BAMBOLIM, Feb 17: Jamshedpur FC frittered a two-goal advantage but came back just in time to grab a late winner and move to third in the points table with a nerve-racking 3-2 victory over Mumbai City FC in a rescheduled Indian Super League tie at the Athletic Stadium here on Thursday.
Greg Stewart opened the floodgates early on in the 9th minute to give Jamshedpur the lead with Ritwik Das (30”) doubling the margin.
In the second half, Rahul Bheke (57”) pulled one back for Mumbai before Igor Angulo missed a penalty but that didn’t matter as Diego Mauricio converted from the spot in the 86th minute to leave the game on a knife’s edge.
Stewart then converted a penalty in added time to seal the issue.
Jamshedpur got their reward after just nine minutes. A brilliant piece of teamwork saw Jitendra Singh pass the ball to Boris Singh just outside the box with the latter relaying it to Ritwik Das who back-flicked it to an unmarked Greg Stewart. The Scottish attacking midfielder slammed home from close.
At the half-hour mark, Jamshedpur double their lead, Ritwik tapping in the easiest of finishes.
In the second period, Bheke halved the margin by making the most of the ball coming at his feet.
Angulo was replaced by Diego Mauricio in the 89th minute and the Brazilian striker made an immediate impact, being fouled by Hartley inside the box. Mauricio stepped up and slotted the ball in to make it 2-2.
In the end though, the ball hit Vignesh Dakshinamurthy’s arm for the third penalty of the game. Stewart sent the keeper the wrong way to hand Jamshedpur the much-needed win. (UNI)
