ISL 2022-23: ATK Mohun Bagan become Hero ISL Champions after thrilling win over Bengaluru FC

In
a
game
that
ended
2-2
in
regulation
time,
ATKMB’s
Dimitri
Petratos
scored
all
three
penalties
he
took
on
the
night
before
Vishal
Kaith’s
save
from
Bruno
Ramires’ penalty
in
the
shootout
brought
them
one
step
closer.
Bengaluru
FC’s
Pablo
Perez
then
sent
his
spot-kick
over
the
bar
as
the
Mariners
sealed
the
result
in
a
game
where
they
had
unsettled
Bengaluru
FC
right
from
the
start.

Bengaluru
FC
were
forced
into
bringing
Chhetri
on
early
after
Sivasakthi
Narayanan
was
stretchered
off
in
the
opening
seconds
of
the
match.
Things
went
further
away
from
plan
in
the
13th
minute
when
Krishna
handled
the
ball
from
a
Petratos
corner
as
ATKMB
were
awarded
a
penalty.
Petratos
finished
the
job
from
the
spot
to
put
his
team
in
front.
ATKMB
made
use
of
this
advantage
to
put
pressure
on
Bengaluru
FC,
who
picked
up
a
glut
of
yellow
cards
on
the
pitch
and
one
off
it
for
head
coach
Simon
Grayson.

But
in
the
final
minute
of
first-half
stoppage
time,
they
were
given
a
way
back
when
Bose
missed
the
ball
and
made
contact
with
Krishna
while
attempting
a
clearance.
Chhetri
stepped
up
to
take
it
and
sent
Kaith
the
wrong
way
to
restore
parity.

In
the
final
quarter
of
the
game,
Rohit’s
shot
from
the
edge
of
the
box
created
a
series
of
corners,
before
a
deflection
found
Krishna
at
the
far
post
–
the
striker
nodded
it
home
in
the
78th
minute.

But
five
minutes
from
time,
the
game
was
all
square
again.
At
the
edge
of
the
Bengaluru
FC
box,
Kiyan
Nassiri
went
down
after
a
nudge
from
Perez
as
ATKMB
won
their
second
penalty
of
the
evening.
Petratos
was
on
hand
to
score
again.

In
the
third
minute
of
stoppage
time,
Asish
Rai’s
goal
bound
shot
was
cleared
off
the
line
by
Prabir
Das.
Moments
later,
Colaco
and
Nassiri
almost
combined
to
score,
but
Bruno
Ramires
provided
the
crucial
interception
as
the
game
went
into
extra
time.

In
extra
time,
Udanta
Singh
and
Rohit
failed
to
hit
the
target
with
their
respective
chances,
while
Manvir
missed
from
a
few
yards
out
for
ATKMB.
Towards
the
end
of
extra
time,
Sandhu
spilled
Petratos’ long-range
strike,
but
it
bounced
out
for
a
corner
that
led
to
nothing
before
the
game
headed
into
penalties.

In
the
nervy
penalty
shoot-out,
Golden
Glove
winner
Kaith
stepped
up
for
his
team
for
the
second
game
in
a
row,
while
no
one
missed
from
the
spot
in
a
game
dictated
by
penalties
throughout.
As
the
winners,
ATKMB
took
home
a
prize
money
INR
6
crore,
while
runners-up
Bengaluru
FC
were
awarded
INR
2.5
crore.

Key
Stats:
–
Petratos
created
the
most
chances
(6)
in
the
match
–
Sandesh
Jhingan
made
10
clearances
and
attempted
3
tackles
–
Pritam
Kotal
made
7
clearances
and
attempted
4
tackles

(excerpt
from
agency)