East Bengal FC will kick off the new year with a visit to the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar against Odisha FC on January 7. Bengaluru FC have now dropped down to 9th place and will visit the Indira Gandhi National Stadium in Guwahati to play NorthEast FC on January 6.
Like in the reverse fixture, the former Bengaluru FC player Cleiton Silva proved to be the difference once again. The Brazilian opened the account at the 39th minute and delivered an absolute screamer in injury time, which proved to be the winning goal.
ATK Mohun Bagan avenged their 3-0 loss to FC Goa earlier this season with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Gaurs in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
India's newest football association has made strides in the arena of futsal as well. Ladakh's inaugural club championship was won by Dzawo 11 FC, who will take the honour of representing the union territory at the Futsal Club Championship in New Delhi next year.
It was all square at half-time after Anwar Ali cancelled out Dimitri Petratos' opening goal, but Hugo Boumous netted the winner against his former club in the second half to secure all three points for the Mariners. The result sees ATK Mohun Bagan climb back to the third spot in the ISL stan
Dimitri Petratos and Hugo Boumous scored goals in each half to ensure victory for the home side, while Anwar Ali grabbed a goal for the visitors to cancel out Petratos' opener in the first half. With this result, ATK Mohun Bagan reclaims the third spot in the standings while sixth-placed FC
Ferrando has had an overview of his squad during their injury crisis and has hinted at a change of plans ahead of their upcoming game against FC Goa in Matchweek 13 of the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, in Kolkata, on Wednesday.
FC Goa is currently unbeaten in their previous three matches while ATK Mohun Bagan saw their four-match unbeaten streak come to an end after going down to NorthEast United FC in their last game. There is very little to separate the two sides in the ISL standings, with fourth-placed ATK Mohun
Mumbai City FC's latest victory against Chennaiyin FC meant the Islanders have managed to get 27 points out of a possible 33, bagging eight wins and three draws in the process.
The three points will help FC Goa replace ATK Mohun Bagan in third place, and thereby stake a claim for the playoff spots with eight matches remaining in the league stage.