With a 2-0 victory over Bengaluru FC on Sunday, ATK Mohun Bagan took a big step toward making the Indian Super League (ISL) semi-finals.
In the end, the Blues didn’t make it into the top four at all. When it came to the Mariners, they stayed in third place, level on points with second-place Jamshedpur FC.
Colaco scored his eighth goal of the season on a spectacular free-kick to give his team the lead.
Manvir Singh (85th) scored a second goal late to make sure the game was over.
Colaco tried to score from a direct free-kick early on, but the goalkeeper was strong and kept the ball.
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After Sunil Chhetri was left alone in the box at the half-hour mark, he tried to head the ball, but it didn’t go where he wanted it.
The Mariners had a setback in the first half when Hugo Boumous was taken off in the 40th minute, possibly because of an injury.
Everyone thought both teams would go into the half-time break without scoring a goal.
The deadlock was broken with a single moment of greatness by a player on his own.
Colaco scored a powerful direct free-kick that beat Sharma in the goal to give ATKMB the lead in the first half.
Nine minutes after the restart, Manvir Singh found space behind BFC’s backline. He didn’t make good decisions, which blocked his shot.
Soon after, Kauko helped Colaco, but his shot hit the left post.
The Blues had a lot of possession in the last few minutes of the game, but they didn’t have many clear chances to score.
A goal by Manvir in the 85th minute was against the flow of the game. He scored with a very good finish.
ATK Mohun Bagan will play Chennaiyin FC in their next game here on Thursday.
Bengaluru FC will play SC East Bengal in their last league game on Saturday at Vasco.
