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Mumbai City FC: Mumbai City FC extended their winning run in the Kalinga Super Cup to two matches in a row when they edged past Punjab FC 3-2 in their Group C encounter at the Kalinga Stadium on Tuesday.

Leading 2-1 till the 87th minute, Mumbai City found their lead being cancelled by a Punjab equaliser in the 87th minute. Mumbai, however, came back strongly to pump in another goal well into the added time to pick up a dramatic victory.

Ayush Chhikara played a pivotal role by scoring twice in the 37th and 56th minutes and it was followed by the late goal from Seilenthang Lotjem in the 90+3 minute to pave the way for a Mumbai win. Punjab FC’s both goals came from Luka Majcen in the 28th and 87th minutes.