well.
77' SUB Uvais<b> OUT </b>Rakesh Meitei <b>IN</b>.
77' SUB Bose<b> OUT </b>Amey Ranawade<b> IN</b>.
77' Liston shoots from distance and Arshdeep saves the bouncing ball from reaching the left bottom corner.
77' Effiong clashes with Tom mid-air. Freekick from the midfield awarded to Bagan.
76' Maclaren troubling the backline with constant runs. Ball headed out for a corner for Mohun Bagan.
Dimi backheels the ball in the midfield. Lots of space in front, Sahal decides to take it on his own. The ball swerves and gets past the keeper. Hits the top right corner and into the back of the net! <i>Pure CR7 vibes from Sahal!</i>
73' GOAL Sahal with a BANGER OUTTA NOWHERE! Mohun Bagan are back in the game!
71' Sahal too casual on the field. Gives the ball away during attack. Mohun Bagan players running back to defend!
70' Mohun Bagan going for an all-out attack. Can PFC hold the line? Only 20 minutes of regulated time left!
68' SUB Deepak Tangri, Robson Robinho<b> OUT </b>Sahal Abdul Samad, Jason Cummings <b>IN</b>.
67' YELLOW CARD shown to Effiong for harsh sliding challenge on Tom Aldred.
66' Amazing corner sent in by Liston. Mehtab lunges forward and heads it with intent, but it goes off target. Big Opportunity missed!
65' Kipgen sends in a corner. Vishal collects it and sends a long ball to Liston. Headed out for a corner on the other end.
63' SUB Bede Osuji, Pramveer Singh <b>OUT</b> Pablo Santos, Leon Augustine <b>IN</b>.
60' GOAL Dani passes to Osuji, who finds Effiong in the box again. He flicks it around Mehtab, towards the 2nd post, and scores for Punjab FC. Vishal dives but its too far from his stretching hands. The Shers get their lead back in the 2nd Half.
59' Dani finds Effiong in the box. He shoots at goal towards the 2nd post but Vishal blocks it well.
57' Ramirez tries to dribble into the box and find the angle at goal. Bagan covers well and his shot gets high and wide.
56' Deepak lacking in the backline. Tekcham runs from behind, overtakes Tangri and times his tackle on Osuji to prevent a cross or a shot from the left side of the pitch.
54' Liston and Dimi passes back and forth, and Liston takes the final shot from edge of the box, but it goes wide off the right top corner. A real chance for the Mariners!
54' Mohun Bagan stays compact in their own half instead of pressing when the opponent has the possession.
52' Liston takes the corner. Punjab clears it and goes for a counter attack. Robson runs all the way to defend and clears the ball finally.
50' Tekcham becomes two-minded in attack. Doesnt pass to Dimi. Doesnt cross it in for Maclaren. Decides to shoot it ultimately. The grounded shot goes towards the left bottom corner, but keeper saves it by diving all the way!
48' Osuji shoots with power, Vishal blocks it. Effiong couldn't reach the rebound in time. Punjab FC in control of the match.
47' Samir shoots from far, blocked early by Mehtab. Kipgen sends in a cross but Tom is there to head it away from Osuji.
46' Osuji and Uvais troubling Tekcham but he manages to hold onto the ball and get the foul.
45' KICKOFF Second Half starts! A lot more football to be played at VYBK.
45' SUB Mohammed Suhail <b>OUT </b>, Manglenthang Kipgen <b>IN</b>.
With this goal, <b>Jamie Maclaren becomes the current highest goal scorer in ISL 2025/26 with 8 goals</b> in his name! He is followed by Youssef Ejjezzari (EBFC) with 7 goals , Dejan Drazic (FCG) with 5 goals and Effiong Nsungusi (PFC) with 5 goals.
<b>HALF TIME STATS: Mohun Bagan </b>took 5 shots, 5 corners, 7 freekicks and played 233 passes with 59 % ball possession. <b>Punjab FC</b>, who took 8 shots, 0 corners, 2 freekicks and played 161 passes with 49 % ball possession. Both teams have seen 1 Yellow Card, namely, Subhasish Bose and Pramveer Singh.
45' HALF TIME Punjab FC took the first lead of the game, but Maclaren pulls one back to equalize the game.
45+5' Bijoy covers the ball well to keep it away from Maclaren as Tom sends in a long ball to find him in the box.
45+2' Dimi slots the ball into the net from a corner, but the line referee signals OFFSIDE! Correct decision from the referee. The celebrations were short-lived, but a glimpse of hope was seen.
45+2' Osuji sets up Effiong at the end of the box. He tries to curl it but the ball flies high up like a Rugby shot.
45+1' Robson tries to play 1-2-1 with Thapa but the pass back is too much.
