Jason Cumming’s late winner helped Mohun Bagan super Giant clinch a comeback 3-2 win over NorthEast United 3-2 at the Vivekanda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the Indian Super League match.
The Kolkata giants have now scored in 12 consecutive ISL games, whereas the highlanders have failed failed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in their last three matches.
The visitors wasted no time troubling the Mohun Bagan SG defence with their exceptional pace and intensity. The match’s first chance fell to Alaeddine Ajaraei, who struck the post from a telling cross by Jithin MS on the left. The Mariner’ backline had no answer to Jithin’s pace and trickery, allowing him to lose his marker easily.
However, the Highlanders were soon rewarded when Ajaraei corrected his earlier mistake by finding Mohammed Ali Bemammer with a well-weighted cross. The Moroccan duo combined, and Bemammer hammered a thumping shot past Vishal Kaith to the hand the visitors an early lead in the fourth minute.