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Mohun Bagan produced such a disjointed performance on Monday that head coach Panagiotis Dilmperis, popularly known as Panos, admitted that the team would like to forget the match and move on as quickly as possible.
Vishal’s golden hands and a bit of luck helped Mohun Bagan Super Giant pick up all three points in their first home match at the Yuva Bharati Stadium, despite playing some completely disjointed football. In a match they hardly deserved to win, Mohun Bagan edged past an energetic Chennaiyin FC thanks to a solitary goal from Manvir Singh.
India’s bid for another Asian Champions Trophy title has suffered an untimely setback even before the campaign gets underway, with experienced midfielder Manpreet Singh ruled out of the tournament after sustaining a calf injury in training.
Facing pacer Zak Gibson, Padikkal looked to flick a delivery drifting down the leg side. The ball clipped his thigh pad on the way to the wicketkeeper, yet the finger went up. With no DRS available to save him, a visibly livid Padikkal pointed to his pad before trudging back. His marathon 248-ball knock laced with 24 crisp boundaries and three sixes deserved a far better ending.