The 2024-25 season of the Indian Super League is in full swing, and with games coming thick and fast, this is a convenient place to catch up on every match. We'll have a report after every match, right up to the rest day signalling the end of the matchweek.
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Here are the details for matchweek 24 of ISL 2024-25 with the latest match report coming first.
Mohun Bagan 2-0 FC Goa
(Boris Singh (OG) 62', Greg Stewart 90+4')
Mohun Bagan's coronation as league shield winners was a party for their fans at the Salt Lake Stadium as they beat FC Goa 2-0 to finish the league phase eight points ahead of their nearest rivals in one of the most dominant seasons ever put in, in this league.
A Boris Singh own goal gave Bagan the lead early in the second half, and they made sure of the points with Greg Stewart's late goal in second half stoppage time.
Both Bagan and Goa will now wait for the knockout playoffs to happen to find out their opponents in the semifinal. Bagan will face the winner of the match between the fourth and fifth placed teams, while Goa will face the winner of the game between the second and third placed teams.
NorthEast United 4-0 East Bengal
(Nestor Albiach 59', Alaaeddine Ajaraie 66', 79', Mohammed Bemmamer 87')
Alaaeddine Ajaraie added another landmark to his name, by becoming only the fourth player in the ISL to score against every other team in a single season, joining Ferran Corominas, Kalu Uche and Miku Fedor on that list. Ajaraie scored the second goal of the gaame, as his brace helped NorthEast United beat a much-changed East Bengal 4-0 in Shillong on Saturday evening.
NorthEast took the lead in the 59th minute through their Spanish forward Nestor Albiach, after a trademark flowing team move down the left. Ajaraie flicked a clever backheel to Tondonba Singh on the left touchline, and he whipped in a lovely cross to present Nestor with a straightforward finish past Debjit Majumder. Ajaraie then scored two more goals of his own
WIth more than just one eye on their AFC Challenge League quarterfinal second leg against FK Arkadag in Turkmenistan on Wednesday, Oscar Bruzon rested all of East Bengal's regular starters, barring PV Vishnu. Cleiton Silva was the only foreigner who started for them, as their young side failed to deal with NorthEast's attacking threat. East Bengal finished their ISL league stage campaign with 28 points from 24 games, while NorthEast finished with 38.
If Chennaiyin beat Jamshedpur on Sunday, the NorthEast will finish in the top four, guaranteeing them a home game in their knockout playoff clash.