45' <b> ADDED TIME </b> +6 Minutes.
43' Effiong takes a cross from the left wing, which gets cleared poorly and Dani gets at the end of it to shoot it with power. It goes high above the post. PFC creating chances again!
43' Lhungdim keeps his eye on the ball and clears the ball from the tingling feet of Robson in the box.
41' YELLOW CARD shown to Pramveer for fouling Dimitrios.
41' Tekcham passes to Dimi who gets brought down by Pramveer to stop the counter attack.
40' YELLOW CARD shown to Bose for a rash sliding tackle on Suhail.
39' Robson spins and covers the ball from a tackle from Ricky. He sprints ahead solo and takes a shot from midfield that bounces in front of the keeper, but it keeps drifting away from goal. Out for a goalkick.
38' Bose sends in a good pass for Maclaren through two players but Maclaren cannot reach it as it gets cleared towards the center line.
37' Punjab FC back in possession for a few minutes, but Bagan's defense deals with it cleverly. No real threat as the ball never makes it into dangerous zones.
33' Uvais makes another run down the left flank, but Liston is there this time and blocks the cross.
30' DRINKS BREAK! Coach Sergio Lobera must strategise for the lead before half time. The players are pumped up for the remainder of the Half.
29' GOAL Maclaren gets a pass from Robson into the box. He stays onside with a timely run out of the offside trap. He dribbles left, then goes right to throw off Bijoy and BANG! Thumped into the roof of the net. Slight deflection but the power was too much!
27' Liston dribbles past a player and releases a rocket at goal. Arshdeep half-blocks the ball and it ricochets off the post. Mohun Bagan VERY CLOSE to equalising.
26' Perfect sliding tackle from Mehtab to deny Suhail from running down the right lane with the ball.
25' Good movement from Mohun Bagan. Dimi puts in a cross from the midfield, but Liston wasn't able to head it.
23' Pramveer clears the ball and Effiong goes past Tom with speed and gets it, but his final shot goes off target. Too much power, too less accuracy.
21' Robson weaving in and out, running across the attacking third, trying to break-through.
20' Vishal tries to pass the ball to the right wing, but too much power on it and it goes outside again.
19' PFC is pressing up till the keeper's box, forcing Vishal to clear the ball outside.
17' SUB Manvir Singh , Alberto Rodriguez <b>OUT</b>, Mehtab Singh ,Dimitrios Petratos <b>IN</b>.
17' Bad News for Mohun Bagan. Alberto is limping out of the field. Two changes coming on.
16' Plenty of mispasses from Mohun Bagan. The attack gets stopped before it even begins. A lot of time to go, but the Mariners must gather themselves quickly.
Bose and Alberto were not aware of Dani in the box, who makes it 1-0 for the visitors. Mohun Bagan is losing control of the game, and they just gave away the first lead of the match. Dani is the playmaker for PFC and he must be stopped immediately!
12' GOAL Amazing cross from Uvais that goes across Effiong who pulls Tom and Alberto by his side and leaves it for Dani behind, who slots it into the net.
10' Samir takes a shot from midfield which goes whizzing past the post. Dani is setting up the entire flow for the Shers.
9' Osuji shoots with power from 25 yards out and Vishal blocks it with strong hands. First shot on target for PFC.
8' Thapa clears a long ball meant for Effiong and gets fouled by the striker. He is fine, but it shows this game isn't going to be easy.
6' Dani tries to find Suhail on the right wing, but Alberto gets to the ball first with his long legs propelling him forward.
5' Robson flicks the ball from the midfield for Jamie who makes a similar run on the right wing. Keeper rushes out and collects it in time.
4' Liston takes the first corner. Ball gets headed out for a throw.
3' Jamie with an amazing run down the left wing, and Robson finds him from far. Bijoy tracks back with a timely sliding tackle to block the final shot. Real chance for Bagan!
2' Mohun Bagan has the possession and presses high to get the ball back from the opponent.
0' KICKOFF The Match is on!
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The players are on the field. The fans are cheering from the stands. Let's stand in full support for Mohun Bagan!
<b>Match Update :</b> Allegedly, only 17,000 tickets have been released to the Public due to constraints in availability of Police Security on Matchday. The seats of those tickets seem to be filled as the 12th Match readies to back the team for their 5th Win of the League.
The players have gone back to the dressing room. 10 minutes to go for kickoff!
<i>Chances. Chances. Chances. We create so many, yet we score so few.</i> That's not all true as Mohun Bagan did defeat MDSC and Odisha FC with a final 5-1 scoreline in two consecutive matches. After that, things kind of slowed down. Back at home, facing a team who we've defeated in every previous fixture in ISL, this is high time we found our winning touch. And by we, I am especially talking about the highest scorer for Mohun Bagan this season, <b> Macca </b>.
