Reported by Hindustan Times
A misplaced pass by Akash Mishra was collected, deep in his own half, by Juan Sebastian Pena. And then he set out on a lung-busting run forward, brushing aside shoulder barges, dodging tackles, and bypassing three Mumbai City defenders. Once in the box, with the ball on his right foot, he hammered a side-footed shot past the diving TP Rehenesh in goal.
In that one solo move in the 94th minute of play, SC Delhi had completed a miraculous turnaround on Sunday at the Mumbai Football Arena. At halftime, SC Delhi trailed 2-0. With Pena’s strike, they finished the match with a 3-2 win.
It was the Delhi team’s first win of the season. For Mumbai City though, the wait for their first three-points this term continues. The hosts on Sunday were hoping for a change in fortunes in their first home game of the season. The Mumbai club opened their campaign with a defeat against Churchill Brothers and then played out draws against Punjab FC and Kerala Blasters.
With the way they played in the first half against a lacklustre Delhi defence, it seemed that Mumbai would pick up the elusive win. Then they were undone by their own defensive errors in the second half, with the visitors scoring twice in stoppage time.
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