Atletico De Kolkata's superstar Iain Hume scored a first-half brace to hand his side a 3-2 win in the first-leg of their semi-final against Mumbai City FC.
Mumbai City FC book their place in semi finals of the latest edition of the Indian Super League after a comfortable 2-0 win against last year’s champions Chennaiyin FC at the Mumbai Football Arena. This will be the first semi final venture for the Ranbir Kapoor owned side since the League’s inception in 2014; Atletico de Kolkata, who currently sit in 3rd position in the league table, will look to confirm their semi final berth. While FC Goa, who lie at the bottom of the pile would still want to be in mathematical contention for a place in the semis with a win at home this time around. The return leg, which was a feisty encounter ended with both the sides splitting points, a scenario that wouldn’t benefit either of the teams this time around.
Chennaiyin FC mauled Atletico de Kolkata 3-0 in the first leg of the semi final at Pune, but manager Marco Materazzi was seen reminding everybody that their opponents are the defending champions.
Atletico de Kolkata have a mountain to climb in the second leg of the semi final against Chennaiyin FC on Wednesday, after their thumping in the hands of the Super Machans in Pune.
Chennaiyin FC go head to head against defending champions Atletico de Kolkata in the first leg of the second semi final in the 2015 Hero Indian Super League on Saturday in Pune.
Chennaiyin FC host Atletico de Kolkata in the first leg of the second semi finals of the Indian Super League in Pune.
Atletico de Kolkata(ATK) welcome Marco Materazzi’s Chennaiyin FC in a round 10 encounter of the Hero Indian Super League on Wednesday.
The Hero Indian Super league is nearing its season finale, and the aspiring semi-finalists will look to prove their worth by snatching all three points from their rivals. Atletico de Kolkata, who have managed to hold on to the last of the semi-final spots welcome eight placed Chennaiyin FC at the Yuva Bharati Kriyanagan Stadium.
