2021 Indian Super League final

2021 Indian Super League Final
Event2020–21 Indian Super League season
Mumbai City ATK Mohun Bagan
India India
2 1
Date13 March 2021
VenueFatorda Stadium, Margao, Goa
Man of the MatchBipin Singh[1]
Attendance0
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The 2021 Indian Super League Final was the final match of the 2020–21 Indian Super League season, the seventh season of the Indian Super League. It was played on 13 March 2021 at the Fatorda Stadium, Goa, between Mumbai City and ATK Mohun Bagan, who finished first and second in the league table during the regular season respectively.[2]

Owing to COVID-19 pandemic in India the final was played behind closed doors as well as the every match of the regular season and play-offs.

Background

Mumbai City entered the final as the premiers of the regular season, having edged out Mohun Bagan on head-to-head record with a 2–0 win on the final matchday after the teams finished level on points.[2] It was Mumbai City's first final, having previously lost in the semi-finals in the 2016 and 2018–19 seasons.[3] Mumbai City defeated FC Goa in the semi-finals in a penalty-shootout after the two finished 2–2 over aggregate.[3]

Mohun Bagan also competed in the final for the first time, they reached the final, having seen off third-place NorthEast United, by an aggregate score of 3–2 in their semi-final clash.[4]

Match

Mumbai City2–1Mohun Bagan
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tejas Nagavenkar
Mumbai City
Mohun Bagan
GK 1 India Amrinder Singh
RB 4 India Amey Ranawade downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 25 Senegal Mourtada Fall
CB 6 Spain Hernán Santana Yellow card 20'
LB 23 India Vignesh Dakshinamurthy Yellow card 60'
DM 5 Morocco Ahmed Jahouh
MF 11 India Raynier Fernandes
MF 7 France Hugo Boumous downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 29 India Bipin Singh Yellow card 90+1'
FW 9 England Adam Le Fondre downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes:
GK 34 India Phurba Lachenpa
DF 2 India Mohammad Rakip upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 India Tondonba Singh
FW 10 Nigeria Bartholomew Ogbeche upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 15 India Mehtab Singh
ST 19 India Pranjal Bhumij
MF 20 India Jackichand Singh
MF 21 Japan Cy Goddard upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 22 India Vikram Pratap Singh
Manager:
Spain Sergio Lobera
GK 29 Arindam Bhattacharya
CB 5 India Sandesh Jhingan
CB 44 Spain Tiri Yellow card 85'
CB 20 India Pritam Kotal Yellow card 55'
LB India Subhasish Bose
Spain Javi Hernández downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Republic of Ireland Carl McHugh Yellow card 49'
India Lenny Rodrigues downward-facing red arrow 85'
India Manvir Singh
Australia David Williams downward-facing red arrow 23'
Fiji Roy Krishna
Substitutes:
India Sumit Rathi
India Komal Thatal
India Avilash Paul
India Jayesh Rane upward-facing green arrow 85'
India Pronay Halder
India Salam Ranjan Singh
India Michael Regin
India Prabir Das
Brazil Marcelinho upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Spain Antonio López

Man of the Match:
India Bipin Singh (Mumbai City)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.

References

  1. ^ "Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan FC". Indian Super League. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Mumbai City beat Mohun Bagan 2-0, book AFC Champions League". Times of India. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ISL 2021 Semi-final, Mumbai City vs FC Goa: Islanders reach final for first time after shootout win". First Post. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Antonio Habas: Mohun Bagan were superior and better than NorthEast United". Goal. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.