ISL 2021-22 Live Commentary: ATK Mohun Bagan Vs SC East Bengal

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6:30 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the ATK Mohun Bagan vs SC East Bengal match in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22. The kick-off is just an hour away! I’m your host Ujyant Ramesh, and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football.

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ATK Mohun Bagan Vs SC East Bengal: Build-up

A derby is often won on who keeps their nerves on the given day. But when ATK Mohun Bagan renew their age-old rivalry with SC East Bengal for the second time this season in the Indian Super League, there will be a hot favourite and an underdog looming large over the most sought-after fixture of Indian football.

East Bengal got the better of Mohun Bagan the last time on January 27 in 2019, making it a long wait for their vociferous fans for the taste of victory.

SC East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan made their forays into the ISL last season and met with contrasting fortunes, further deepening SC East Bengal’s plight as they finished ninth to ATKMB’s final spot and a second-place finish in the league table.

The script has not changed this season despite SC East Bengal making a deadline-day swoop for one of ATKMB’s protagonists Arindam Bhattacharya in goal. The first bout was a walk in the park for the Mariners who have since then not had a great season so far. For their rivals, however, the plane never took off. It took two head coach changes to win their first game, after 11 unsuccessful attempts.

Hugging the bottom of the table, Mario Rivera’s lost to Hyderabad FC in their last outing. ATKMB, meanwhile, played out a goalless draw after a mini-break to remain eighth in the table, but with three games in hand.

SC East Bengal have been guilty of leaking goals before the half time whistl. Rivera would want to break the pattern against a deadly attacking line of ATKMB. They have conceded 11 goals in the 15-minute period before half time (31-45) this season. No team has conceded more goals in this period. No team has conceded more goals in the first half of games this season than SC East Bengal (16).

ATK Mohun Bagan have an 8-1 aggregate score across three games against SC East Bengal. That sums up the gulf between the two times since they entered the top league of the country. Rivera will have his task cut out while for Ferrando, it will be about meeting expectations.

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