ISL 2018-19, FC Pune City 2-2 ATK: 5 Talking Points

FC Pune City hold ATK to end the two-time ISL champions playoff hopes (Image Courtesy: ISL)
FC Pune City hold ATK to end the two-time ISL champions playoff hopes (Image Courtesy: ISL)

#4 Robin Singh scores first ISL goal after 14 months

Robin (L) after scoring the goal (Image Courtesy: ISL)
Robin (L) after scoring the goal (Image Courtesy: ISL)

The other night we saw Indian first choice striker Jeje Lalpekhlua ending his goal drought. On Sunday, it was time for another Indian striker, Robin Singh, to break his drought, which was much longer than Jeje.

The last time Robin scored in an ISL game was in December 2017, against Mumbai City FC. He changed colours and shifted to FC Pune City but the goal was not coming. The Stallions season was marred by a string of losses at the start.

Without suspended Marcelinho and an injured Iain Hume, the responsibility was on Robin to score regularly and keep Pune in the competition. However, the Punjab-born failed to do that.

Irrespective of his performances, he got a chance in almost every match. He earned the trust of previous coach Miguel Angel Portugal and now under Phil Brown, he is featuring in the team regularly.

The goal was too late for Pune as they will now need to pull off some upsets to have any chance for the knock-outs.

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Edited by Alan John