- Posted by One India, last updated on 17 March, 2023

In the 2022-23 season of the Indian Super League, the final match is going to take place between ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC. Taking the previous record, Mohun Bagan has the upper hand in the head to head record.

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oi-Antriksh Singh

Goa, March 17: The thrilling 2022-23 season of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) is set to get its new champion when ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC clash for the glittering trophy in the final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Saturday. Will clash A win in this match can give the Mariners the Hero ISL title for the first time, while the winners of the 2018-19 season can make the Blues the champions for the second time.

ATKMB reached the final on a five-match unbeaten run, where the Kolkata-based club conceded just one goal and kept four clean sheets in these fixtures.

The club’s defensive strength in the league stage is shown by the fact that it conceded just 17 goals in the entire season. This figure makes them the second best defensive team in the league after Hyderabad FC. A strong defensive line consisting of Pritam Kotal and Brendan Hamill has enabled the Mariners to achieve this feat.

However, Slavko Damjanovic, who replaced Hamill in the last four matches, has been the lifeblood of the Mariners’ defense as ATK Mohun Bagan have kept clean sheets in all those matches. Ashish Rai has been dangerous on the right flank. Head coach Juan Ferrando might be missing Ashiq Kurunian in the attack, but the ATKMB coach is very positive about his play. Ashiq will be assessed in training ahead of the final to play against his former club.

Mariners head coach Juan Ferrando said, “In the last few matches they (Bengaluru FC) have been very impressive and played with confidence. They look like a strong team on the field. So controlling the game from the start of the match It will be extremely important. As always, our focus is on our team, and we are confident in our plan.”

Despite defeating League Shield winners Mumbai City FC on sudden death (penalty shootout) in the semi-finals, Bengaluru FC suffered their first regulation-time defeat of the year in the second leg. The Blues were on a ten match winning run before the Islanders equalized and then eventually lost in a penalty shootout.

Blues head coach Simon Grayson has used Sunil Chhetri as an effective substitute and in the last five games, the 38-year-old striker has scored three crucial goals on three occasions. Grayson is likely to bench Chhetri again and field an unchanged XI, while Roy Krishna and Shivasakthi Narayanan could start the match. Shivshakti provided the assist for the lone goal of the previous match.

Head coach Grayson said, “It’s a really tough decision to leave someone as talented, experienced and professional as him. But whether it’s Sunil Chhetri or Rohit Kumar, I have to do what I feel as a coach.” Right decision.” “(ATKMB) are very strong defensively, they have some good defenders, and there is good competition for those places. We will respect the opponents but I am sure they will know that we have some good players in our team,” he added. Hopefully when we are talking after the match, it will be a good advertisement for the ISL and Indian football.”

In the last six Hero ISL encounters, Bengaluru FC have beaten ATKMB only once when the two teams met at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan last month. The Mariners have defeated the Blues four times. Once both were on equal footing.

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