Mohammedan Sporting took the early lead thanks to captain Marcus Joseph's great long-range strike before Azfar Noorani equalised for Mumbai Kenkre at the stroke of half-time.
The season has been off to a disappointing start for the Kolkata giants, who have two victories and four losses to their name thus far. It's interesting to note that all of their losses have occurred in away games, despite having a perfect home record up to this point. In their most recent games, they had the lead but lost against Sreenidi Deccan (3-4) and Churchill Brothers (late goals) (1-2). Nothing less than a victory will do for their attempt to get back on track now that they are at home.
In a game which livened up only in the second half, it was Mumbai Kenkre's Aman Gaikwad who put his team in the lead before it was canceled out by Rajasthan United's Kyrgyz midfielder Bektur Amangeldiev
The hosts will be eager to continue their winning run, having registered victories in their last two matches against Sudeva Delhi FC (3-1) and NEROCA FC (1-0) respectively. With a total of three wins and just one loss so far, the Desert Warriors sit in fourth place on the points table.
Striker Jourdain Fletcher's thumping strike early in the second half won all three points for the Orange Brigade, who had as many as 11 shots on target in the entire match.
Both sides came out without a point in their respective previous fixtures. Kenkre, however, did begin their campaign with a 2-1 win away to Sudeva Delhi, while Churchill Brothers will be hungry to turn things around after suffering losses in their first two matches so far
A first-half strike by Nana Poku followed by a double strike by Komron Tursunov in the second half helped TRAU pick up three points with a commanding performance.
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