MBFT's Prediction for Expected Lineup for Mohun Bagan was 11 for 11. Deepak Tangri has big shoes to fill today. Still skeptical of Liston and Robson playing together with no proper Central Attacking Midfielder. In the previous match vs JFC, they kept switching on the wing and played together which was beautiful to see, but the overlapping roles often restrict individual creativity. While Liston did score a world-class curler, Robson took just 2 shots, both of which were blocked early.
<b>Substitutes Available for Punjab FC : </b>Muheet (GK) , Ninthoi , Vinit , Kipgen , Shami , Pablo , Leon , Rakesh , Ranjeet.
<b>Substitutes Available for Mohun Bagan :</b> Zahid Bukhari (GK) , Jason Cummings, Abhishek Suryavanshi , Amey Ranawade , Dimitrios Petratos , Dippendu Biswas , Mehtab Singh , Kiyan Nassiri , Sahal Abdul Samad.
<b>TEAM UPDATE :</b> 1 change to the Starting XI for Mohun Bagan. Deepak Tangri replaces Apuia, who currently has an injury and isn't fit to play, as confirmed by Coach Lobera in the pre-match press conference. 2 changes to the Starting XI for Punjab FC. Pramveer replaces Suresh Meitei as Centre Back and Suhail replaces Kipgen as Right Winger.
<b>MATCH UPDATE :</b> Players are on the field, warming up for the big game!
<b>Punjab FC (4-2-3-1) :</b> Arshdeep Singh (GK) , Khaiminthan Lhungdim - Bijoy Varghese - Pramveer Singh - Mohammed Uvais , Samir Zeljkovic - Ricky Shabong , Muhammad Suhail - Dani Ramirez (C) - Effiong Nsungusi , Bede Osuji. <b>Coach :</b> Panagiotis Dilmperis.
<b>Mohun Bagan SG (4-2-3-1) : </b> Vishal Kaith (GK) , Tekcham Abhishek Singh - Tom Aldred - Alberto Rodriguez - Subhasish Bose (C) , Deepak Tangri - Anirudh Thapa , Manvir Singh - Robson Robinho - Liston Colaco , Jamie Maclaren. <b>Coach :</b> Sergio Lobera.
<b>LINEUPS ARE OUT!</b>
<b>#On_This_Day</b> Last Year, Mohun Bagan lifted the ISL Cup and did the ISL Double for the first time after defeating Bengaluru FC 2-1 in the ISL Cup Final. BFC's goal came in the 1st Half from Ryan Williams' cross being deflected into the net by Alberto. MBSG equalised in the 2nd Half where Cummings scored from a penalty after Chinglesana Singh blocked Maclaren's shot in the box with his hand. The Match went to Extra Time, where the Fox-in-the-Box struck again. Greg Stewart sent in a pass into the box which Chinglesana pushed away, but Maclaren pounced on time and thumped it through the legs of Sandhu. <b>That, there, is the difference!</b> <i>Lovely Memories!</i>
<b>Punjab FC in ISL 2025/26 : </b> 0-1 {L} vs JFC (A), 2-0 {W} vs BFC (A), 1-1 {D} vs NEUFC (H), 1-1 {D} vs FCG (H), 3-1 {W} vs KBFC (A), 2-1 {W} vs MDSC (H). <i>[A means Away, H means Home, {W} means Win, {D} means Draw, {L} means Loss]</i>
<b>Mohun Bagan in ISL 2025/26 : </b> 2-0 {W} vs KBFC (H), 2-0 {W} vs CFC (H), 5-1 {W} vs MDSC (H), 5-1 {W} vs OFC (H), 0-0 {D}vs BFC (A) , 0-1 {L} vs MCFC (H) , 1-1 {D} vs JFC (A). <i>[A means Away, H means Home, {W} means Win, {D} means Draw, {L} means Loss]</i>
<b>Current Table Standings of Punjab FC :</b> The Shers have <b>11 points from 6 Matches with +4 GD</b>. <i>If they win today</i>, +3 points will place them in 5th from current 7th place, with one match less placed than the neighbours on the Table.
<b>Current Table Standings of Mohun Bagan :</b> The Mariners have amassed <b>14 points from 7 Matches with +11 GD </b> which puts them in the 4th position, behind East Bengal FC who have +14 GD, JFC who have 15 points from 8 Matches and Mumbai City FC who have 18 points from 8 Matches.<i> A win for Mohun Bagan today </i>will rise in ranks all the way to 2nd position, with 1 point shy of the Table Toppers!
