ISL 2018-19: Late Vieira goal gives ATK all three points against Pune City

Full-time report: A late goal by Brazilian Gerson Vieira gave ATK a 1-0 win against FC Pune City at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata in a match that they thoroughly dominated but were profilgate in front of the goal.

Vieira scored in the 82nd minute when Jayesh Rane put in a teasing cross from inside the box to the centre. Vieira came sprinting from the midfield to head it into the bottom left post to make it 1-0.

The goal was a just reward for ATK who had been knocking at Pune's door all evening long. Many of ATK's chances came through set-pieces too although Lanzarote, who took most of the free-kicks, came close to scoring only once when his effort chipped at the bar before going out.

ATK moved the ball around with relative ease. Especially, Lanzarote and teenager Komal Thatal tormented the Pune defence and drew circles around them. 

At the stroke of half-time, ATK came close to scoring when Lanzarote drove a low shot from the right inside the box but the fall rolled just inches away from the far post.

At the start of the second half, the home team picked off from they had left and pushed Pune into their own box. That nearly paid off in the 52nd minute when Lanzarote played a teasing ball from the right over the top of the Pune defence. Santos, who made the run into the box, came agonisingly close to heading it with only the goalkeeper to beat but Kamaljit got to the ball first.

ATK had another good chance in the 76th minute when Lanzarote whipped in a free-kick that's deflected over the top. ATK got a corner from there and there was a scarmble inside the box as the goalkeeper failed to take control of the ball but the shot was blazed over.

Pune had a fine chance of their own in the 79th minute when a nice cross inside the ATK box found Nikhil who mishit his header and the ball rolled out beyond the goal-kick. Three minutes later, Vieira scored the only goal of the game to hand ATK the victory.

The win sends ATK to the sixth position in the points table with 10 points from seven games while Pune sit at the bottom of the table with two points from seven games.

9:24 PM

Full-time

9:24 PM

Minute 90+5 -- ATK attack again and Ricky fancies a shot from outside box but the half-blocked shot is comfortably collected by the goalkeeper

9:20 PM

Minute 90+1 -- Santos attacks down the left but is clipped from behind and earns ATK a free-kick

9:19 PM

Minute 90 -- Five minutes of injury time

9:18 PM

Minute 90 -- Pune attack down the left. Sahil puts in a cross insie the box but it's too deep and Adil has to make the run to keep the ball in play

9:17 PM

Minute 88 -- Vieira is down

9:12 PM

Minute 84 (SUBSTITUTION FOR PUNE) -- Diaz out, Adil in

9:12 PM

Minute 82 (GOAL!!) -- Gerson Vieira scores!! It's 1-0. And it's the Brazilian who has put the home team forward. Jayesh Rane puts in an inviting cross from inside the box to the centre and Vieira comes sprinting from the midfield to head it into the bottom left post. ATK 1-Pune 0

9:10 PM

Minute 81 (SUBSTITUTION FOR ATK) -- Balwant out, Hitesh Sharma in

9:08 PM

Minute 79 -- Pune in the attack. A nice cross is floated into the ATK box from the right where Nikhil jumps but mishits his header and the ball rolls out beyond the goal-kick

9:05 PM

Minute 76 (YELLOW CARD) -- Diaz booked

9:05 PM

Minute 76 -- Lanzarote whips in a free-kick that's deflected over the top. ATK get a corner from there and there's a scarmble inside the box as the goalkeeper fails to take control of the ball but the shot is blazed over

9:04 PM

Minute 75 (SUBSTITUTION FOR ATK) -- Thatal out, Rane in

9:03 PM

Minute 73 (SUBSTITUTION FOR ATK) -- Ankit in, Khongjee out

9:01 PM

Minute 72 -- Lanzarote stands over yet another free-kick and floats it into the mix but thekeeper does well to make the save and keep the ball in the play