Defending champions Hyderabad FC will lock horns with ATK Mohun Bagan in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) semi-final at the G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium on Thursday. Hero Indian Super League: Hyderabad FC face ATK Mohun Bagan in semi-final.
This pivotal encounter will feature the clash of the two best defences in the league this season, and will also be the second time these two teams meet at this juncture in as many seasons. The first leg of the semi-final will be in Hyderabad FC’s backyard, as it was last season.
Manolo Marquez’s men have lost only two out of ten games at home this season and, overall, had the best defensive record in the league with only 16 goals conceded in 20 games. In their last game, Borja Herrera scored the only goal of the match against the Kerala Blasters.
The Spaniard has been a significant figure in the Hyderabad FC midfield. Up front, Bartholomew Ogbeche is the club’s leading goal scorer this season, with ten goals to his name. “Every team that has reached the semi-final will try to reach the final.
We are playing the same semi-final that we played last season, so let’s see if we can also repeat the outcome of last season and advance,” said Marquez. “The expectation of all four teams in the semis will be the same. All four teams have the ability to win the trophy,” he added.
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ATK Mohun Bagan have played an extra game after the conclusion of the league phase as they eliminated Odisha FC in the new knockout stage of the Hero ISL playoffs this season. The win extended the Mariners’ winning run to three games, and capped off a crucial spike in form after they were in danger of falling out of the top four briefly. They scored two goals in each of those three games, also keeping a clean sheet in two.
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