ISL: Bengaluru continue win streak with 3-0 victory over Mohun Bagan SG

Bengaluru FC maintained their perfect start with a convincing 30 win against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in Matchweek 3 of the Indian Super League ISL 202425 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on SaturdayWith this win Bengaluru FC is at the top with three wins in three matches while MBSG is at sixth with a win loss and a draw eachGoals from Edgar Mendez Suresh Singh and Sunil Chhetri were enough to earn maximum points against the Mariners as per an ISL press releaseBengaluru FC wasted no time in stepping on the gas The likes of Mendez Chhetri and Venkatesh kept the Mohun Bagan Super Giant defenders on their toes from the first minute The Blues had the first opportunity of the game when Viniths delivery from a free kick found Rahul Bheke in the box in the fifth minute However the experienced defender failed to test Vishal Kaith with his headerThe Blues were rewarded for their highintensity football when Mendez scored the opener in the ninth minute It was a wellworked corner from the hosts which reached Nikhil Poojary in the box Poojary guided his header towards Mendezs path and the Spaniard turned it past Kaith to hand Bengaluru FC the leadBengaluru FC maintained their control and rightfully doubled their lead in the 20th minute courtesy of a goal from Suresh Singh It was Mendez who made a darting run down the right flank and found Chhetri in the box with a wellweighted cross The 40yearold smartly flicked it into Sureshs path who slammed it home doubling the lead for the hostsMoments later the Mariners defence switched off again as Chhetri stole the ball from Apuia in midfield However his longrange effort was kept out by KaithBengaluru FC continued their rampant form in the second half The Blues eventually added a third goal when Dippendu Biswas brought down Mendez in the penalty area awarding the hosts a spotkick Chhetri stepped up and slotted it home in the 51st minute etching his name in the history books as ISLs highest goalscorer with his 64th strikeThe visitors kept pushing in search of an opening so much so that Jose Molina even turned to Jamie Maclaren in the 66th minute The Mariners did come close to scoring through Aldred and Cummings but their attempts lacked the venom to test Gurpreet Singh Sandhu in goalThe Mariners threw bodies forward in search of something from the game but the Bengaluru FC backline held their shape with aplomb On the contrary Suresh initiated a counterattack and found Sivasakthi Narayanan unmarked in the box However the youngsters effort was exceptionally kept out by Kaith saving Mohun Bagan SG from conceding another goalChhetri put in a fantastic shift for Bengaluru FC scoring a historic goal while setting up Suresh Singh for the second strike Chhetri also completed 10 of his 16 attempted passes and created two chancesBengaluru FC will travel for their next match against Mumbai City FC on October 2 while Mohun Bagan Super Giant will look to regroup as they face Mohammedan Sporting Club in a Kolkata Derby on October 5This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever