MUMBAI CITY VS KERALA BLASTERS | THE CLACH OF TITANS IN THE SUPER CUP 2025 | A WAR FOR GLORY

By Sarita Rinku Nov 7, 2025 0

MUMBAI CITY VS KERALA BLASTERS

After Rajasthan and ACC Delhi ended in a 2-2 stalemate, the situation became simple – Mumbai City needed nothing more than a win to secure a place in the Super Cup 25-26 semi-finals. A tie would have favoured the opposition, while Mumbai started the match with more energy. Ortiz, who was their most impressive performer, scored the opening goal after just four minutes.

And then Luna made a wonderful pass to the new arrival Thiago Alves, who tried to reach it past the keeper, but the ball bounced unusually and he couldn’t control the end. | Both teams struggled to create clear chances – it was a close, tense affair. Later, with three goals in the Super Cup, Oita went for his fourth but was denied by the goalkeeper’s safe hands.

There were many such moments for both Kerala Blasters FC and Mumbai City. Then Niago Alves hit it into the blue shirt crowd. But there was little room for any of the bigger players to do anything. When Vikram Pratab got into position, Siwan pulled him up and Harish Kundu sent him off without thinking twice, scoring a second yellow

Kerala Blasters FC and Mumbai BLASTERS It was the right decision and SEP had nothing to complain about. Now the Blasters were down to 10 players and David Katala had a job on his hands. Defend it and keep it clean or else be all out in the second half. Chante showed Mumbai’s intent. They had to find a goal and he tested Noah Fernandes before Juan Rodriguez saved a header from midfielder Chen to his right but all but striker Noah Thiago Alves was off the pitch when the Blasters started to get nervous.

Ian almost put a plate on for Otis and there was an urgency. Mumbai City felt that with not much time left, they just had to test the Blasters and they would make up their minds. Ortiz’s third attempt from outside the box was saved before it could happen. Jorge Pereira Diaz, who is harassing all his former clubs, tipped it inside the box and a combination of miscommunication between Freddy and Sahih dashed Blasters’ hopes.