ATK Mohun Bagan finished the league stage in third position with 34 points, including 10 wins. A win against Odisha FC in a knockout game assured the Marines the third consecutive semi-final appearance in ISL history.
The game started with a good pace as both teams tried to outplay each other in the early minutes. The visitors had a few chances to take the lead but a moment of brilliance from Dimitri Petratos in either half gave the home side the semi-final spot. A quick corner taken by Petratos was slott
Goals from Hugo Boumous and Dimitri Petratos in each half helped ATK Mohun Bagan secure a solid win and set up a semi-final clash with Hyderabad FC. The Mariners have now made it to the ISL semi-finals for a third season running.
Goals from Hugo Boumous and Dimitri Petratos were enough to secure semi-final qualification for the Mariners, who will now face defending champions Hyderabad FC next.
Odisha FC, on the other hand, finished sixth in the ISL table, four points behind the Mariners, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in their history.
This is the Mariners' third season in the ISL, and they have qualified for the playoffs each time. For the Juggernauts, this is new territory and they will also need a first-ever win against ATKMB to secure a semi-final spot
Both teams entered the field with a win in their mind, but for different reasons. A win would have given FC Goa a playoff spot, while a victory would help Bengaluru FC seal a place in the top four. And it was the home team who got the win and sealed a top-four spot, which will allow them to
After an even first half, Harry Sawyer and Ritwik Das scored for Jamshedpur FC in quick succession during the second half. The hosts created some big chances, but couldn't find the back of the net as they slumped to their eighth defeat of the season. Odisha FC just needed a point to qualify
Sivasakthi Narayanan added two more goals to his season's tally and Pablo Perez came on to score the third for the Blues as they ended the Gaurs' playoff race and confirmed Odisha FC's entry as the sixth and final team in the playoffs.