Mumbai's only threat in the second half was a long range effort from Selim Benachour which hardly troubled Laxmikant Kattimani in goal.ĭudu was hauled off but Haokip made sure the scoreline went from thumping to embarrassing for Mumbai as he benefited from another rebound. It was 3-0 just like that and the floodgates had opened.ĭudu was in the right place at the right time when Lucio glanced a Joffre freekick towards Subrata, calmly slotting the ball for 4-0 before sticking a foot out three minutes later to find Moura's low cross, which the Brazilian sent in after teasing three Mumbai defenders on the byline.Īt 5-0 there was no way back for Mumbai and Zico's side were playing for fun. Just seven minutes after half-time, Jonatan Lucca's audacious outside of the boot lob found Joffre Mateu and the Spaniard flicked it over Mumbai's defence with an equally audacious chip to find Haokip - who made no mistake in finding the net. With Goa 2-0 up at the break, Mumbai committed men forward and left spaces open at the back - and Haokip and Dudu punished their miserable defending. It was third time lucky for one of I-League's top players last year, as he had two rebounds early in the game which he flashed over.īut it was Dudu who stole the limelight with a hat-trick, the opener of which was a fine turn and shot into the near post from a Leo Moura pass. The ball eventually trickled towards the net and Haokip helped it past the line. Subrata Paul had rushed out to snatch the ball from the Nigerian's feet but Mumbai right-back Ashutosh Mehta had also committed to a slide tackle.
Thongkoisep Haokip of FC Goa celebrates his goal agianst Mumbai City FC.