Mumbai almost took the lead in the first quarter when Giggs’ shot went through Casalone’s legs only for the goalkeeper to recover and dive backward to palm the ball away before it trickled over the line. Salgado also almost got into the act with a shot from the left that went just wide of the far post. Although a right-back in his playing days, Salgado was very much on the attack and sometimes the furthest man forward. 

But that wasn’t to say that he was averse to defending. With Mumbai piling on the pressure, Salgado made a number of crucial blocks from open play and corners to frustrate Mumbai. Kochi opted to keep possession and build from the back to create space while Mumbai only looked to counter on winning the ball back.

The third quarter saw Mumbai get into foul trouble with Giggs and Salgado coming together a couple of times. In spite of the Welshman’s protests, the fifth foul saw Salgado tripped and Deives Moraes, with a run up from the half-line, put away the penalty to give Kochi the lead. However, Giggs’ trickery paid off and his sublime back-heel pass created a sweeping move with four players involved with Foglia eventually setting up Angellot to tap into an empty net.

FINAL SCORE - Kochi 5’s 4 ::: 1 Mumbai 5’s

Pool A