ISL: Apuia's late stunner helps Mohun Bagan Super Giant rally past Jamshedpur FC

Mohun Bagan Super Giant MBSG qualified for their third consecutive final of the Indian Super League ISL 202425 on Monday after a 32 aggregate win against Jamshedpur FC in the semifinal tieAfter losing the opening leg by 21 last week MBSG scored a 20 victory over the Men of Steel in the second game of the fixture at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium tonight and are now set to square off against Bengaluru FC in the summit clashDisplaying positive intent from the beginning Liston Colaco stretched the Jamshedpur FC defence on the right flank before hurling in a powerful cross inside the 18yard box in the 16th minute The ball was cleared out but Jason Cummings pounced upon the same at the edge of the penalty area and unleashed an effort that landed high above the targetAlso ReadLSG vs KKR IPL 2025 Nicholas Poorans unbeaten 87run knock helps Lucknow post 238 runsColaco and Cummings joined hands again after the halfhour mark with the former distributing the ball to the centre from right The striker played the ball to the left flank and a quick string of passes saw Asish Rai make a headed delivery precisely in Cummingsrsquo path The forward could not sort his feet in time though eventually making a feeble effort that was saved in the middle of the goal by Albino GomesCummings who was a lively presence in the final third throughout the match finally found his moment of reckoning in the 51st minute courtesy of converting a spotkick with impeccable ease Pronay Halders handball handed MBSG an opportunity to find the breakthrough and Cummins used his left foot to drill the ball into the bottom right corner without breaking a sweat thus bringing the aggregate level to 22 at this pointColacorsquos corner in the 79th minute was meant to find Alberto Rodriguez inside the box but a diligently organised Jamshedpur FC backline ensured that the ball did not reach the defender Instead Cummings latched upon the loose delivery on the right side of the box but got into an imbalanced position fronting a crowded opposition He tried his luck at dispatching the ball into the top left corner but the ball veered away from the crossbarEventually it required the star Indian midfield duo of Anirudh Thapa and Lalengmawia Ralte to interlink and find the goal that sent MBSG into the summit clash Thaparsquos pass deep into the added time of the second half met the latter outside the box and instead of furthering any buildup play the former Mumbai City FC star backed his instincts to go for an ambitious shot from distance that rattled the top right corner of the net gaining the home side an opportunity at winning the ISL Cup on SaturdayThe midfielder completed 66 out of his 69 attempted passes making one clearance and cross each two tackles producing three goalscoring chances and netted the decisive strike of the fixture tooMohun Bagan Super Giant will play the final of ISL 202425 against Bengaluru FC on April 12 whereas Jamshedpur FCrsquos run this season wraps up with this defeatThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params