ISL 2018-19 | ATK v Bengaluru FC | Live score, updates, commentary and result

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FULL TIME : ATK 1-2 Bengaluru

A disciplined Bengaluru FC defence hold on to their lead courtesy Paartulu early in the second half. Youngster Komal Thatal did put ATK into the lead but since then it has been all Bengaluru FC in the game with an all around performance in all three departments. The Blue stay at third with 10 points from 4 games while ATK are on fifth with 7 points from 6 games.

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90+5' Clever corner from Bengaluru FC as Miku plays Xisco through on goal from the right flank, Xisco shoots and hits the near post.

90+4' ATK seem to have given up now as the home side has not been able to trouble the Bengaluru defence at all in the last ten minutes or so. It is three points almost guaranteed for the visitors.

Additional Time : 5 Minutes

88' Juanan goes into the referee's book after he rushes into Everton Santos with no intent of getting the ball. Santos is down in pain.

86' Final change for Bengaluru FC :

OUT - Dimas Delgado (14)
IN - Xisco Hernandez (19)

84' Pronay Haldar is booked for a rough challenge from the back on Rahul Bheke.

81' Off the post! ATK's late pressure surge almost paid off as Gerson Vieira's header hits the outside of the near post from Lanzarote's corner.

80' Three consecutive crosses from El Maimouni, Pronay Haldar and Manuel Lanzarote into the middle but Paartulu's presence in all the three instances allows the Blues to clear the danger.

78' Third and Final change for ATK :

OUT - Balwant Singh (15)
IN - Hitesh Sharma (18)

75' Substitution for Bengaluru FC :

OUT - Udanta Singh (21)
IN - Boithang Haokip (17)

74' Substitution for ATK :

OUT - Komal Thatal (11)
IN - Jayesh Rane (16)

72' Brilliant long ball across the pitch from Manuel Lanzarote towards Balwant Singh but Serran makes a quick back-tracking run and intercepts the incoming aerial ball and allows Sandhu to collect it as Balwant Singh is stranded after making a run to get the ball. Brilliant presence of mind on the part of Albert Serran.

68' El Maimouni crosses in to find Balwant Singh who finds Manuel Lanzarote with a down-ward header. The Spaniard scoops it over the Bengaluru defence towards the Moroccan who shoots and forces Gurpreet to parry it away for a corner.

The resultant corner is headed away on the line by Harmanjot Khabra. A good move from the home side after a long long time but the scores stay the same. Steve Coppell's side needs such creative moves a bit more now.

64' Substitution for Bengaluru FC :

OUT - Nishu Kumar (22)
IN - Rino Anto (13)

62' Not much of a goal-mouth action in the last few minutes as Bengaluru are resilient at the back and middle of the park. Too many aimless long balls from ATK not doing any good to the trailing home side.

57' Nishu is the next man to go into the referee's book after delaying to take a throw-in from the touch line.

55' ATK on the backfoot after the Paartulu goal as Udanta and Chhetri are creating ruckus from both the flanks and are troubling the ATK defence in regular intervals, not allowing the home side to play up the pitch at all.

49' Paartulu is booked for a late challenge on John Johnson.

47' GOAAAAAAAL! Paartulu fires it in first time from the edge of the box after a poor defensive header from Ricky falls to the Spaniard. Arindam Bhattacharya can do nothing but stand and watch the ball go in again courtesy the pace on the ball. It is 2-1 to the visitors.

Second Half Kicks-off.

HALF TIME : ATK 1-1 Bengaluru FC

A disciplined ATK defence fail to hold on to the lead after Komal's clinical finish early in the game as Miku's tumultuous shot from the free-kick restored parity for the Blues. All to play in the second half. Stay Tuned.

45+3' GOAAAAAAAAL! Absolute stunner from Miku. The Spaniard unleashes an unstoppable shot from a free-kick which gets past the wall and into the back of the net as Arindam can only stand and watch the ball go in.

Additional Time : 4 Minutes.

44' Bengaluru seem to have run out of ideas to breach the ATK goal as all of their possession play tactics are being successfully intercepted by the ATK defence. Time for a Plan B perhaps in the second half for Carlos Cuadrat's side?

41' ATK forced to make a change after Kalu Uche is suspected to tear his calf muscles. Could be disastrous for the home side.

OUT - Kalu Uche (9)
IN - El Maimouni Noussair (8)

38' Good ball from Udanta to the far post to find Miku, who sets up Juanan on a plate with a down-ward header. Juanan goes first time with a belter of shot, but Gerson Vieira is on the way to make a crucial block and keep ATK in the game. Bengaluru get the ball back.

