ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan down Odisha FC 2-0, to meet Hyderabad FC in semifinal

ATK Mohun Bagan ended Odisha FCs firstever playoff run in the Indian Super League ISL at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan on Saturday with a 20 winGoals from Hugo Boumous and Dimitri Petratos were enough to secure semifinal qualification for the Mariners who will now face defending champions Hyderabad FC nextIn the opening ten minutes Odisha FC dominated possession but was unable to test Vishal Kaith in goal The hosts were dealt an early blow when Ashique Kuruniyan had to go off in the 11th minute following a duel with Raynier Fernandes near the halfway line with Liston Colaco replacing himSaul Crespo was solid in midfield in the first quarter of the game but the midfielder brought Colaco down on the left flank in the 15th minute From the set piece Petratos curled a potent ball into the box which was glanced on by Carl McHugh and palmed behind for a corner by Amrinder Singh at full stretchAs both sides pressed further up the field the deadlock was broken less than ten minutes before the break Petratos effort from range was palmed over the bar for a corner that was taken quickly by the striker Manvir Singh arrived at the near post just in time to flick it across an open goal before Boumous drove it in at the far postIn the second half Odisha FC hovered around the ATKMBs box in the opening couple of minutes Jerry Mawihmingthanga came close to pouncing on Diego Mauricios header across the face of goal but couldnt test ATKMB Instead the Mariners broke on the counter with Colaco forcing a fingertip save out of AmrinderAlso ReadBengaluru end FC Goas season with defeat Odisha FC qualify for ISL playoffsApproaching the hourmark McHugh recovered the ball in midfield and exchanged a pass with Boumous before rolling it through to Petratos near the edge of the box The striker moved his seasons tally into double digits as he slotted his sides second goal past AmrinderJust after the hourmark there was a collision between Kaith and Mauricio which eventually led to the former being unable to continue as Arsh Shaikh came on to guard the goal Seeing a new keeper in the ATKMB goal Pedro Martin was put in to increase his sides potency in the final ten minutes of the game However it was the hosts who spent most of the time in the opposition half not allowing Odisha FC to launch any promising attacks until the fulltime whistle as the Juggernauts finished with just a solitary effort on targetAs the final whistle was blown Odisha FCs stint in the playoffs was brought to an end while ATKMB progressed to the next stage to face Hyderabad FC in a twolegged semifinal on March 9 and 13This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever