ISL: Hume's super strike helps Kerala blast Mumbai 1-0

Kerala Blasters Iain Hume (second from left) celebrates scoring against Mumbai City FC in Andheri yesterday. pic/SPORTZPICS

Canadian striker Iain Hume became the hero of Kerala Blasters for the second game running as his lone first-half goal helped the visitors get the better of Mumbai City FC 1-0 in a rousing Indian Super League match at the Mumbai Sports Arena yesterday. Hume took advantage of a quickly taken free-kick by teammate Courage Pekuson of Ghana and sprinted forward to the bewilderment of the entire home side players before coolly slotting the ball past Mumbai custodian Amrinder Singh in the 23rd minute.

Much as Mumbai protested as even the referee had not taken his position when the free-kick was taken by Pekuson from well outside the Mumbai penalty area, the goal was allowed to stand and eventually was the match-winner. The victory enabled Kerala to draw level on points (14 each from ten games) with Mumbai who remained in fifth spot by virtue of a superior goal difference.

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