Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of this evening’s Hyderabad FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan Indian Super League (ISL 2021-22) clash being played at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Goa. This is Aneesh Dey bringing you all the pre-match buildup and live updates from the match.

70′ Close- A good cross by Asish Rai from the right flank finds Ogbeche. The leading ISL scorer heads the ball but cannot keep it on target.

68′ Booking- Hugo Boumous has managed to see yellow by not even being on the pitch.

67′ GOOOALLL!! HYDERABAD PULLS ONE BACK!! IT IS CHIANESE!! A stinging shot by Joao Victor led to Amrinder spilling the ball. The rebound falls to Chianese who makes no mistake in slotting the ball inside the net.

64′ ATKMB Sub- Deepak Tangri comes on for Williams.

64′ HFC Sub- Sahil Tavora comes on for Sauvik.

61′ Close- Chianese with a good opportunity to pull one back for the Nizams from a Danu cross but he cannot convert his chance. Kotal was almost putting it inside his own net as well.

59′ GOOOALLL!! ATK MOHUN BAGAN SCORES ITS SECOND!! ITS MANVIR!! Great composure shown by Manvir as he goes past the keeper and a couple of HFC defenders to slot the ball inside the net. Two quick goals by ATKMB.

57′ GOOOAALL!!  ATK MOHUN BAGAN SCORES!! ITS COLACO!! A wonderful run by Colaco ended with with a calm finish as the Goan slots the ball in the bottom corner of the net.

55′ Shouts of handball by ATKMB players as the ball seemed to touch the hand of Juanan but the referee says nothing doing. The replay shows that the hand was not in an unnatural position. Correct decision by the referee.

52′ Off the line- Ogbeche’s initial delivery from the freekick is flicked away. The ball falls to Danu who shoots at goal. It hits the underside of the crossbar and comes back into play. HFC players are convinced that the ball crossed the line but the referee begs to differ.

51′ Prabir Das with a crunching challenge on Yasir. HFC freekick in a dangerous position.

49′ Another clash of heads between Williams and Asish now. This is seems worse but both should be okay to continue.

49′ Ogbeche and Prabir were down after an unpleasant clash of heads but both are okay to continue after some medical attention.

47′ Manvir Singh sends in a whipping cross from the right but Kattimani is alert to catch it.

46′ HFC Sub- Yasir Mohammad and Rohit Danu replace Poojary and Jadhav.

Second half is underway!!

Half-time (Hyderabad FC 0-0 ATK Mohun Bagan)!!

A lively half as both teams created chances in the first half. ATK Mohun Bagan lost Hugo Boumous and Carl McHugh to injury in the first half, which is a problem for Juan Ferrando, but the Mariners showed intent to power through the half by threatening the Hyderabad goal on multiple occasions.

Don’t go anywhere. Live-action is coming up from the second half.

HT!!

45+3′ A great move attacking move by HFC – All Poojary had to do was swing a good ball inside the box but he slices his effort and the ball goes out for a ATKMB goalkick.

45+1′ Manvir sends in a low ball from the right. Kiyan had made a good run but good positioning by Juanan to intercept the cross and send the ball out of play.

Four minutes added time!!

42′ Save- Colaco makes a surging run through the HFC defence and dispatches a dipping shot. It might have been going out but Kattimani does not take any risk and makes the save for a ATKMB corner.

40′ Shot- Kauko with a dangerous shot from distance with his weaker left-foot. Either side, it could have caused problems but it is straight at Kattimani.

38′ ATKMB- Kiyan Nassiri replaces McHugh.

37′ Carl McHugh is down again. He will be taken off by the looks of it.

37′ McHugh is okay to continue for now.

36′ Now Carl McHugh seems to be in pain. ATKMB has already made one forced chance as Boumous was replaced by Kauko.

34′ Save- Aniket with a glorious chance to gift his team with the lead but takes too much time in dispatching his shot. Amrinder makes a good save.

34′ ATKMB Sub- Joni Kauko replaces Boumous who seems to have pulled a muscle.

Match resumes!!

Drinsk break!!

31′ Block- Juanan putting his body on the line as he blocks a stinging shot by Lenny. He is winded and receiving medical attention.

29′ Save- Amrinder makes a great save as Poojary tries to sidefoot the ball into the back of the net.

28′ Shot- Liston makes space for himself and shoots at goal. However, he gets his angles wrong and the ball goes out for a goalkick.

24′ Block- Ogbeche, who has been quiet till now has his first sight at goal. He shoots low and hard. The shot beat Kattimani but Subhasish is there to make the block and clear.

23′ Boumous tries to thread a ball to the overlapping Colaco on the left but his pass is misdirected and reaches Kattimani.

20′ Save- Boumous proving to be the danger man again. He directs a venomous grounded-shot at the HFC goal but Kattimani does well to get down and make the save.

18′ Shot- Prabir Das swings a good ball from the right. The ball is flicked and reaches Hugo Boumous. He makes space and shoots, but misses the target.

15′ Manvir’s cross from the right is overhit and goes out of play. Goalkick to Hyderabad.

13′ Shot- Jadhav tries a curler from the left flank, but it does not bother Amrinder who watches the ball go wide.

12′ Booking- Prabir Das of ATKMB shown yellow.

12′ Kattimani is okay to continue and the match resumes with a goalkick by the Hyderabad keeper.

