Mumbai City 2-3 SC Delhi: Pena and Fortes complete dramatic ISL comeback at the Arena

Mumbai City FC surrendered a 2-0 half-time lead and lost 2-3 to SC Delhi at the Arena on November 1, 2026 in an Indian Super League 2026-27 match, with Juan Sebastian Pena Bermudez scoring a 94th-minute winner after Carlos Fortes had pulled a goal back in the 73rd minute and Akshat Mehra levelled in the 92nd.

Mumbai dominated the first half, taking a 2-0 advantage through Ajsal’s finish from a Noufal pass in the 6th minute and Puipuia’s run-and-finish from Noufal’s low cross in the 27th, while SC Delhi entered the match having not won all season; the visitors staged a three-goal recovery in the closing stages to complete the turnaround.

Noufal was the architect of Mumbai’s early control, using pace down the flank to set up both opening goals and unsettling SC Delhi’s defence, while Mumbai squandered further chances that could have put the match beyond reach — Jain scuffed a one-on-one and Ajsal was denied from another clear opportunity.

SC Delhi’s comeback began with a corner-box scramble that allowed Carlos Fortes to score unmarked at the far post in the 73rd minute after coming off the bench, and the revival continued when Akshat Mehra converted from a TP Rehenesh fumble to equalise in the 92nd minute.

Juan Sebastian Pena delivered the decisive moment in the fifth minute of added time, dribbling through the middle and finishing after Ndayishimiye’s involvement in the build-up; the late sequence ended Mumbai’s run of home invincibility for the season at the Arena.

Goalkeeper displays were mixed: TP Rehenesh produced important saves earlier but fumbled Mehra’s equaliser and was beaten by Pena’s finish, while SC Delhi’s Nora Fernandes made three significant inside-the-box saves, including a point-blank stop in the 88th minute, to keep his side in the contest.

Individual match incidents also shaped the outcome — Hangshing’s sixth-minute giveaway led to Mumbai’s opener, Azhar’s turnover contributed to the second goal, Hnamte received a yellow card in the 56th minute and lost possession ten times, and Aimen fired seven shots (three on target) with one strike hitting the woodwork.

Substitutions impacted the final quarter: Farukh Choudhary replaced Hridaya Jain in the 58th minute with limited effect, Carlos Fortes (a second-half substitute) scored to spark the comeback, Ndayishimiye’s late energy helped fashion the winning move for Pena, and Akshat Mehra — making his first appearance of the season — netted the equaliser after TP Rehenesh’s spill.

The result handed SC Delhi their first win of the season and handed Mumbai City their first home defeat of the campaign, leaving both sides to reassess as the ISL 2026-27 regular-season schedule continues.