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Mumbai FC beat Bharat FC to finish sixth in I-League
Mumbai: Debutants Bharat FC ended the I-League football competition at the 11th place as they lost 1-2 against Mumbai FC at the Cooperage Stadium here on Saturday.
Ashutosh Mehta (10th minute) and Taisuke Matsugae (90+2) scored for Mumbai, who finished the league at the sixth spot with 24 points, while Omar Jarun scored for Bharat FC in the 70th minute.
The home team looked the better outfit from the start and took the lead in the 10th minute from a corner kick. Veteran Climax Lawrence’s delivery was met with a towering header from Ashutosh which was buried past a hapless Shahinlal Meloy in goal.
Mumbai continued to exert pressure on the rivals and could have added to the lead had they not wasted some gilt-edged chances. Brazilian striker Josimar Da Silva, Taisuke and Chika Wali failed to capitalise on some clear openings and they went into the break with just a solitary goal to show for their dominance.
The visitors were a transformed lot after the change of ends and worked to break through the rival defence. They managed to find the net when Palestine striker Omar chased a long ball and beat the onrushing goalkeeper Kunal Sawant as he deftly lobbed towards an open goal. Abhishek Yadav playing in a defensive role made a valiant effort to head the ball to safety but failed in the 70th minute.
Bharat FC continued to search for another goal and went all out pushing more men up in attack.
However, that ploy seemed to have backfired as they were caught off guard when from a swift counter Mohammed Rafi hurtled down the right channel and sent in a swerving centre across the rival citadel.
Taisuke who stayed in sync with his teammate darted in and came up with a clinical finish, diving low to head the ball past defender Gourmangi Singh and goalkeeper Shahinlal Meloy to trigger celebrations in the Mumbai camp.
After the loss, Bharat FC remained at the 11th spot with 18 points. But they will not be relegated as part of the league’s clause that says any debutant side can’t be dropped to the second tier in their first three seasons.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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