34' The players burst out into each other in a scuffle after Miku and Gerson Vieira clash into each other. Tempers flying high and the referee has to intervene.

32' Arindam Bhattacharya goes into the referee's book for trying to run down the clock by delaying the goal-kick.

28' Bengaluru FC patiently trying to build-up from the back with passes out-wide to both the flanks but the ATK defence has been extremely resilient and disciplined so far. Juanan does get a shot away from distance but the end result is that the ball is well wide of the target.

24' A pin-point cross from Nishu Kumar finds Miku whose header is parried away by Arindam Bhattacharya at the goal, showing his quick reflexes.

20' ATK are dictating terms suddenly after the first goal. Kalu Uche and Balwant Singh combine brilliantly with pace and intent but the final ball from Balwant is blocked by Bengaluru defenders.

15' GOAAAAAAAAL! Everton Santos with a defence splitting ball to Komal Thatal who out-runs his marker Nishu Kumar and shoots from outside the box and finds the back of the net, well beyond the reach of the big man, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

13' Balwant Singh goes into the referee after he brings down Harmanjot Singh Khabra.

10' Bengaluru FC earn a freekick outside the 18-yard box after Chhetri is brought down by Johnson. Dimas Delgado goes for goal from the dead ball situation, but hits the wall. The ricochet falls to Chhetri who fires it over the target.

8' A bit of a cagey period of constant exchange of possession between the two sides in the midfield as the spectators are all silent in the stands waiting for an opening by ATK.

4' Chhetri breaks away from his marker, makes a darting run down the right, find Paartulu with in the centre but the Spaniard does not unleash a shot but decides to play it back to Chhetri who is dispossessed by John Johnson. ATK try to play some football of their own but the centre-back pair of Serran and Juanan are resolute enough to get the ball back for the Blues.

0' KICK-OFF! Bengaluru FC get us underway.

The Home Side have donned their usual Red-White Strips while Bengaluru FC are in their third colours, Green in support of JSW's Ecological Drive in Bengaluru in order to preserve trees around the Garden City.

Indian National Anthem over and the Pre-Match Photographs and handshakes are underway. We are moments from kick-off.

The teams are walking out to the middle of the pitch amidst the familiar 'Lets Football' Anthem.

Head to Head Stats : ATK have never beaten Bengaluru FC as they Red and Whites fell short by 1-0 and 2-0 in the previous two meetings among the two teams.

Former Bengaluru FC fan favourite Eugeneson Lyngdoh has been excluded from the team list by ATK gaffer Steve Coppell.

Both the teams go unchanged into the game today while ATK's John Johnson is set to face his former side which is surely going to bring out mixed feelings from the Englishman.

Bengaluru FC Playing XI:
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Rahul Bheke, Juanan Gonzalez, Albert Serran, Nishu Kumar, Harmanjot Khabra, Erik Paartalu, Udanta Singh, Dimas Delgado, Sunil Chhetri, Miku

Substitutes: Soram Poirei (GK), Rino Anto, Boithan Haokip, Chencho Gyeltshen, Xisco Hernandez, Kean Lewis, Semboi Haokip

ATK Playing XI:
Arindam Bhattacharja (GK), Aiborlang Khongjee, Gerson Vieira, John Johnson, Ricky Lallawmawma, Pronay Halder, Manuel Lanzarote, Komal Thatal, Everton Santos, Balwant Singh, Kalu Uche

Substitutes: Debjit Majumder (GK), Andre Bikey, Ankit Mukherjee, Cavin Lobo, Noussair El Maimouni, Hitesh Sharma, Jayesh Rane

A'right!
Excitement is building up at the Salt Lake Stadium as the mighty ATK take on the unstoppable Bengaluru FC in an ISL match.
Who's going to make the Playing XI for both teams? Line-ups coming up!

Lethal pair:
If Bengaluru FC have Miku and Sunil Chhetri, ATK can rely on Manuel Lanzarote and Kalu Uche to help them against BFC. Both of them have scored against BFC when they were part of FC Goa and Delhi Dynamos respectively. What's more, Lanzarote has taken seven shots, four of them on target, against BFC.

Deadly combo:
Miku and Sunil Chhetri account for five of Bengaluru FC's six goals so far in the season. Counting even the last ISL season, the pair have struck 29 out of BFC's 40 goals.
In the current season, Miku has struck twice, while Chhetri has three goals to his name.

ISL 2018-19 | ATK v Bengaluru FC | Live score, updates, commentary and result

FT : ATK 1-2 Bengaluru FC