Hugo
Boumous
(3′,
39′)
and
Liston
Colaco
(50′),
brought
in
for
upwards
of
INR
3.5
Crore
paid
instant
dividends
by
scoring
in
the
goals.
Roy
Krishna
(27′ P),
too
did
not
fail
to
capitalise
from
the
spot,
yet
again
amongst
the
goals.
For
Blasters,
young
enigma
Sahal
Abdul
Samad
(24′)
thought
he
had
equalised,
but
in
vain.
1
2245861
Former
FC
Goa
and
Mumbai
City
FC
star
Boumous
became
the
league’s
fastest
scorer
in
an
opening
encounter,
finding
the
net
from
outside
the
box
within
three
minutes.
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
suddenly
struggled
to
cope
with
the
Blasters’
retaliation.
Rahul
KP
did
well
down
the
right
flank,
picking
out
an
inch-perfect
cross
towards
Sahal
Samad
just
near
the
box,
who
drove
in
with
aplomb.
That
joy
was
short-lived
as
Roy
Krishna
won
and
converted
the
penalty
just
minutes
after.
Albino
Gomes
got
nowhere
close
to
the
elite
footballing
brain
of
the
Fiji-born
forward.
The
first
half
was
sealed
and
delivered
as
Boumous
capitalised
on
being
left
unmarked.
He
ventured
out
with
precision,
hit
it
across
and
through
the
keeper’s
legs
to
deliver
a
two-goal
cushion.
Post
the
break,
Liston
Colaco
curled
in
a
delectable
fourth
goal
with
little
help
from
Krishna,
much
to
the
delight
of
coach
Antonio
Lopez
Habas.
The
game
entered
into
an
even
contest
thereafter
with
the
ball
but
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
kept
teasing
the
Blasters
defenders.
Jorge
Diaz
(69′)
pulled
a
goal
back
out
of
nowhere
for
Blasters
as
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
appeared
a
tad
complacent
in
holding
down
their
shape.
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
would
be
happy
with
the
performance
considering
Kerala
Blasters
entered
the
game
with
a
robust
pre-season.
Bagan
play
the
famous
Kolkata
derby
next
weekend
while
Blasters
face
NorthEast
United
on
Thursday.
(ISL
Media)
Get breaking news alerts.
Allow Notifications
You have already subscribed
For all the latest Sports News Click Here
For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News.