Big Match today for Mohun Bagan! Back at home, where it feels good. The fans are waiting eagerly to paint VYBK Green-and-Maroon tonight! <i>Just 2 and a Half Hours to go! HYPE!</i>
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<b>Last 5 Matches Mohun Bagan faced Punjab FC :</b> <b>1. 05.02.2025 :</b> MB 3-0 PFC [ISL 2024-25]; (Jamie Maclaren x2, Greg Stewart) , <b>2. 26.12.2024 :</b> MB 3-1 PFC [ISL 2024-25]; (Alberto Rodriguez x2, Jamie Maclaren) , <b> 3. 23.08.2024 :</b> MB 3(6)-3(5) [Durand Cup 2024 QF]; (Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Manvir Singh, Jason Cummings) , <b>4. 06.04.2024 :</b> MB 1-0 PFC [2023-24 ISL]; (Dimi Petratos) ,<b> 5. 23.09.2023 :</b> MB 3-1 PFC [2023-24 ISL]; (Jason Cummings, Dimi Petratos, Manvir Singh). <b><i>Total : Mohun Bagan - 5 Wins, 0 Draws, 0 Losses. </i></b>
<b>Manager-wise H2H Statistics against Punjab FC : </b> <b>1.</b> Juan Ferrando: 2P - 2W - 0D - 0L - 5GF - 1GA , <b> 2.</b> Manuel Cascallana: 1P - 1W - 0D - 0L - 1GF - 0GA , <b>3.</b> Jose Francisco Molina: 3P - 3W - 0D - 0L - 9GF - 4GA ,<b> 4.</b> Sergio Lobera : <b> FIRST MATCH TODAY!</b>
<b>Manager-wise H2H Statistics against Minerva Punjab : </b> <b>1.</b> Sanjay Sen: 3P - 2W - 1D - 0L - 6GF - 1GA , <b>2.</b> Shankarlal Chakraborty: 2P - 1W - 0D - 1L - 2GF - 2GA ,<b> 3.</b> Khalid Jamil: 1P - 1W - 0D - 0L - 2GF - 0GA ,<b> 4.</b> Kibu Vicuna: 2P - 1W - 1D - 0L - 2GF - 1GA.
<b>Goalscorers against Punjab FC :</b> Jamie Maclaren*: 3 , Alberto Rodriguez*: 2 , Dimitrios Petratos*: 2 , Jason Cummings*: 2 , Manvir Singh* : 2 , Suhail Ahmad Bhat*: 1 , Greg Stewart: 1 , Hugo Boumous : 1. <i>(* denotes Player in Current Mohun Bagan Squad)</i>
<b>Goalscorers against Minerva Punjab :</b> Darryl Duffy: 2 , Jeje Lalpekhlua: 2 , Sony Norde: 2 , Dipanda Dicka: 1 , Eze Kingsley: 1 , Henry Kisseka: 1 , Omar Elhussiney: 1 , Papa Babacar Diawara: 1 , Subha Ghosh : 1.
<b>H2H Stats: Mohun Bagan against Punjab FC in ISL:</b> <b> 1.</b> 2-0 (2023 Durand Cup); [Melwin (OG), Hugo Boumous] , <b>2.</b> 3-1 (2023-24); [Jason Cummings, Dimi Petratos, Manvir Singh] , <b>3.</b> 1-0 (2023-24); [Dimi Petratos] , <b>4.</b> 3(6)-3(5) (2024 Durand Cup); [Suhail Ahmad Bhat, Manvir Singh, Jason Cummings] , <b>5.</b> 3-1 (2024-25); [Alberto Rodriguez x2, Jamie Maclaren] , 6. 3-0 (2024-25); [Jamie Maclaren x2, Greg Stewart]. <b>Total : In 6 matches played, Mohun Bagan has <i>won all 6 with 15 GF and 5 GA.</i>.</b>
<b>H2H Stats: Mohun Bagan against Minerva Punjab in I-League:</b> <b>1.</b> 4-0 (2016-17); [Darryl Duffy x2, Jeje x2], <b>2.</b> 1-0 (2016-17) [Sony Norde],<b> 3.</b> 1-1 (2017-18); [Sony Norde],<b> 4.</b> 1-2 (2017-18); [Eze Kingsley], <b>5.</b> 1-0 (2018-19) [Henry Kisseka], <b>6.</b> 2-0 (2018-19) [Omar Elhussiney, Dipanda Dicka],<b> 7.</b> 1-1(2019-20) [Subha Ghosh], <b>8.</b> 1-0 (2019-20) [Papa Babacar Diawara]. <b>Total : In 8 matches played, Mohun Bagan has <i>5 Wins, 2 Draws and 1 Loss with 12 GF and 4 GA</i>.</b>
<b>Know Our Opponent: </b> Minerva Punjab senior team was acquired by RoundGlass Sports in 2020 and rebranded as currently-known Punjab FC in 2023 after they won I-League 2022-23 and was subsequently promoted to ISL.
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