In what turned out to be a thrilling encounter, ATK Mohun Bagan succumbed to a narrow 1-2 defeat to NorthEast United FC in the 2020-21 Indian Super League at the Fatorda Stadium in Bengaluru, on Tuesday. With this loss, ATKMB stays on second, while NEU has risen to fifth.
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The opening half saw 12 promising attacks from both, including a save from ATKMB goalkeeper, Arindam Bhattacharya. However, none of the sides could find the back of the net, as it was all goalless at half-time.
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The second half saw six attacks being attempted until the 57th minute. Meanwhile, a couple of minutes later, Luís Machado put the host ahead with his right foot to the bottom-left, from the centre, following an assist from Federico Gallego.
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NEU was relentless, as it came up with a couple of more attacks, while Mashoor Shereef almost doubled it, only for his header to hit the left post in the 69th minute. However, a couple of minutes later, ATKMB drew level, following Roy Krishna's left-footed strike to the bottom-left, six yards from the left, thanks to Carl McHugh's assistance.
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ATKMB came up with three more attempts, including a save from NEU keeper, Subhasish Roy Chowdhury. Nonetheless, in the 80th minute, Federico Gallego restored NEU's lead with his right foot to the bottom-right from outside the box, following an assist from Rochharzela.
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Four more attacks ensued, two each. However, none of them was converted into a goal, as NEU managed to edge past with the three points.
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