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ATK continues to dominate possession. Naziry is released through on goal. Lachenpa is sharp off his line and collects the ball before him to preserve his clean sheet. And it is full time. Mumbai’s march towards invincibility shows no signs of stopping. Today, it had to scrap its way to a 1-0 win, but it wasn’t an undeserving one.
Mumbai has bee uncharacteristically quiet for the last 15 minutes or so. Naziry wins a corner for ATK, but again Mumbai heads away the danger.
ATK continues to pile on the pressure. Gallego tries for a cross from the right and his mishit cross almost flew into the top corner. Lachenpa had to stretch to tip it off.
Mumbai wins a freekick after Vikram is fouled by Mchugh. It is from a striking range and it is Stewart who lines it up and it is on target. Kaith had to be careful as he palms it away.
ATK wins a slew of corners but Mumbai’s defensive structure holds firm under the pressure. Boumous and Dimitrios with the shots, but both goes off target.
Mumbai unable to pus forward with the same intensity from the first half and it is all because of the renewed energy of the home side. The fans are waiting in anticipation for the equaliser.
ATK wins a corner and Mchugh rises high to head it and it looked destined for goal. But Lachenpa flung himself hard and far to his right to claw it away. WHATAA SAVE!!! The pressure is rising from ATKMB.
ATK is getting further into the game as Mumbai looks to have let the grip on the game a little loose. Liston almost had a chance to go through on the goal. Fall had to stretch to nick it off.
Asish Rai finds Boumous, who takes a snap shot. But Lachenpa is upto the task as he stretches to divert it back for a corner.
ATK wins corner but they can’t make anything out of it. Griffiths is injured and Fall takes his place. Borgess to is subbed off and in comes Vinit Rai.
ATK is unable to get a look in as Mumbai hoards the possession, with ease. But ATK gets a chance to break and Liston is released down the right. Lachenpa has to be assured to deny his low driven shot.
Mandar Rao Desai comes in for Vignesh for Mumbai, while Lenny Rodrigues is introduced for Puitea. Asish Rai has the chance to put a cross in, but he stumbles in his effort.
Mumbai kicks off the second half as it looks to further its unbeaten run this season.
Liston gets space and time to take a touch and shoot from just outside the box. But he can’t find the target. Symbolic of his disappointing season so far. One minute added on, but ATK can’t get past Mumbai. And it is half time. Mumbai leads 1-0.
Mumbai is passing the ball around with ease as ATK’s energy seems to be running out. Jahouh dropping in deep to dictate the game. Another through ball for Bipin Singh, but Vishal comes flying out to smother the ball.
ATK wins and loses the ball in a flash. A quick-fire counter, but Stewart was in an offside position when Bipin went for him with a through pass.
Mumbai takes a deserving goal. Chhangte makes for his earlier misses to put his side ahead as Buckingham’s side moves one step toward the Shield title. A flurry of action and ATK has to thank Vishal Kaith for keeping the score down at one.
Stewart finds Noguera who tees up Chhangte outside the box. The Indian forward launches one and it comes off the glove of Kaith and into the net. GOALL!!
Boumous has time on the ball and he finds Ashique inside the box. But he stutters and his cross is blocked by Bheke. Puitea with some delicate touches in the midfield for his new side.
ATK gets a corner down the right and it is an opportunity for the host to send in its big men. It is Mumbai who breaks through on the counter. Bipin finds Chhangte inside the box, but he can’t control the ball to get the shot in. MISSED CHANCE!!
Mumbai midfielder Borgess is the first player to get booked. Dimitrios’ freekick fails to go past the wall and Mumbai’s defence stays solid. ATK has lost the verve it had in the opening minutes as Mumbai grew into the game.
It is an even battle between two fantastic attacking units, but it is Mumbai that looks more likely to score. Now they play out from the back and bypasses the ATK midfield with ease.
Mumbai is prowling on the counters and it wins a few set pieces to peg back the ATK defence. Stewart with another shot for Mumbai, but it is straight at Vishal, who makes a comfortable save.
ATK wingers are working on over-duty here. Another counter attack from Mumbai. Stewart is free and through and he sets up Chhangte and again Vishal stands firm to stop the goal.
A loose ball for Mumbai and Chhangte is quick to pounce, but Vishal makes sure to prevent an early goal. Nevertheless, ATK still looking the sharper side.
ATK peppers Mumbai with crosses from both the flanks. Early positive signs for the home side.
Mumbai City’s quest for invincibility continues as it takes on ATK Mohun Bagan at the Salt Lake Stadium. And the game kicks off!!!
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PREVIEW
A rejuvenated ATK Mohun Bagan will be looking to stop the successful run of Mumbai City FC when the two sides meet in an ISL-9 fixture at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday evening.
Mumbai City, which is currently the foremost claimant for the league winner’s shield, is in great form, winning its last eight matches.
Mumbai is also the only unbeaten side in the current league standings and has also won its last five ‘away’ matches. The Islanders are sitting on top of the current standings with 33 points from 13 matches while ATKB has 23 points from 12 matches., which
ATK Mohun Bagan can draw some hope from the fact that it won its last five appearances at home. Driven by the sceptre of injuries in the last few rounds, ATKMB has been struggling often in the absence of some of its notable foreign and domestic signings, who had to be sidelined in its last few outings.
While the team’s key Finnish midfielder Joni Kauko was ruled out earlier in the season, the names of Manvir Singh and Deepak Tangri have lately been added to the injury list. The Mariners will be hoping the long break after their last match on December 28 will be helping a lot of their players recover their fitness levels.
The ATKMB needs to pull out its best to better Mumbai City, which is also ahead in the head-to-head count having won four and drawn the other two in the total six meetings so far.
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