ISL: Dominant Jamshedpur FC storm to 3-1 win over Mohammedan SC

Mohammed Sanan Javier Siverio and Stephen Eze scored a goal each as Jamshedpur FC returned to winning ways in a dominant 31 performance against Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Indian Super League ISL 202425 season at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on MondayReliance Foundation Young Champs graduate Mohammed Sanan handed Jamshedpur FC the lead before Javier Siverio and Stephen Eze stepped up and joined the party Later Mohammed Irshad scored a lone consolation for the visitors as the Khalid Jamilcoached team held their lines brilliantlyThe going was slow as both teams took their time to settle down before throwing attacks at each other The game gradually opened up for the hosts when Imran Khan delivered a beautiful dink ball to Javier Siverio from a fast break The Spaniard controlled the ball well but his subsequent effort lacked quality as he failed to hit the targetSiverio was also at the end of a few chances in the first half where he troubled the Mohammedan SC defenders with his aerial ability Later the visitors saw Gaurav Bora limp off the pitch due to an injury and Joseph Adjei recovering from an injury himself took his place at the heart of the defenceThe biggest problem for Andrey Chernyshov and the Mohammedan SC was the absence of Mirjalol Kasimov and Alexis Gomez in midfield Hence there was a lack of creativity in the middle and the likes of Rei Tachikawa and Javi Hernandez were bypassing it with easeJamshedpur FC had the best chance to break the deadlock at the end of the first half when Eze failed to make the right connection after Siverio headed it down for him from a corner Moments later Carlos France made a darting run on the left flank before squaring it to Makan Chothe in the box The youngster pulled the trigger but Muhammad Uvais was alert to the danger and his touch made it easy for Albino Gomes to gather it safelyThe start of the second period had a lot more intensity with both teams willing to take risks by pushing bodies forward Mohammedan SC looked like a real threat from the right flank with players like Franca and Remsanga making those runs and stretching the Jamshedpur FC defence However the visitors continued their struggle with the final ballEventually against the run of play Jamshedpur FC broke the deadlock in the 53rd minute from a fast break Siverio won a header in midfield by leaping over Florent Ogier He then played it to Tachikawa who unleashed Sanan on the left flank The youngster lost his marker with a perfect drop of his shoulder and then drilled the ball straight into the topright corner of the net beating Bhaskar Roy in goal and handing Jamshedpur FC the leadThe hosts needed that goal to boost their morale as they had an excellent spell of sustained pressure Mohammedan SC in between had a few chances but nothing close to their counterparts Jamshedpur kept the likes of Ogier and Adjei on their toes and the persistent attacks bore fruit courtesy of an error from Bhaskar in goal Following a corner Bhaskar gathered a header but on the followthrough he spilt the ball and Siverio like a real opportunist slotted it home to double the lead for the hosts in the 61st minuteRight after the drinks break Doungel had the best chance to kill the game with a third goal Tachikawa and Siverio combined before the former unleashed Doungel on the right flank But Bhaskar Roy showed good awareness to come off his lines and parried it to safetyHowever the visitors werenrsquot lucky the second time as Stephen Eze made it 30 in the 79th minute following a pinball situation in the Mohammedan SC penalty area following a corner The Nigerian was at the right spot as he nestled the ball into the net with a vicious effortIn the 82nd minute Jordan Murray came off the bench to register a brief appearance after returning from injury In the meantime Mohammedan SC pulled a goal back through Mohammed Irshad in the 88th minute The midfielder leapt the highest from a Zodingliana Ralte freekick and headed it past Albino to bring the visitors back into the gameJust when it was felt that there had been enough goalscoring for the night Pratik Chaudhuri conceded a penalty by bringing down Cesar Manzoki in the box Franca stepped up to take the spotkick but Albino stood his ground and denied the Brazilian with aplomb registering his sixth penalty save in ISL history as Jamshedpur FC bagged their fifth win of the seasonMohammedan SC will next travel to Delhi to face Punjab FC on December 6 whereas Jamshedpur FC will take the field against the Punjab FC on December 13 at homeThis 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 whatsoever