#LetsFootball: FC Goa face ATK challenge

Football | Tuesday | 2nd January, 2018

Upbeat after registering the season’s maiden home victory, defending champions ATK would look to continue their winning run when they face FC Goa in an Indian Super League match.

The most successful ISL franchise had kicked off their title defence on a shaky note after being winless from four matches.

But the two-time champions have brought their title campaign back on track with successive victories over Mumbai City and Delhi Dynamos, the last coming at their home ground Saltlake Stadium in their last round fixture.

ATK are now at seventh place with eight points from six matches.

While ATK appeared to be finding their mojo back, fancied Goa have started slipping after securing four wins from five outings. They are now placed fifth in the standings with 12 points from six games.

The Gaurs will be smarting from a 0-2 defeat against FC Pune City at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium — their maiden home defeat of 2017-18 season.

This was also the first time of the season that the Goans failed to find the back of the net and they would be under pressure to score against a Keane-bolstered ATK attack.