ATK Mohun Bagan return to the top of Indian football!
They return to the top of footballing euphoria. A sensational night of football capped off by the ultimate show of resilience and nerve. The fireworks are going off in Goa. The fireworks are going off in Kolkata.
But Bengaluru FC should hold their heads up high. They have still scripted one of the most miraculous journeys the ISL has seen, but tragically, Simon Grayson and his men will have no silverware to show for their incredible effort.
PABLO PEREZ HAS SKIED IT!
ATK Mohun Bagan are the champions of the Indian Super League 2022-23 season as they win the penalty shootout 4-3.
Advantage ATK Mohun Bagan!
Manvir Singh makes it 4-3 from the spot.
Sunil Chhetri makes it 3-3!
Bengaluru still has some hope as the skipper scores from the spot to equalize.
KIYAN NASSIRI MAKES IT 3-2!
The youngster makes no mistake from the spot despite the pressure.
BENGALURU FC HAVE FALTERED FIRST!
Bruno Ramires' penalty is saved by the sensational Vishal Kaith. 2-2 still.
Liston Colaco steps up. Underwhelming season but a convincing penalty. 2-2 now.
Roy Krishna converts from the spot to make it 1-2 for Bengaluru. Calm, composed, and collected.
Time for Dimitri Petratos and he picks the same side and the same result. Absolute predator. 1-1
Alan Costa steps up. Alan Costa scores. Bengaluru FC lead 0-1 in the shootout.
IT"S TIME FOR PENALTIES!
Yet again, penalties it is to decide the victor of the ISL 2022-23 season. Everything is on the line here for the two teams. The nerves are immense so are the possibilities. Who blinks? Who has ice in his veins? A lot of questions to be answered. But the most important one is -- who leaves Bambolin with a smile?
SECOND HALF OF ET: ATK Mohun Bagan 2-2 Bengaluru FC
119' OH, GURPREET!
Dimitri Petratos catches Gurpreet Singh napping with a first-time effort from a distance. The BFC numero uno was unsure of his attempt to parry it and almost deflects the ball into his own net. That could've been a brutal end to the tie and BFC's campaign.
119' We're inching closure to the dreaded penalty shootout!
118' Pablo Perez has been booked for interfering with Vishal Kaith's goal-kick. It was a cheeky attempt from the Spaniard.
113' Both teams are pushing here. Neither of them wants to taste the uncertainty of penalty shootouts yet again.
110' SO NEAR YET SO FAR!
Dimitri Petratos is forced wide into the left flank but the Australian manages to wiggle his hips and deliver a peach of a cross into the box. Manvir Singh, unmarked, gets his head onto the ball but could only nudge it wide. If the result goes against ATKMB, Manvir might have a few nightmares!
108' Sub for BFC: Parag Shrivas comes on for Naorem Roshan Singh.
108' Forced change for ATKMB: Sumit Rathi comes on for Brendan Hamill. The Indian center-back hasn't played in the ISL for over a year and a half. Tonight he steps up to the grandest stage.
106' A CHANCE FOR KRISHNA RIGHT AWAY!
Roy Krishna is through on goal but with two ATKMB defenders alongside him. However, his effort is skied high!
106' WE GO INTO THE FINAL 15 MINUTES OF PLAY!
FIRST HALF OF ET: ATK Mohun Bagan 2-2 Bengaluru FC
105' Two minutes added on!
101' Substitution for Bengaluru FC: Alan Costa comes on for Rohit Kumar.
100' MIGHTY CLOSE!
Pablo Perez retains possession inside the box with some expert hold-up play before laying the ball off for Rohit Kumar. The young midfielder's curling effort just whizzes past the post. That could've been the strike to seal the tie!
93' Another cautious start from both teams so far. Who can control their nerves and come out on top?
91' FIRST-HALF OF EXTRA TIME IS UNDERWAY!
91' Change for Bengaluru FC: Udanta Singh replaces Javi Hernandez.
Like we've in all the semi-final encounters, the final too has spilled over into the extra time now. there's very little to separate the two sides. Both ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC dominated in phases but ultimately three penalties and a towering header from Roy Krishna has so far been the defining moments.
FULL-TIME: ATK Mohun Bagan 2-2 Bengaluru FC
90+3' GOAL-LINE CLEARANCE!
ATK Mohun Bagan once again penetrates into the opposition box and Dimitri Petratos unleashes a sharp effort from an acute angle. It requires a goal-line clearance from Bruno Ramires to keep Bengaluru FC in the game.
90+2' Roshan Singh delivers a cross into the box from the set-piece situation and Pablo Perez nods it towards Sunil Chhetri. The veteran forward opts for an acrobatic attempt but mistimes it completely.
90+1' Lalrinliana Hnamte brings down Sandesh Jhingan and is booked by the referee.
90' Four minutes of added time to be played.
89' There's not a lot of regulation time left and both teams will be eager to land the defining blow just about now.
86' More changes for ATKMB: Brendan Hamill comes on for Hugo Boumous.
85' PETRATOS DOESN'T MISS!
