AFC Cup

ATK Mohun Bagan are back in action in the AFC Cup where they will face Malaysian side Kuala Lumpur City FC. The match, set to take place on 7th September ...

Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur City is one of the most efficient teams in the Malaysian Super League (3.1 goals average), and a convincing 5-2 triumph over PSM Makar proves this team’s great attacking prowess. ATK Mohun Bagan has demonstrated a productive attack during this year’s AFC Cup, and it should be noted that each of their five games in this tournament have contained at least 4 goals, which is a really impressive number. Meanwhile, the City Boys from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are playing their debut campaign in the AFC Cup. It won’t be the easiest, because Kuala Lumpur City has been performing decently in its domestic setup and are on a game-winning spree. But the City Boys boast a pretty strong side with some quality foreigners like Paulo Josue and Giancarlo Gallifuoco, who can help push them through the game. The match, set to take place on 7th September at the Salt Lake Stadium, will be to fight for a place in the Inter-Zonal playoff final which will be played on 5th October.

To earn an inter-zone playoff semi-final against Hero Indian Super League (ISL) side ATK Mohun Bagan, the Malaysian Cup winners have had to take a long route.

He was the top scorer in last year’s Malaysia Cup and has all the attributes to hurt ATK Mohun Bagan who haven’t been at their defensive best so far this campaign. Paulo Josue: The KL City FC captain is their top scorer in the AFC Cup with two goals so far. Kuala Lumpur City FC was in 1974 by the Kuala Lumpur Football Association as Kuala Lumpur.

The highly paid Bagan players would be keen to prove their worth, having begun their season on the wrong note, finishing third behind Mumbai City and ...

New overseas defenders Florentin Pogba and Brandon Hamill have yet to settle into their new surroundings. So, they are in good form, and we will give our best against them," Colaco said. After being second in their group behind Indonesia's PSM Makassar, KL City qualified for the next round as the best runners-up team among three Asean groups. Last year, at the same stage Bagan returned from Uzbekistan with a 0-6 hammering from Nasaf FC. Bagan's journey was also far from smooth. However, now we are not thinking about the past and are focused on our next game against Kuala Lumpur City," India international Liston Colaco has said on match eve. "They won the Malaysia Cup to qualify for the AFC Cup and defeated PSM Makassar 5-2 to win the ASEAN Zonal final. Placed fifth in the Malaysian Super League, they have won two of their last five competitive games, though in the AFC Cup they are unbeaten with two wins and as many draws. In a winner-takes-all contest, profligacy upfront and wobbliness at the back would be even more brutally punished than the way Rajasthan did in their 3-2 win over Bagan in the Durand Cup. The highly paid Bagan players would be keen to prove their worth, having begun their season on the wrong note, finishing third behind Mumbai City and Rajasthan FC in their group assignments. Though the green and maroons have a much-altered look, with a different face in Juan Ferrando at the helm, the surviving members of that Nasaf misadventure would know that progressing in the AFC Cup would need a much-improved performance. Against Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur City on Wednesday on their home turf, an outright victory would be desired by the glamour club, who have declared a quest for continental excellence their primary target when they joined hands with ATK to become ATKMB in 2020.

Kolkata, Sep 6 (PTI) Indian Super League heavyweights ATK Mohun Bagan will look to start afresh after their premature Durand Cup exit when they take on ...

This is our way and the mentality of our players. The Durand Cup is in the past and our focus is in tomorrow. “The players and staff are professional, and we will try to do our best. They’re creating chances and working on my plans.” Two-time Malaysian Super League winners have returned to an Asian continental competition after a gap of 28 years. “My focus is to score one more goal than the opponents, this is our target. “The players are ready and motivated for tomorrow’s game.

After being knocked out of the 2022 Durand Cup, ATK Mohun Bagan has a chance of making things right when they take on Kuala Lumpur City FC in the AFC Cup ...

Along with Paulo Josue, Kuala Lumpur City FC will try and disappoint the Mariners in front of the home crowd. With Dimitrios Petratos, Kauko will find a partner with whom he can combine and create problems for the Malaysian outfit. Juan Ferrando's men will be desperate to make the occasion count and progress to the next stage of the competition even more so as they play in front of their fans.