PANAJI
ATK Mohun Bagan regained its winning rhythm under a new head coach as it downed NorthEast United FC 3-2 to bag the full quota of points in an Indian Super League fixture at Fatorda on Tuesday. Juan Ferrando, who replaced Antonio Lopez Habas at ATKMB’s helm, proved lucky as his new side ended a winless run of four matches.
Striker V P Suhair produced a brilliant glancing header to find the net in the second minute to give NorthEast an early advantage.
Liston Colaco finally got his act right in the added time of the first half when he found the net with a looping header to make the most of a long floater from Roy Krishna.
It was over to Boumous after the change of ends. The French-Moroccan playmaker seemed to regain his usual form and found the net twice to make it 3-1. This provided the cushion that helped ATKMB cruise home in the end. Mashoor Shereef, who came in as a late replacement for NEUFC, brought the excitement back narrowing the lead with a rasping long-ranger in the 87th minute.
