ISL weekend: late drama
This weekend’s Indian Super League fixtures featured several late‑deciding moments, including Mohun Bagan Super Giant’s stoppage‑time free‑kick that sealed a 3–2 win over Punjab FC. East Bengal beat Chennaiyin 3–1, Inter Kashi defeated Mohammedan Sporting 1–0, and Kerala Blasters came from behind to beat 10‑man Bengaluru 2–1, according to league and local reports. (sportstar.thehindu.com) (indiansuperleague.com) (tribuneindia.com)
Mohun Bagan Super Giant needed stoppage time on Sunday, April 12, to finish a 3-2 comeback over Punjab Football Club in Kolkata. (sportstar.thehindu.com) Punjab led twice before Mohun Bagan replied through Jamie Maclaren and Sahal Abdul Samad, and Jason Cummings settled it with a late free kick at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. (sportstar.thehindu.com) That result lifted Mohun Bagan to second place in the Indian Super League table, according to match reports published Sunday. Inter Kashi’s 1-0 win over Mohammedan Sporting Club later the same day moved Inter Kashi to eighth with 11 points from eight matches, while Mohammedan stayed bottom. (espn.com) (sportstar.thehindu.com) Saturday’s games also turned late. East Bengal beat Chennaiyin Football Club 3-1 in Chennai after Bipin Singh scored in the 83rd minute and Nandha Kumar in the sixth minute of stoppage time. (indiansuperleague.com) East Bengal’s win pushed it to third with 14 points from seven matches, while Chennaiyin remained 12th with five points. Edmund Lalrindika scored in the seventh minute for East Bengal, and Irfan Yadwad equalized for Chennaiyin in the 28th. (indiansuperleague.com) Kerala Blasters Football Club also came from behind on Saturday, April 11, beating 10-man Bengaluru Football Club 2-1 at Sree Kanteerava Stadium for its first win of the 2025-26 season. Bengaluru went ahead through a Fallou Ndiaye own goal in the 28th minute before Víctor Bertomeu and Francisco Feuillassier scored for Kerala. (indiansuperleague.com) (espn.com) Inter Kashi’s win on Sunday was narrower but carried the same pattern: Mohammed Asif scored in the 15th minute, and the home side held on for a second straight victory at Kalyani Stadium. (sportstar.thehindu.com) Across the weekend, the league’s round of matches turned on goals after the 79th minute, a stoppage-time free kick, and one comeback against a side reduced to 10 men. By Sunday night, Mohun Bagan had climbed, East Bengal had tightened its place near the top, Kerala Blasters had its first win, and Mohammedan Sporting was still looking for its first points. (sportstar.thehindu.com) (indiansuperleague.com) (sportstar.thehindu.com) (espn.com)
