# ISL 2026-27: SC Delhi beat Mumbai City 3-2 _Juan Sebastian Pena scored a 94th-minute winner as Sporting Club Delhi claimed their first season win._ - Publisher: Apex Sports News (https://apexsportsnews.in) - Canonical URL: https://apexsportsnews.in/news/isl-2026-27-sc-delhi-beat-mumbai-city-3-2 - Author: Sapna Pandey, Sports writer (https://apexsportsnews.in/author/sapna-pandey) - Published: 2026-11-01T15:48:54.041Z - Section: Football - Topics: Mumbai City FC, Indian Super League, Manolo Marquez, SC Delhi, Juan Sebastian Pena ## Summary Sporting Club Delhi overturned a 2-0 halftime deficit to defeat Mumbai City FC 3-2 at the Mumbai Football Arena. The victory marked Delhi's first win of the season, while Mumbai City remain without three points. ## Key takeaways - SC Delhi won 3-2 against Mumbai City FC at the Mumbai Football Arena. - Juan Sebastian Pena scored the winning goal in the 94th minute. - Mumbai City led 2-0 at halftime through goals by Muhammad Ajsal and Zothanpuia. - Ashutosh Mehta headed in the equaliser for Delhi in the 74th minute. - Mumbai City head coach Manolo Marquez said the late goals conceded were not normal. ## Article Sporting Club Delhi upstaged Mumbai City FC 3-2 at the Mumbai Football Arena on Sunday, as reported by Hindustan Times. Juan Sebastian Pena scored the winner in the 94th minute to complete a comeback from a 2-0 halftime deficit. It was Delhi’s first win of the season. ## How Mumbai City built a 2-0 lead Mumbai City opened their campaign with a defeat against Churchill Brothers and then played out draws against Punjab FC and Kerala Blasters. In the absence of experienced forwards Vikram Partap Singh and Wilmar Jordan Gil, head coach Manolo Marquez handed 20-year-old Hridaya Jain a first start, teaming him with PN Noufal and Muhammad Ajsal as the strike force. In the seventh minute, Noufal nicked the ball from Delhi captain Lamgoulen Semkholun and passed it to Ajsal. The duo exchanged the ball once again before Ajsal calmly slotted home to give Mumbai the lead. Twenty minutes later, Noufal got to the end of a stray pass from the Delhi backline and dashed forward. Getting into the box, he scanned for options and played a perfect low cross to Zothanpuia, who took a touch to bring the ball under control before making it 2-0. ## Delhi’s stoppage-time turnaround At halftime, SC Delhi trailed 2-0. At the change of ends, Delhi started to push back. Mumbai’s lack of experience at the front saw a few two-on-one chances going waste, and even Jain missed out on a glorious chance from close range with a tame shot straight at the goalkeeper. In the 74th minute, Delhi substitute Ashutosh Mehta headed a corner towards goal. Rehenesh failed to collect it, and Mehta got to the ball to pull one back. The visitors scored twice in stoppage time to complete the turnaround. A misplaced pass by Akash Mishra was collected deep in his own half by Juan Sebastian Pena. He set out on a lung-busting run forward, brushing aside shoulder barges, dodging tackles, and bypassing three Mumbai City defenders. Once in the box, with the ball on his right foot, he hammered a side-footed shot past the diving TP Rehenesh in goal. ## Marquez reacts and what comes next Mumbai City’s wait for their first three-points this term continues. “It’s not normal to concede the goals that we did in the last minutes,” an emotional Marquez said after the match. “Even if you are disappointed that they equalised at 2-2, you need to be strong mentally. But don’t give away the game. Don’t do any more nonsense. ” “If the club decides to substitute the coach, they can do it,” added Marquez, who stormed off the pitch straight to the dressing room after the full-time whistle. Sporting Club Delhi is an Indian professional football club based in New Delhi. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. It was formerly based in Hyderabad, Telangana as Hyderabad FC and played their home matches at the G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Gachibowli. It was founded on 27 August 2019, and began their first professional season from 2019–20. Ahead of the 2025–26 ISL the club rebranded as Sporting Club Delhi, and relocated to its base in New Delhi. The club is owned and operated by Delhi-based B. C. Jindal Group. Mumbai City FC is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. They compete in the Indian Super League, the top tier of the Indian football league system. Founded on 30 August 2014, Mumbai City is one of the most successful clubs in Indian Super League history, jointly holding the record with Mohun Bagan Super Giant for the most major ISL honours, having won two ISL League Winners Shields and two ISL Cups. The club became the first in ISL history to win both the League Winners Shield and the ISL Cup in the same season, achieving the feat in the 2020–21 season campaign. ### Mumbai City FC results in ISL 2026-27 | Opponent | Result | | --- | --- | | Churchill Brothers | Defeat | | Punjab FC | Draw | | Kerala Blasters | Draw | | SC Delhi | Defeat | ### Related on Apex Sports News - [ISL 2026-27: Vallejo equaliser earns FC Goa 1-1 draw with SC Delhi](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/isl-2026-27-vallejo-equaliser-earns-fc-goa-1-1-draw-with-sc-delhi) - [Mohun Bagan beat Punjab FC 2-1 to top ISL 2026-27 table](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/mohun-bagan-beat-punjab-fc-2-1-to-top-isl-2026-27-table) - [ISL 2026-27: NorthEast United face Bengaluru FC in Guwahati](https://apexsportsnews.in/news/isl-2026-27-northeast-united-face-bengaluru-fc-in-guwahati) ### Sources - [Hindustan Times](https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/isl-sc-delhi-upstage-mumbai-city-32-101793545311589.html) - [Khel Now](https://khelnow.com/football/indian-football-isl-2026-27-mumbai-city-fc-vs-sc-delhi-live-score) - [Photo: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GODL-India (Wikimedia Commons)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Football_player_chasing_the_goal_of_the_121st_Osian%E2%80%99s_Durand_Football_Tournament-2008_between_the_ONGC_and_Salgaocar_SC,_in_New_Delhi_on_August_23,_2008.jpg) --- Source: Apex Sports News, https://apexsportsnews.in/news/isl-2026-27-sc-delhi-beat-mumbai-city-3-2. 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