ISL: Atletico de Kolkata defeat Mumbai City 1-0 to claim first win of season
Football | December 17, 2017 23:09 ISTThe victory also lifted ATK from the bottom of the table to the eighth spot with five points to their credit.
The victory also lifted ATK from the bottom of the table to the eighth spot with five points to their credit.
Chhetri equalised for the hosts in the 85th minute but in 88th minute Ganesh sealed the hosts' fate with a brilliant header off Mihelic's floater.
Mumbai City FC coach Alexandre Guimaraes admitted that ATK were a tough side as their playing style was different.
Bengaluru coach Albert Roca would not take Chennai lightly as the rival team is good at scoring goals from set-piece situations.
Blasters started well and put persistent pressure on their rivals as the visitors lost their goalkeeper in the first half of the match.
Goa's three victories in four matches are in stark contrast to Delhi's three defeats in four outings this season.
Both teams, ranked in the top half for now, have nine points each and will look to solidify their position at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium.
Ryan, a versatile player and former England under-21 international, has the ability to play as a full-back or across the midfield.
Chennaiyin remained on the third spot with nine points after suffering their second loss in five matches.
FC Pune City defender Adil Khan's goal at the half hour mark proved to be the difference between the two sides as Pune registered their third win in five matches.
While Kerala Blasters suffered their first defeat, they remained on 8th position with three points from four matches.
The 47th-minute strike, thanks largely to a horrible blunder by goalkeeper TP Rehenesh, was enough for the in-form table toppers to finish the game with three points at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.
Nigerian forward Izu Azuka struck in the 60th minute to score Jamshedpur's first goal and hand his side the first win after three goal-less draws on the trot.
Chennaiyin coach John Gregory has used the same winning combination for the last two matches but may be forced into making a couple of changes to tackle the visitors.
It was a game of missed chances and drama in front of goal as Kerala and Mumbai played attacking football.
An 82nd minute goal from captain Henrique Sereno was enough for the former ISL champions to win their second match.
This was Dynamos' second consecutive loss after their 1-4 thrashing by Bengaluru FC. They now have just three points from three matches.
Mumbai City FC will play the Blasters on the back of a narrow 1-2 loss against FC Pune City.
Pune City have not defeated Chennaiyin FC since the inception of the ISL four years ago.
Jamshedpur's Jerry Mawhmingthanga and ATK's Bipin Singh and Njazi Kuqi all missed chances but visiting goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and his home side counterpart Subrata Paul were superb on the day.
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