ISL 2018-19: Late Borges goal gives NorthEast FC 1-0 win against 10-men ATK
ATK now have suffered losses in their first two opening games, both at their home stadium while NorthEast United FC move to the top of the table
8:52 PM
Minute 62 -- For a good 10 minutes now, NorthEast have been knocking on the door but two organised line of ATK defence has bolted the door and won't relent
8:50 PM
Minute 61 (SUBSTITUTION) -- Change in NorthEast dugout: Okrah comes in for Leudo
8:49 PM
Minute 59 -- ATK are now sitting back, trying to soak in the pressure. That has allowed NorthEast to come forward more often and stitch passes. Although there hasn't been much incisiveness in the final third
8:44 PM
Minute 53 -- A meaty challenge by Johnson takes out Pronay Halder and the ATK defender is brandished a yellow card for his troubles
8:42 PM
Minute 50 -- ATK look to hit on the counter with a lot of criss-cross passing before Gallego knicks the ball out for a corner
8:42 PM
Minute 49 -- Gallego sprints into the box and takes out Johnson but the referee completely misses that. Gallego meanwhile shoots and the goalkeeper parries it out for a corner
8:37 PM
8:36 PM
Second half begins
8:19 PM
Half-time. ATK 0-NorthEast 0. The game is even apart from that red card which must have been a setback for the home side. Apart from that, the game seems evenly poised
8:18 PM
Minute 45 -- NorthEast get a corner in the closing minutes of the first-half. Gallego takes it short and it comes to nothing.
8:16 PM
Minute 43 -- Yellow card for NorthEast's Grgic for pulling back an ATK player who was advancing towards the opposition box. The free-kick is a curling one by Lanzarote that's puched back by the goalkeeper
8:14 PM
Minute 41 -- NorthEast have dominated possession till now with 61% of the ball. Gallego floats in a ball inside the Kolkata box where Ogbeche looks to head it in but misses it completely
8:12 PM
Minute 39 -- ATK are now having to strenously defend their goal in the last 10 minutes with many of NorthEast's attacks coming from the flanks
8:09 PM
Minute 36 -- (SUBSTITUTION) -- Change for ATK: Rane is out for defender Lallawmawma. This obviosuly because of the red card with the manager looking to shore up the defence
8:05 PM
Minute 31 -- Red card!! A flying tackle from Sena Ralte on Nikhil Kadam is enough for the referee to show him his second yellow card and ATK are down to 10 men!!
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First Published: Oct 04 2018 | 5:46 PM IST