Hyderabad: In their new avatar, ATK Mohun Bagan kicked off the seventh season of the Indian Super League on a high, defeating Kerala Blasters by a solitary goal on Friday. Fijian hitman Roy Krishna, who was ATK's top goalscorer with 15 goals last season, struck the all-important goal after a 67-minute deadlock to give the all-important three points for the green-and-maroon brigade.
And in the second match of the tournament, Kwesi Appiah scored from the spot as NorthEast United FC began their Indian Super League campaign with a 1-0 win over Mumbai City FC on Saturday. A red card and a penalty turned a game, that Mumbai were otherwise dominating, on its head and handed NorthEast United FC a winning start at the Tilak Maidan.
Spanish striker Igor Angulo's double strike scripted FC Goa's spectacular comeback as they held Bengaluru FC to a 2-2 draw in an Indian Super League encounter, on Sunday.
For Bengaluru, Cleiton Silva (27') and Juanan Gonzalez (57') scored and till the hour mark, Sunil Chhetri's men looked on course for an easy win.
Meanwhile, century-old rivals ATK Mohun Bagan and SC East Bengal will take on each-other to mark a new era in Indian football.
