Image not recovered*Final Score:*
Mumbai FC 2-1 Army XI
Goals: Nicolas Rodriguez (17′), Malswamkima(65′) – Laxman Murmu (79′)
Venue: EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode
**Substitutions:
**55′ – Rockey Kam OFF; Kunal Sarkar ON (Army XI)
58′ – Lalwmpuia OFF; Dhanachandra Singh ON (Mumbai FC)
74′ – Haroon Fakkrudin Amiri OFF; Kingsley Chioma ON (Mumbai FC)
75′ – C Vanlalhruaia OFF; Laxman Murmu ON (Army XI)
90′ – Salil Usman OFF; Kuttymani S ON (Mumbai FC)
**Bookings:
**45′ – Ebi Sukore Throphilus (Mumbai FC)
Live Commentary:
Mumbai FC’s Sanjibam Ghosh wins the match of the match award for his solid display infront of the goal.
Referee blows for full time. It’s finished 2-1 here at the EMS Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode.
90′ – Salil Usman OFF; Kuttymani S ON (Mumbai FC)
88′ – Mumbai FC looking dangerous on the break. Sukore finds Gbeneme Friday on the right side who flicks it on for Malswamkima who shoots, but hits the crossbar.
Army XI putting attacking pressure in the dying moments.
84′ – Herojith Singh goes down with injury. Delay in match.
79′ – GOAL. Army XI reduces deficit. A 30 yard stunner by substitute Laxman Murmu. Goal keeper with no chance.
76′ – Army XI’s Manoj Toppo has an open net to score, but his header is directed straight at the out of position goal keeper.
75′ – C Vanlalhruaia OFF; Laxman Murmu ON (Army XI)
74′ – Substitution: Haroon Fakkrudin Amiri OFF; Kingsley Chioma ON (Mumbai FC)
72′ – C Vanlalruia of Army XI is stretchered off the ground after colliding with a Mumbai player.
67′ – Immediate response from Army XI as Herojit Singh’s shot is well saved by Sanjibam Ghosh.
65′ – GOAL: Mumbai doubles the lead. It’s Malswamkima ho heads the ball in from Harun’s cross in the 65th minute. A well deserved goal for him. Mumbai FC 2-0 Army XI
63′ – Afghanistan international Haroon Fakurudin Amiri crosses in for Friday whose shot from close range lies inches wide. Mumbai must have doubled their lead there.
58′ – Lalwmpuia OFF; Dhanachandra Singh ON (Mumbai FC)
55′ – Substitution:Rockey Kam OFF; Kunal Sarkar ON. (Army XI)
51′ – Army’s Monoj Toppo crosses in for Rockey Kam whose volley flies wide.
47′ – Mumbai FC begins second half on attacking knot. Two of their foreigners combine as Ebi Sukore crosses the ball in for Gbeneme Friday who shoots wide of goal.
We are back for the second half
It’s half time here at Kozhikode. Mumbai FC leads 1-0, but it was Army XI who dominated the match in the first period.
45′ – Yello Card: Ebi Sukoreyellow carded for foul on Herojith Singh.
40′ – Army’s Monoj Toppo is through on goal and blasts a shot on goal, but Sanjib Ghosh again rescues the I-League side producing a terrific save.
34′ – Somnath’s shot is saved by MFC’s keeper at his near post.
27′ – Free kick in a promising area for Army XI. C Vanlalhruaia takes it but wastes it.
24′ – Somanth Das almost curls the corner into the goal, but Mumbai keeper turns it over the goal for another goal!
23′ – Dareen Caldiera almost scores an own goal as his header to the keeper beats the keeper, but rolls out for a corner.
17′ – GOAL: Nicolas Rodriguez steps up to take the free kick and he plants the free kick at the back of the net, beating the diving Army keeper Kanta Singh. Mumbai FC lead in the 17th minute.
15′ – Fakurudin Amiri brought down by Rocky Kam 20 yards out. Referee awards free kick
8′ – Abhishek Yadav, playing as a central defender tonight comes forward and heads the ball into the net, but referee rules it out for offside.
6′ – First real action of the match. Mumbai’s Haroon Fakruddin Amiri crosses the ball in, but Army men clears it only to the legs of Ebi Sukore who has a go on goal. But his shot flies wide.
1′ – The match kicks off.
Mumbai FC are lining up with a strong team today. Indian international Abhishek Yadav, Lalwampuia and Friday all start for the Mumbai side.
Team Lists:
Mumbai FC:*
Starting Eleven:* Sanjim Ghosh (Goalkeeper), Darren Caldiera, Nicholas Rodriguez, Ebi Sukore Theophilus, Salil Usman, Haroon Fakruddin Amiri, Peter Sidiqui, C Malswam Kima, PC Lalwampuia, Anhishek Yadav (Captain), Gbeneme Friday*
Substitutes:* Kingsley Chioma, L Dhanchandra Singh, Faizal Rehman, Manuel D’souza, John Coutinho, Kuttymani Sampath, Shahnawaz Bahsirwahi
Head Coach: Khalid Jamil
Team Manager: Henry Picardo
Physio: Sujit Manna
Army XI:
Starting Eleven: C Kanta Singh (Goalkeeper, Captain), Pawan Kumar Tyagi, Kiran K Varghese, Rojen Meetei, Somnath Das, T Suraj Singh, Lal Vulluaia, C Vanlalhruaia, Rockey Kam, Herojit Singh, Monoj Toppo
Substitutes: KK Zaman, Kunal Sarkar, Ginsuarlal, Laxman Murmu, Sujith, Saleel NP, Hareesh K
Head Coach: Siddharta Chattopadhyay
Team Manager: TD Preman
Physio: Soumen Manna
Referee: Denny Jacob
Assistant Referees: MKM Basheer, AR Sasi Kumar
Fourth Official: Ratheesh Kumar
Match Commissioner: Sethumadhavan C
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Saturday 10 March 2012. The database copy of this article was lost; it was recovered in 2026 from the Internet Archive's saved copy of the live page.