Manuel Lanzarote’s spectacular freekicks helped ATK return to winning ways with a 2-1 win against Jamshedpur FC (JFC) at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Sunday. The win helps ATK revive its play-off hopes. Mario Arques Blasco scored for Jamshedpur FC late in the game.
The host went ahead in the third minute when the JFC right-back Dhanachandra Singh tripped Garcia just outside the box. Lanzarotte took the resulting freekick and slotted it into the far corner, giving JFC goalkeeper Subrata Paul no chance to make a save.
Gracia made two more good runs after the goal but the visitor's defence held fort. JFC's only good chance of the first half fell to Farukh Choudhary in the 20th minute but he could not keep free header from a corner on target.
AS IT HAPPENED | ATK 2 - 1 Jamshedpur FC
ATK doubled its lead in the 33rd minute with a similar strike from Lanzarote. Dhanachandra brought down Garcia once again and Lanzarote dispatched the free-kick into the net with the same precision that got him his first.
The host went on the defensive after the break and allowed the visitor enough space to attempt a comeback. The visitor’s goal came when Blasco nodded home a Bikash Jairu cross in the 82nd minute but it was a little too late to mount a comeback.
The result: ATK (Manuel Lanzarote 3', 33') bt Jamshedpur FC (Mario Arques Blasco 82')
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