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The Islanders will be looking to bounce back after a 12-game unbeaten run came to an abrupt halt. Sergio Lobera’s Mumbai City FC will square off against Kerala Blasters on Wednesday, February 3 at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim.
Mumbai City FC were stunned after conceding twice in opening 10 minutes against a NorthEast United FC side who came off the back of twin 2-1 wins over Jamshedpur FC and ATK Mohun Bagan. The Islanders, unfazed by the early setback piled on attack after attack until the very end and scored the only consolation of the night late in the game through Adam Le Fondre, going down 2-1 to Khalid Jamil’s revitalised Highlanders’ unit.
Kerala Blasters have had a mixed bag of a campaign so far but still remain very much in contention for a semifinal spot with six games to go in the league stage. Kibu Vicuña’s side has seen a sharp improvement in their performance over the last few fixtures and showed great value for it when the Kerala Blasters took a 2-0 lead over ATK Mohun Bagan in their previous fixture. But the Blasters fell to a strengthened Mariners contingent, squandering their lead to fall to a 2-3 defeat.
With sights firmly set on getting back to winning ways for Mumbai City, Sergio Lobera is confident of his players showing their character and ambition on the pitch and bouncing back against a strong Kerala Blasters’ side.
Rowllin Borges is back from suspension but Ahmed Jahouh misses out after collecting his fourth caution.
Mumbai City FC head coach Sergio Lobera said, “They (Kerala Blasters) have improved a lot since the start of the season. The first half of their last game is the perfect example. It’s going to be a difficult game against a good team who play good football and have good players.”
Mumbai City FC striker Adam Le Fondre said, “We’re not worried. The only way to respond now is to move forward to the next game and get the result to rectify the last one.”
The game will kick off at 7.30pm IST and will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar and Jio TV for all viewers in India.
