Mohun Bagan merges with ATK; to play as one team in next ISL
Football | January 16, 2020 17:41 ISTThe merged club will come into existence in June and will compete in the ISL 2020-21.
The merged club will come into existence in June and will compete in the ISL 2020-21.
Narzary took the possession of the ball around the 30-yard mark and surged past the ATK defenders, creating room for himself before slotting it past TP Rehenesh with a powerful right footer in the 70th minute to break the deadlock.
While both Mohun Bagan as well as ATK brass remained non-committal, there remains a strong possibility that an announcement might be on cards by the end of this week.
Mumbai registered their first 'home win' against laggards Hyderabad FC (2-1) when the two sides met at the Mumbai Football Arena last Sunday, with Modou Sougou scoring a brace.
Hyderabad have just four points from eight games. More importantly, Phil Brown's team have just one point to show for their efforts from their last five matches.
With 15 points from eight matches, Sergio Lobera's team displaced ATK at the top of the table. Antonio Habas' men are second with 14 points.
The Gaurs find themselves third on the table with 12 points from seven games. Their opponents, ATK, have been brilliant ever since their opening day loss against Kerala Blasters FC.
The former Mohun Bagan coach made it clear that while he would not wish to argue against the comments of the technical committee, it is unfair to judge Stimac after just nine games at the top level.
The striker saw off stiff competition from the likes of Jamshedpur FC's Sergio Castel, Odisha FC's Aridane Santana, FC Goa's Mourtada Fall and Bengaluru FC custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Michael Soosairaj gave the home side the lead against the run of play in the 39th minute, capitalising on a delightful through ball into the box by Edu Garcia.
The result saw ATK maintain their top spot in the table with 10 points from five games while Odisha are now fifth with five points from as many matches.
ATK have moved to the first position in the table after beating Jamshedpur 3-1 in the Indian Super League.
David Williams scored the all-important goal in the 48th minute to seal the win on a day when Chennaiyin FC did everything but score, much to the dismay of their coach John Gregory.
ATK came back stronger from their loss in the first league game of the 2019/20 ISL season as they thrashed Hyderabad FC 5-0.
ATK lost 1-2 to Kerala Blasters in Kochi on the very first day of ISL Season 6.
Ogbeche struck in the 30th (through a penalty) and 45th minutes in front of a packed home crowd at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
ATK had the upper hand on Kerala in the past, but their last victory over their rivals came way back in the Hero ISL 2016 final. Since then, Kerala won one and the remaining three fixtures were drawn.
Defending champions Bengaluru and runners-up FC Goa, the two teams that stood out last season with their style of play, have managed to retain the core of their squads and should be the neutrals' choices to go all the way.
In the 2018–19 ISL season, Dheeraj represented Kerala Blasters and was widely praised for his technique and skill while Sehnaj has played for Mumbai City FC in the ISL.
Two-time former champions ATK finally gave their despondent fans something to cheer about as they bowed out with a 2-1 win over Delhi Dynamos.
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