Weltnachrichten – AU – ATK Mohun Bagan returns to winning ways with 1-0 against FC Goa

Roy Krishna scored a late goal from a penalty kick when ATK Mohun Bagan beat Goa FC with a lone goal to return to winning ways in the Indian Super League here on Wednesday.

All of the action revolved around the final 10 minutes of the mesmerizing clash, and it was the Fijian star’s striker who made it in the 85th. Minute after a penalty kick found the backbone of the net to dramatically secure three points for the Mariners.

It was FC Goa’s inexperienced substitute Aiban Dohling who conceded the soft penalty and brought Krishna into the box, which changed the fate of the game.

This came just five minutes after Carl McHugh defeated Jorge Mendoza with a nudge, but referee Rahul Kumar Gupta waved off appeals from Goa FC players for a penalty.

ATKMB goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharja who stood tall with some nice saves to ensure a clean slate should also be recognized.

The win put ATKMB in second place with 13 points from six games, as did Mumbai City FC, who are ahead of the game due to the goal difference.

This was ATKMB’s first win in three games as they fell behind after losing to Jamshedpur FC and drawing with Hyderabad FC after starting off with three straight wins.

It was an intense, cagey, and tactical first half of football from both sides, but neither managed to break the impasse.

The Mariners looked better and had in their 40th. Minute the best chance in the first half, but Williams’ strong left foot rattled off the post.

After the break, FC Goa had in 57. His first chance came in the minute when Alberto Noguera narrowly got into the box but his header was denied by Bhattacharja, who dived to his left.

The team trained by Juan Ferrando increased the intensity and pressed in the 65. Minute the best Indian assistant from ISL, Brandon Fernandes, in the attack.

But the Mariners defense remained compact, parrying all attacks from punishment in favor of ATKMB, which broke the impasse.

FC Goa almost equalized in the final moments of stoppage time when Bhattacharja tipped the young Redeemer’s powerful 35-yard shot over the bar.

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