Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal 2016

Mumbai Miss the Kochi Bus Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal

 December 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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Mumbai City FC’s dream of entering 2016 final and winning the 2016 Hero Indian Super League was shattered on Tuesday night, when their second-leg semifinal ended in a goalless draw against 2014 champions Atletico de Kolkata. ATK adopted a tactical approach in fortifying their defense and even when they were down to 10-men for more […]

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2016 ISL Semifinals: Kolkata & Kerala Walk Away with Narrow Advantage after First Leg

 December 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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Atletico de Kolkata derived one-goal advantage over Mumbai City FC by defeating the visitors 3-2 in the first-leg semifinal on Saturday. Next day Kerala Blasters FC also snatched a similar lead after beating Delhi Dynamos 1-0 at Kochi. Now ATK and KB go over for away-games on Tuesday and Wednesday at Mumbai and Delhi respectively. […]

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Defensive Tactics Take Away Third Victory from Mumbai City FC Against Atletico de Kolkata

 October 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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Needless defending in later part of the second half, to protect their 1-0 lead, boomeranged on Mumbai city FC on Tuesday. In the first session, the hosts played positive football in their third match of 2016 Hero ISL season against Atletico de Kolkata and led 1-0 until 10 minutes from close. They almost made it […]

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Mumbai Lose to Kolkata as FC Goa Regains Top Spot in the 2015 Hero Indian Super League

 November 6, 2015   R K Gupta

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As Mumbai City FC players get ready for an away-game against Delhi Dynamos on Friday November 6, the disappointment of their 1-4 home loss to Atletico de Kolkata last Sunday would be still fresh in their minds. Mumbai’s drubbing by ATK has hurt the team more because it came soon after three consecutive home victories […]

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Kolkata Begin Title Defense with a Win Over Chennai as ISL’s Second Season Gets a Stylish Start Amid Huge Fanfare and Impressive Opening Ceremony

 October 4, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second season of Hero Indian Super League, ISL could not have had a more euphoric start than the one at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. Defending champions Atletico de Kolkata began their 2015 campaign on a winning note by defeating hosts Chennaiyin FC in front of 30000 spectators, peppered with industrial […]

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Kolkata Make History to Win Inaugural Hero Indian Super League at Mumbai on Sunday

 December 21, 2014   R K Gupta

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It was a match befitting the final of the nearly 2½ month long tournament involving eight teams in Hero India Super League. The organizers scored great success in bringing in quality football on Indian soil and although Kerala Blasters put their hearts into the game, it was Atletico de Kolkata, who emerged as the ultimate […]

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Hero ISL 2014 Final: Kerala, Kolkata Travel to Mumbai on Saturday for the Ultimate Showdown

 December 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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After playing 210 minutes of goalless game, spread over two semifinal legs; including the extra-time in the second leg, the outcome of second semifinal between Atletico de Kolkata and FC Goa had to be decided on penalty-shootouts. ATK had the twin handicaps of playing without star striker Fikru and contending with a raucous home support […]

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Of 47 ISL Matches So Far, 9 Have Ended 0-0, Including Tuesday’s Delhi-Kolkata Game

 December 3, 2014   R K Gupta

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One more goalless draw coming in the 47th match of the Hero Indian Super League between hosts Delhi Dynamos and Atletico de Kolkata did not favor any of the two teams. On the contrary, the result made the race for the semi-final spot even more difficult. For Delhi the drawn game would mean that they […]

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Kerala Blasters Defeat Atletico de Kolkata 2-1, Jump to Third Place in Hero Indian Super League

 November 22, 2014   R K Gupta

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In their home game against Atletico de Kolkata on Friday night, Kerala Blasters played fighting football and scored a 2-1 victory against the visitors. The packed crowd of 57000 at Kochi’s Nehru Stadium could not have asked for more as goals from Iain Hume and Pedro Gusmao put the home team 2-0 ahead at halftime. […]

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Chennaiyin FC Beat Pune City FC to Displace Atletico de Kolkata From Top in Hero ISL

 November 20, 2014   R K Gupta

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They were together at the top for a while with the same number of points, but ATK had an upper hand over Chennaiyin FC by virtue of their superior goal-difference. The points are still the same but their 3-1 victory against Pune City FC, has resulted in the ATK and Chennai swap the top position […]

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