Mumbai City FC beat FC Goa 5-3 in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 to win the ISL League Winners Shield, at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Saturday.

It is the second Shield for the Islanders and the first under coach Des Buckingham. Mumbai City FC, which started its ISL campaign with a high-scoring 3-3 draw against Hyderabad FC, saw the defending champion finish second best in the race for the shield, with 36 points from 17 games.

MCFC, with the win over FC Goa, took its point tally to 46 points, the highest-ever in an ISL season and mathematically, beyond Hyderabad FC’s grasp to catch-up.

Noah Sadaoui of FC Goa opened the scoring for FC Goa in the fifth minute, but Greg Stewart equalised for the vixitors 13 minutes later. Just when Jorge Pereyra Diaz looked to have given a lead to Mumbai City FC, Brandon Fernandes made it all square within two minutes.