ISL: Dominant Jamshedpur FC beat Mohammedan Sporting 3-1 - Talking points

Jamshedpur FC returned to winning ways in a dominant 3-1 performance over Mohammedan Sporting Club at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season tonight.

Here are key talking points:

RFYC gradute Sanan opens the scoring

Reliance Foundation Young Champs graduate Mohammed Sanan handed Jamshedpur FC the lead. 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 top-right corner of the net beating Bhaskar Roy in goal and handing Jamshedpur FC the lead.

The young winger was relentless all evening with his runs down the left flank. Apart from scoring the goal, he created two chances. Sanan did help out the backline with a solitary clearance and three tackles. He completed 11 of his 15 attempted passes.

Javier Siverio doubles lead

It was one of the slow burners where 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 target.

Siverio was also at the end of a few chances in the first half where he asked a few questions to 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 defence.

The Red Miners needed that goal to boost their morale as they had an excellent spell of sustained pressure. Following a corner, Bhaskar gathered a header but on the follow-through, he spilt the ball and Siverio, like a real opportunist, slotted it home to double the lead for the hosts in the 61st minute.

Mohammedan miss Mirjalol, Gomez

The 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 ease.

Mohammedan SC had a few chances but nothing close to their counterparts. The hosts kept the likes of Ogier and Adjei on their toes and the persistent attacks bore fruit courtesy of an error from Bhaskar in goal.

Going 0-2 down marked a tough moment in the game for the players and Chernyshov, especially after starting the second half positively.

Stephen Eze extends the lead

Right 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 safety. However, the visitors weren’t lucky the second time as Stephen Eze made it 3-0 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 effort.

Irshad pulls one back for Mohammedan

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 game.