Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Muthoot FA won the third-place playoff on penalties against Bengaluru FC in the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) 2023-24 National Championship at the Reliance Corporate Par (RCP) in Mumbai tonight. Muthoot FA tied the score at 2-2 in regulation time and in the penalty shootout, Muthoot FA won over the Blues to complete their journey in the RFDL this season and third place Muthoot FA started the proceedings on the front foot and broke the deadlock quickly. Just broke it. Second minute of the match. The suddenness with which they went about their attacking efforts after kick-off took the Blues by surprise as Muhammad Asher and Naveen Krishna engaged in a quick exchange on the left side of the box, before the latter Delivered a low cross for Salahuddin Adnan. and gave his team a significant early lead, however, as the game progressed, the Blues gradually regained their rhythm and momentum. They retreated to test the Muthoot FA backline with cohesive, free-flowing moves in the final third, with the duo of Monirul Mol and Ankit P playing a key role.Mola's clever passes meant that his balls passed the ball. The Muthoot FA backline, and Ankit displayed brilliant efficiency to bury those chances. For starters, in the 27th minute Bengaluru FC slowly entered the Muthoot FA box, with a series of passes that pushed them back. Molla's assist provided the final blow, as his ball found the aggressive Ankit, who easily converted the chance to equalize after thirteen minutes, it was the pair who again gave Bengaluru FC a slim lead, which they regained in the final moments. Lost it. game.In the inside channel on the right flank, Mollah delivered another brilliant pass to Ankit, who took the opportunity despite it being from a slightly narrow angle and helped his team stay a foot ahead in the game. For the longest time, it appeared as if the Blues would hold the lead until the end. However, Muthoot FA got the final win, and it was substitute Adil Abdullah who sowed the seeds of their late comeback. Five minutes of extra time was ordered at the end of the 90 minutes, and Muthoot FA knocked on the doors, earning a corner kick in the 94th minute of the match, with Abdullah, blessed with his tremendous aerial skills, nodding the ball in. Jumped in time. From a tangled position after a set-piece.A shootout followed and although both the teams avoided retreating even an inch, Muthoot F ran out as the winners of the match by a margin of 5-4 on penalties. “We took an early lead, but after that the players got a little comfortable.” That's why we scored twice in a row. However, later we got some rhythm and we continued it till the end of the match. I had full confidence in my players and I wanted them to have more possession in the second half. It took some time, in the end we were able to get the needed win.I'm very proud of our players and I know we deserved to win this match,” Muthoot FA coach Anees Koraliyadan said after the game, Brief scores: Muthoot FA 2 (5) [Salauddin Adnan 2', Adil Abdullah 90+4'] - (4) Bengaluru FC [Mark P 27' 40'].