11′ Boumous seemed to have a clear chance at goal but it was offside. Kattimani, who came out to make the save initially, has injured himself and is getting medical attention.

10′ Boumous threads a great through-ball to Manvir Singh but the latter cannot reach the ball. Kattimani comes out to collect.

8′ Mishra sends a cross across the face of the goal from the left. Amrinder does not catch it but fortunately, there isn’t any HFC player to tap it in.

5′ Shot- Williams shoots from an ambitious distance but cannot keep his shot on target.

3′ A lively start by ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) as it is pressing the Hyderabad FC (HFC) players inside their own half. Hyderabad has not really found its footing in the match yet.

1′ Kick-off!

7-30 pm: And we are underway!!

7-15 pm: What are the coaches saying?

Hyderabad FC head coach Manolo Marquez on his team’s approach against ATK Mohun Bagan: “When ATK Mohun Bagan has the ball, we have to defend the ball well. And when we recover the ball, we have to know what to do with the ball. They have a very good team in practically all the positions. They are very strong in the build-up. They are strong in set-pieces. They are the current runners up in the competition, it will be a very difficult game.” ATK Mohun Bagan head coach Juan Ferrando on dealing with Bart Ogebche: “No, I don’t think we need to focus only on Ogbeche. If you look at their lineup and substitutions, they all are good players. Ogbeche is the star player of the team but behind him it’s the job of his teammates to provide him the ball in the best moments.”

7-01 pm: Key player for each team!!

Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad FC): This is an absolute automatic pick going by the way he has set the Hero ISL on fire. With 14 goals in 13 matches, he is the top scorer in the ongoing competition and is leading the charts by a considerable margin. The Nigerian has taken 48 shots so far in the tournament, the highest by any player. He opened the scoring for his side against ATK Mohun Bagan in their last head-to-head match, earlier this season, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Hugo Boumous (ATK Mohun Bagan): In 11 matches, Boumous already has nine goal contributions, which includes five goals and four assists, along with 15 shots and 29 crosses. He has made 466 passes, at a rate of 42.36 per game, maintaining accuracy of 70.17%.

6-45 pm: STAT!!

Bartholomew Ogbeche, who is currently the all-time leading goalscorer in the ISL, will reach the 50-goal mark if he strikes against ATK Mohun Bagan. Ogbeche scored in the last head-to-head match between these two teams, earlier this season.

6-35 pm: Starting lineups are out!!

Hyderabad FC: Kattimani(GK); Akash, Juanan, Chinglesana, Asish; Sauvik, Joao(C), Nikhil, Aniket; Chianese, Ogbeche.

Subs: Gurmeet (GK); Nim, Pritam; Yasir, Edu, Sahil, Hitesh, Rohit, Javier

Coach: Manolo Marquez.

ATK Mohun Bagan: Amrinder(GK); Subhasish, Pritam, Tiri, Prabir; Lenny, Carl; Liston, Manvir, Williams, Boumous.

Subs: Shaikh (GK); Sumit, Gursimrat, Sandesh, Ashutosh; Joni, Bidyananda, Deepak; Kiyan.

Coach: Juan Ferrando.

6-18 pm: Highlights of when both teams met earlier in the season!!

 

6-00 pm: Here is how we think both teams will lineup!!

Hyderabad FC Predicted XI: Laxmikant Kattimani (GK), Asish Rai, Nim Dorjee, Juanan, Akash Mishra, Nikhil Poojary, Sauvik Chakrabarti, Joao Victor (C), Aniket Jadhav, Joel Chianese and Bartholomew Ogbeche. 

ATK Mohun Bagan Predicted XI: Amrinder Singh (GK), Ashutosh Mehta, Pritam Kotal (C), Tiri, Subhasish Bose, Carl McHugh, Deepak Tangri, Manvir Singh, Hugo Boumous, Liston Colaco, David Williams.

5-45 pm: Head-to-head record!!

In the three matches played between these two teams, the result has been a draw each time. In the last head-to-head match earlier this season, the result was 2-2.

MATCH PREVIEW

ATK Mohun Bagan’s aspirations of regaining a spot in the play-offs will be tested against the current Indian Super League (ISL) league leader Hyderabad FC at Bambolim on Tuesday.

Looking at the recent performances of the two opponents, Hyderabad is on a three-match winning streak and enjoys a three-point lead at the top of the current standings. Hyderabad has 26 points from 14 games and thus enjoys a clear advantage on points over ATKMB, which is positioned at a distant seventh with 20 points from 12 matches.

Mohun Bagan has played two matches less in comparison but still appears to be rusty in picking up two draws and a win in the last three appearances ever since it restarted its campaign after the 18-day COVID-19 induced break.

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Hyderabad’s progress to the top has been powered by the good form of its attack-line spearheaded by the seasoned Nigerian striker Bartholomew Ogbeche, whose prolific scoring ability has already made him one of the top scorers of the ISL history with 49 goals to his name. Having already scored 14 goals in the season, Ogbeche is also way ahead in the golden boot race.

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One can get a measure of Hyderabad’s consistently good striking record from the fact the team has already scored 33 goals, which is clearly better than any other side in the league so far. If Hyderabad continues the winning form against ATK Mohun Bagan, it will be extending its personal record of most wins in a row.

The Hyderabad FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan match will start at 7-30pm and will be telecasted live on the Star Network (SD and HD). It will also be live streamed in the OTT Platform, Disney+Hotstar and JioTV.