ATK Mohan Bagan will take on Hyderabad FC today in the second quarter of the ISL second semi. The match will be played at 7.30 pm at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Goa. In the first quarter, Hyderabad won by three goals to one. Those who qualify will face Kerala Blasters in the final on Sunday.
Hyderabad FC have a clear advantage of winning by three goals to one in the first quarter. ATK Mohan Bagan’s defeat came after taking an early lead. Roy Krishna scored for ATK in the 18th minute when Bartholomew Ogbeche (45 + 3), Mohammad Yasir (58) and Javier Severo (64) scored for Hyderabad. In the league stage, Hyderabad was second and ATK Mohun Bagan was third.
ATK Mohan Bagan will have to fight hard to beat Hyderabad, who have a 3–1 lead in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Kerala Blasters entered the final by defeating Jamshedpur FC 2-1 in the semi-finals by winning the League Winners’ Shield. The Blasters are entering the ISL final for the first time since the 2014 and 2016 seasons. The Blasters won 1–0 in the first quarter semi-final against Jamshedpur and advanced to the final with a 1–1 draw in the second quarter.
Blasters’ Luna, meanwhile, said he did not care who rivals Hyderabad-ATK Mohun Bagan would be in the final. If you want to win the title, you have to compete with the best teams. We were ready for that, Luna said. Luna said she hopes to be able to win.