Bhopal Badshahs back in semis contention

The first quarter was seemingly going barren but Affan Yousuf 12th put Bhopal ahead with a fantastic effort.

Positioned between the two Mumbai defenders inside the circle,Yousuf beat both of the them and then the custodian with a fierce shot to find the net.

Six minutes into the second quarter,Mumbai had a chance to equalise through a penalty corner but they could not convert it.

Instead of 1-0,the hosts could have led with a bigger margin had they not missed chances.

Bhopal got a penalty corner at the start of the third quarter but Mickey made a valuable save for Mumbai.

Ajmer Singh almost messed up Mumbai8217;s penalty corner when he fumbled while stopping the ball but an alert Sandeep Michael 45th deflected a wayward going shot into the goal post to bring the match on even terms.

Khan deflected superbly a shot off penalty corner to script his team8217;s win.