Mumbai City FC scripted historical past on Monday evening once they beat Iraqi Air Force Club 2-1 in a Group B tie on the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With the win, Mumbai City FC turned the first-ever Indian Club to win an Asian Champions League match. Rahul Bheke, a neighborhood Mumbai lad, sweetened the evening by scoring the winner.
The three-time AFC Cup champions’ Hammadi Ahmed scored first within the 59th minute earlier than Diego Mauricio (70′ pen) transformed from the spot and Rahul Bheke’s header within the seventy fifth minute did the job.
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Additional six minutes have been added, however the Indian membership held their nerve and went on to drag off a historic win. The Des Buckingham’s facet will subsequent tackle Al-Jazira on Thursday, whereas Air Force Club face Al-Shabab on the identical day.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
