ISL 2018-19, Mumbai City FC VS ATK: 5 Hits and Flops

Mumbai City FC played a 0-0 draw with ATK at the Mumbai Football Arena. It was the second scoreless draw of this season's Hero Indian Super League after the 0-0 draw between Delhi Dynamos and Chennaiyin FC in the second week of October.

With Kalu Uche and Emiliano Alfaro injured, the goalscoring bite was stolen from ATK and it showed in the stalemate. Mumbai City FC took advantage of this fact and kept their fifth clean sheet of this season.

The scoreless draw denied Mumbai City FC to extend their winning streak to 4 matches, which is a feat only achieved by Bengaluru FC in the history of the Indian Super League.

The match never got off to a start with an eventless first half followed by a cagey second half. The second half had some half chances and good set piece deliveries that were not converted into goals.

Let's now have a look at the five hits and flops from the match.

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#5 Hit: Gerson Vieira

The former Mumbai City FC midfielder stopped many attacking moves from his former team in initial stages (Image Courtesy: ISL)

Gerson Vieira was excellent in the holding midfield role against Mumbai City FC. The former Mumbai City FC midfielder stopped many attacking moves from his former team in initial stages.

He made three interceptions and one tackle in the first half alone and was excellent in the second half as well.

A free kick from Manuel Lanzarote found the 26-year old but he headed it just over the Mumbai goal under pressure from Lucian Goain.

The clash of heads in the attempt for the header left both Vieira and Goain hurt. The Brazilian ended up playing the rest of the match with a bandaged head.

#4 Flop: Paulo Machodo

The 32-year old should have been the creative hub for the front four but failed to create any clear-cut opportunity for his team (Image Courtesy: ISL)

Paulo Machodo helped the home side create no chances in the first half. Mumbai City FC opened the second half with a brilliant team move which had the Portuguese midfielder at the end but he was wasteful as his shot was deflected wide.

He provided another cross five minutes later aiming at Arnold Issoko but it found the hands of Arindam Bhattacharya comfortably.

The 32-year old should have been the creative hub for the front four but failed to create any clear-cut opportunity for his team.

#3 Hit: Manuel Lanzarote

Just after the hour mark, a brilliant free kick by the 34-year old saw the ball go dangerously into the six-yard box (Image Courtesy: ISL)

Manuel Lanzarote had created 19 major chances prior to the match this season and 49 chances since the start of last season, the most for any player in the league in that period of time.

Lanzarote was mostly invisible in the first half but his set-piece deliveries in the second half were excellent. Just after the hour mark, a brilliant free kick by the 34-year old saw the ball go dangerously into the six-yard box but was headed away by Goain.

Another free-kick was delivered by the Spanish winger in the 70th minute, just outside the six-yard box but was punched away by the outstretched Mumbai City goalkeeper.

#2 Hit: Amrinder Singh

In the first half, the goalkeeper was lively in and around the six-yard box to any threat posed by the away side (Image Courtesy: ISL)

Amrinder Singh kept his fourth clean sheet of the season and helped his side keep their fifth shutout of the season.

In the first half, the goalkeeper was lively in and around the six-yard box to any threat posed by the away side.

The second half saw the 25-year old make a lot of saves. In the 70th minute, a dangerous Lanzarote free kick was punched away by an outstretched Amrinder Singh clearing any immediate danger his side could have been in.

Again, another free-kick delivered by Lanzarote was fisted away by the Mumbai City skipper in the 79th minute of the game.

#1 Hit: Subhasish Bose

Subhasish Bose put in a hard shift for the whole 90 minutes for the home side against ATK (Image Courtesy: ISL)

After travelling to Jordan via two flights, playing an excellent match against a very talented Jordan side, Subhasish Bose put in a hard shift for the whole 90 minutes for the home side against ATK.

The 23-year old nullified the attacking threat from the right side of ATK with the lively and energetic Komal Thatal playing there for the away side. He also provided support in Mumbai City's attacks from the left side.

Subhasish Bose's 40-yard screamer was the closest the home side came to scoring a goal but it was touched over by ATK keeper Arindam Bhattacharya.