Halen nongtdu

Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex: A busy month kicks off for Mumbai City as the hosts gear up for the final game of Group D of the 2023-24 AFC Champions League when they take on Uzbek side PFC Navbahor Namangan at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Monday.

Mumbai City had travelled to Iran in challenging conditions with an all-Indian squad to take on Nassaji Mazandaran in the penultimate group stage game.

An early blinder from Mohammed Reza Azadi and an unfortunate own goal from young Halen Nongtdu set the Islanders back early on. The hosts went down to 10 men in the second half as Mumbai City kept piling on the pressure but could not break down the Iranian’s resolute defence.