Thursday , March 28 2024

AFC Cup: Mohun Bagan suffer home loss to Maziya S&RC of the Maldives!

Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan’s AFC Cup campaign suffered a major jolt as they suffered a lone goal loss to Maziya Sports & Recreation Club of the Maldives at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on Wednesday evening.

The Mariners rested a number of their regulars for their I-League top of the table clash against Aizawl FC on Saturday.

The hosts had more of the ball and the better chances to start off, but Mohamed Umair scored the only goal of the game in the 34th minute with a long ranger to give his side all three points with a shot from just inside the penalty area before Maziya were forced to play out the final four minutes with 10 men following Milos Kovacevic’s late sending off.

With this win Maziya move into second place in Group E with six points from three games, three ahead of Mohun Bagan and three adrift of last year’s finalists Bengaluru FC, with only the group winners progressing to the next round of the AFC Cup this year.

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