ISL 2019-20: NorthEast United Vs ATK Live Commentary

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FULL TIME ANALYSIS: In the end it turned out to be a comfortable victory for ATK. NorthEast United's unbeaten run finally comes to an end. It was a tame performance from the Highlanders as they offered very little to trouble the ATK defense. ATK's lightning fast attack was in full display tonight as they were threat in the counter throughout the match. They could have easily scored more as they missed a few very easy chances. ATK go to the top of the table as NorthEast have lot to reflect on about their performance. FULL TIME NorthEast United 0-3 ATK 90+2' GOAL! Krishna scores. ATK finally get their third goal. Another counter and Roy Krishna find himself one on one with Subhashish and he chips it over the United Keeper. 89' Chance! ATK had a wonderful chance to make it 3-0. NorthEast United gave the ball away and ATK broke away in counter. Francisco ends up shooting wide. 85' Triadis releases another venomous shot from the edge of the box but it is deflected away for a corner 83' Substitution! Eduardo Garcia is replaced by Jayesh Rane 78' SAVE! What a save by Subhashish. A brilliant cross from the right finds Williams in the penalty box. The forward sets himself with two touches but his shot is saved by the United keeper. 76' Chance! Best chance of the second half as Puitea's ball finds Nikhil with acres of space in the the ATK penalty box but his header is a poor one 74' Close! Chaves' shot from the edge of the area is just inches over the crossbar 70' Substitution! Redeem Tlang is replaced by Nikhil Kadam 67' Puitea shoots from the edge of the penalty box but it is an ambitious effort that sails way over 63' NorthEast are enjoying a lot of the ball now but are finding it hard to penetrate the ATK defense  57' ATK are looking dangerous on the counter and they look like scoring every time they break in the counter. 52' Chance! How did Krishna miss that. The whole goal was at his mercy and somehow the ATK forward manages to shoot wide. NorthEast are let off this time. 48' Augustin goes down from a high boot challenge from Triadis. He is going to need some medical help. 46' The home side gets us underway for the second half. Half Time Analysis: NorthEast United's unbeaten run looks under serious threat here tonight. It seems like a herculean task for the Highlanders to salvage something from this match. ATK has looked comfortable throughout the game and could have easily led by more goals. We'll have to wait and watch if NorthEast United can show some sort of a fightback or will it be more of the same. 44' Another beautiful cross from United's right flank. This time the cross finds Barreirio in the middle but his header is tame one and off taget. 40' SAVE! What a save by Arindam. Triadis almost recreated his goal against Mumbai but this time his wonderfulshot was matched by a wonderful save by the ATK goalkeeper 35' GOAL! Krishna scores. A brilliant through ball from Williams finds Roy Krishna who easily beats the last defender and slots it past Subhashish 34' Chance! Barreirio puts in a nice cross from the right wing and it almost finds Triadis in the middle. 28' NorthEast United play some quick passes in front of the ATK penalty area and almost go past the ATK defense but Pritam manages to clear it for a corner. 23' Chance! Roy Krishna with a lovely touch gets away from Pradhan and is through on goal but the angle ends up becoming too acute for him as Subhashish saves with his leg. Corner 19' Barrerio goes down in the penalty box and there are loud appeals for a penalty but the referee points towards a goal kick. 16' Prabir has been looking dangerous in the right flank as he wins a corner this time. The corner is easily cleared though. 11' Goal! Williams scores. A lovely cross from the right by Prabir found Williams with acres of space and the Australian comfortably headed it in. 9' Gyan has gone down and it does not look good for the Ghanaian. He will play no further role in the match as he is replaced by Barreiro. 6' Chance! Williams' cross from the right found Krishna in the box but his header was wide. 3' SAVE! What a save by Arindam. A delicious long ball found him in the penalty area and Gyan was through. His shot was saved wonderfully by the ATK goalkeeper 1' KICK OFF!  ATK gets us underway attacking from left to right.   7:25 PM: The teams are now making their way into the ground. We’ll have the national anthem followed by the pre-match rituals before kick-off. Kick-off in a few minutes now! 7:20PM: NorthEast United are yet to be beaten this season but they face a tough test today fom the visiting ATK who has had a flying start this season ATK: Williams, Eduardo, Agustin, Gonzalzez, Pritam, Krishna, Raj, Salam, Sehnaj, Arindam, Prabir Subs: Dheeaj, Sumit, Komal, Balwant, Rane, Justin, Anas NEUFC XI: Vaz, Gyan, Leudo, Reagan, Heerings, Triadis, Redeem, Subhashish, Puitea, Pradhan, Chaves Subs: Pawan, Milan, Komoski, Barreiro, Kadam, Nim, Lalengmawia 7:10PM: Both sides head back to their respective dressing rooms after completing their pre-match warm up. 7:05PM: A loud cheer goes out as Leudo warms up in front of a section of the home fans. 7:00PM: The crowd has started to gather here at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium as both teams are still on the pitch warming up.   Welcome to ISL 2019-20 NorthEast United Vs ATK live commentary of Khel Now, where we will bring you all the live action from Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. NorthEast United Vs ATK Kick-Off: 7:30 PM IST To read the preview of the game, click here. To read the pre-match press conferences, click here and here. Robert Jarni feels ATK is one of the best two teams in India at the moment "For me, they are the best two teams at this moment in India. ATK is a very dangerous team. But, we know what we have to do on the pitch and all games we go to win. Last game against Jamshedpur we did not play well in the first half, but defended quite good. Then in the second half, we went up with more confidence and energy and the score was 1-1, which is very good for us,” he said. Antonio Lopez Habas feels all games are equally important for his side now “All matches are important now. There is no real difference in terms of quality in the opponents. Mumbai City put up a big fight against us, even though the referee found it hard to control the game. But in this competition, the last 15 minutes of the game is extremely important. Because the teams are very well polished,” he quipped.