ISL 2018/19: 5 on-pitch battles between players

#2 Raphael Augusto (Chennaiyin FC) vs Pronay Halder (ATK)

The Brazilian won the battle and was the best player on the pitch for the Blues that night (Image Courtesy: ISL)

ATK welcomed Chennaiyin FC to the Salt Lake Stadium on 26th October. The home side edged the reigning champions to beat them 2-1 at their home backyard.

Kalu Uche and John Johnson gave the hosts a two-goal lead, but Carlos Salom netted one for the Blues before the halftime which proved to be a consolation.

The Blues had several chances to get into the scoresheet, but failure to find the back of the net in the second half forced them to take nothing from the game.

The English coaches John Gregory and Steve Coppell adopted the same formation with 4-2-3-1 which sees Raphael Augusto and Pronay Halder playing in midfield with a more defensive minded role to shield the back four.

The Brazilian won the battle and was the best player on the pitch for the Blues that night.

Raphael Augusto was able to claim 11 duels which made the opponents work hard to grind out this result.

On the other hand, Halder did not create any sort of impact for Steve Coppell's side and struggled to tussle out the Chennaiyin FC midfielder.