Indian Football League

Semi Final, Leg 2: ATKMB vs. HFC

Preview

After decimating Mohun Bagan in the first leg of the tournament, the men in yellow will look forward to keep up with the momentum and get at least a draw if not a win to reach the finals of the Indian Football League. The men in green and maroon will eye for their second final in a row but it is not going to be an easy task at all. The team lost 3-1 in the first leg and winning by 2 goals against this Hyderabad defence is going to be really tough.

However, you can never count Mariners out. The 132-year old club has seen a lot of ups and down till date and the team has the mentality of getting the job done when it matters the most. The Fijian forward, Roy Krishna is going to be very instrumental in the match as he eyes for his second Indian Football League trophy. This is very likely his last season here in Kolkata and he would love to give a parting gift to all the Mainers. The team however might miss the service of Australian David Williams and Spanish defender Tiri in the pitch and the Indian defenders need to be on their toes to stop the likes of Bartholomew Ogbeche and others.

Hyderabad just needs to sit behind and wait for their opportunity. They know that the Mariners will be coming all guns blazing and they will have to wait for the counter-attack. That might just be their game plan and rest; they have the defence to stop Mainers from all the attacks. They will have to be calm. That is very necessary in games like this.

Match Details

Match: ATKMB vs. HFC, Semi Final, Second Leg 

Date: 16th March 2022

Time: 7:30 PM IST

Venue: Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Goa

HFC vs ATKMB Probable XIs 

HFC: Laxmikant Kattimani, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Chinglensana Singh, Juanan, Akash Mishra, Joao Victor, Souvik Chakrabarti, Mohammad Yasir, Joel Chianese, Nikhil Poojary, Victor Ogbeche.

ATKMB: Amrinder Singh, Pritam Kotal, Sandesh Jhingan, Ashutosh Mehta, Subhasish Bose, Lenny Rodrigues, Carl McHugh, Manvir Singh, Hugo Boumous, Liston Colaco; Roy Krishna.

Match Prediction

Mohun Bagan will put extreme pressure on Hyderabad and even win the match but the men in yellow might go ahead to finals based on the goal difference. 

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