After losing the Indian Super League (ISL) 2019-20 season opener to Kerala Blasters, two-time champions ATK will look start their campaign afresh when they take on newbies Hyderabad FC at the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday.
All you need to know about the match:
Date: October 15 (Friday)
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
TV Telecast: Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD
Live Streaming: Hotstar, Jio TV
Live Updates: www.outlookindia.com
Likely XIs:
ATK: Arindam Bhattacharja, Pritam Kotal, Agus Garcia, Carl McHugh, Prabir Das, Pronay Halder, Sehnaj Singh, Javi Garcia, Michael Soosairaj, David Williams, Roy Krishna
Hyderabad FC: Kamaljit Singh, Asish Rai, Matthew Kilgallon, Rafa Lopez, Sahil Panwar, Adil Khan, Marko Stankovic, Marcelinho, Laldanmawia Ralte, Deyvison Da Silva, Robin Singh
What happened so far:
In a keenly contested match at Kohli, Antonio Habas' outfit lost to Blasters 1-2 in Kochi. Carl McHugh had put ATK ahead with an absolute stunner in the sixth minute but the hosts, egged on by a vociferous crowd, hit back with two goals from new signing Bartholomew Ogbeche in the first half itself. This was the second time that Kerala beat ATK in the ISL opener after having won 2-0 in Kolkata last season.
Under coach Habas, who is back at the club for a second stint, ATK are looking to get back to where they were under the Spaniard. Backed by former Indian national cricket team captain and new BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, ATK won the inaugural title in 2014 and made the last-four the following year. But they have endured disappointing outings in the last two seasons.
Hyderabad FC are one of the new teams competing in the ISL. The team will be the first ISL club from Hyderabad -- a city which boasts a rich footballing heritage and was considered the nucleus of Indian football back in the 50s and 60s.
Hyderabad FC are still to open their campaign and will take on ATK in their first game since inception. And they remain an unknown entity.
Squads:
ATK: Goalkeepers - Dheeraj Moirangthem, Arindam Bhattacharya, Avilash Paul, Lara; Defenders - Anas Edathodika, Arnab Mondal, Agus Garcia, Ranjan Salam, Sandeep Singh, Anil Chawan, John Johnson, Aiborlang Khongjee, Ankit Mukherjee, Prabir Das, Ricky Lallawmawma, Sena Ralte, Pritam Kotal, Boris Thangjam; Midfielders - Hitesh Sharma, Gopi Yumnam, Cavin Lobo, Carl McHugh, Pronay Halder, Asish Pradhan, Michael Ragin, Sehnaj Singh, Ragav Gupta, Malsawmzuala, Javi Hernandez, Dario Vidosic, Michael Soosairaj; Forwards: Jayesh Rane, Komal Thatal, David Williams, Balwant Singh, Jobby Justin, Roy Krishna, Edu Garcia, H Lalmuankima
Hyderabad FC: Goalkeepers - Laxmikant Kattimani, Kamaljit Singh, Anuj Kumar; Defenders - Gurtej Singh, Mohammad Yasir, Tarif Akhand, Asish Rai, Sahil Panwar, Rafael Lopez Gomez, Matthew Kilgallon; Midfielders - Adil Ahmed Khan, Sahil Tavora, Deependra Negi, Nestor Jesus Benitez, Rohit Kumar, Gani Nigam, Nikhil Poojary, Marko Stankovic, Shankar Sampingiraj, Laldanmawia Ralte; Forwards - Giles Barnes, Marcelo Leite Pereira (Marcelinho), Abhisek Halder, Robin Singh, Deyvison Rogerio Da Silva (Bobo)
