AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan search back-to-back wins after medical present in opener

On a excessive after a medical efficiency of their opener, ATK Mohun Bagan would search for back-to-back success and transfer nearer to qualifying for the knockout stage after they face Maziya Sports & Recreation of Maldives in an AFC Cup group sport right here on Saturday.
Antonio Lopez Habas’ Kolkata aspect beat fellow Indian membership Bengaluru FC 2-0, registering extra pictures on track regardless of having solely 32 % possession.
A win on Saturday may put ATK Mohun Bagan on the verge of a knockout berth from Group D however Habas is conserving his focus solely on the match.
“We are going from match to match, and we have another opponent waiting,” stated Habas.
“It’s the same idea to give absolute respect to the opponent and we will need to develop our football on the pitch. In football, you could have one bad day or situation that could change the outcome.”

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The Spaniard stated his gamers might want to play with depth all through the 90 minutes.
“We know how they (Maziya Sports & Recreation) played with other teams, but we have to see how they will perform against us, because maybe they might play differently with a different behaviour.”
The residence aspect, alternatively, are coming into the match after a 0-2 defeat by the hands of Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Kings.
They fell to 2 first half targets in opposition to Bashundhara however head coach Risto Vidakovic is hoping to construct on their second half efficiency to upset ATK Mohun Bagan.
“I’ve talked to the players, and we know that we didn’t play our best game. We were too nervous, especially in the first half. After the first goal, the team was more nervous,” Vidakovic stated.
“It’s not easy to be two goals down and turn everything, as it’s too much pressure. But that game is in the past, and we have to focus on the future. We have another opportunity (against ATK Mohun Bagan) and we are going for it.”
The winners of the four-team Group D will advance to the inter-zone semi-finals in opposition to both FC Nasaf of Uzbekistan or FC Ahal of Turkmenistan from the central cone.