Winner: Cummings slots in his second objective. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI

Jason Cummings discovered the winner within the second half injury-time to assist Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) prevail over Maldives’ Maziya S&RC 2-1 in a second spherical group-D encounter of the AFC Cup on the Salt Lake Stadium on Monday.

The Australian scored each the objectives as Bagan picked up the complete three factors to tally six and stay on high of the present group league standings. Tomoki Wada netted for Maziya.

Two objectives and a penalty misadventure summed up the motion within the opening half. Bagan dominated the sport with over 65% ball possession and mounted quite a few raids to peg Maziya again for essentially the most half.

Rasping shot

Bagan discovered the lead within the twenty eighth minute when its French playmaker Hugo Boumous moved up the pitch to essay a probing go to Cummings, who outwitted his marker to create the opening on high of the Maziya field.

Cummings completed with a rasping left-footer that hit the within of the Maziya upright earlier than entering into.

Overconfident

The lead appeared to make the Bagan camp a bit too overconfident which was evident in the way in which Cummings tried to put the ball off for Petratos whereas taking a penalty within the fortieth minute.

The latter did not learn his compatriot’s intention and failed to achieve the ball permitting the Maziya defender Sebastijan Antic to clear the ball.

Maziya discovered the equaliser off its Japanese midfielder Tomoki Wada within the forty fifth minute to make Bagan’s penalty mishap extra obvious.

The host tried to search out the lead after the break however was pissed off in its bid as Maziya put up a dogged defiance to render Bagan’s makes an attempt futile.

Cummings discovered the online lastly within the added time (90+2 minute) to finish Bagan’s distress and provides the native crowd pleasure.

The end result: Mohun Bagan 2 (Jason Cummings 28, 90+2) bt Maziya S&RC 1 (Tomoki Wada 45).