Amid the argument of whether the foul was inside the box or not, the Australian marksman, without blinking, buries the ball into the top corner from the spot. It's back on level terms. Where do we go from here?
84' OR COULD YOU? PENALTY FOR ATK MOHUN BAGAN!
Pablo Perez brings down Kiyan Nassiri just at the edge of the box and the referee points straight to the spot. ATKMB have a lifeline.
80' You couldn't have scripted a better finale. Roy Krishna, against his former club, calling the shots with his crucial strike!
79' GOOOOOAAALLL!
The punching bag has punched back. Like they have done all season, Bengaluru FC have come back from the dead to take the lead. A corner is nudged towards the far post by a BFC player and Roy Krishna climbs the highest to thump the ball past Vishal Kaith. Will the former ATKMB serviceman be the one to strike the killing blow? Time will tell. But for now, Bengaluru lead 1-2.
77' CRUCIAL BLOCK!
Bengaluru FC string some neat passes together and create a solid attacking move just outside the opposition box. Rohit Kumar is fed by Sunil Chhetri before the young midfielder unleashes a vicious low effort. But Slavko Damjanovic steps in with a crucial block.
73' This has been a monumental performance from Pritam Kotal so far. The veteran center-back once again keeps Sunil Chhetri in check with a ferocious tackle.
68' Carl McHugh leaves out a trailing leg and stamps on Javier Hernandez. He gets booked by referee immediately.
66' FOUL!
Dimitri Petratos tries to send Hugo Boumous through on goal with a lobbed ball but the French-Moroccan international commits a foul inside a box when he nudges Sandesh Jhingan from behind.
64' Asish Rai once again breaks down the right and plays a cute ball into the edge of the box. Suresh Singh helps it on the way to Hugo Boumous, who attempts a wild volley but his effort flies high and wide.
64' Javi Hernandez goes on a marauding but lonely to initiate a BFC counter-attack but Pritam Kotal stops the Spaniard in his tracks with a sliding tackle.
61' HOW HAS HE MISSED THAT?
Bengaluru FC tries to get too cheeky and cute while playing the ball out of the back and Liston Colaco wins the ball just outside the opposition box. The winger pulls the trigger from distance but an out-stretched Gurpreet Singh Sandhu manages to keep the ball out of the net. However, the rebound falls perfectly for Dimitri Petratos to nudge into the open net. But the Australian marksman makes a meal of the opportunity and drags it wide. Came a little too fast for Petratos?
57' Hugo Boumous rolls the ball down the left flank to set Liston through, who drills a cross into the middle. But Gurpreet Singh is sharp and intercepts the ball with great composure.
54' More changes for ATKMB: Ashique Kuruniyan is brought off and replaced by Liston Colaco. It's been an underwhelming season for the former FC Goa winger, but can Colaco redeem it at the very end?
53' Cautious start from both the teams so far as the scores are still level. Who blinks first here?
52' FOUL!
Ashique brings down Suresh in the middle of the park and the referee blows the whistle immediately.
48' The Mariners have brought on Hnamte to control proceedings in the middle of the park. Although Glan Martins didn't practically do much wrong, he didn't present the ball-playing ability of someone like Hnamte.
46' Substitution for Bengaluru: Pablo Perez replaces Aleksandar Jovanovic. Are BFC going back to their four-at-the-back system?
46' Change for ATKMB: Lalrinliana Hnamte comes on for Glan Martins.
46' SECOND HALF OF THE ISL 2022-23 FINAL IS UNDERWAY!
To keep it simple, this has been a tale of two penalties. However, between those two spot-kicks, the grand finale has been filled with all the possible drama. Controversial calls, breathtaking football, tragedy, and most importantly, redemption. That's all just in a span of 45 minutes. Can't wait for the second half to kick off!
HALF-TIME: ATK Mohun Bagan 1-1 Bengaluru FC
45+5' GOOOOAAALLL!
Sunil Chhetri, the man for the biggest occasions, delivers the biggest goal for Bengaluru on the night. The Blues are back on level terms as the 38-year-old misguides Vishal Kaith and nonchalantly places it into the bottom corner. You wouldn't ever bet against the talisman scoring, would you?
45+4' PENALTY FOR BENGALURU NOW!
Everything that could've gone wrong for BFC had gone wrong. In the fourth minute of additional time, Roy Krishna is brought down inside the box by Subhasish Bose. The referee blows the whistle to indicate a penalty and the Blues have a shot a parity.
45' Three minutes of additional time to be played!
43' Javi Hernandez once again steps from a set-piece situation and whips one in on target. But, ATKMB custodian Vishal Kaith tips the ball away yet again to keep their lead intact.
38' Simon Grayson has been booked now! Bengaluru FC need to keep their calm here.
37' Bengaluru FC players going into the referee's book one after another. Naorem Roshan Singh receives a yellow card for a foul by Chhetri is booked for protesting the decision.
35' DRAMA, DRAMA, DRAMA!
If Bengaluru walk out empty-handed tonight, that will be the talking point for a while. Roy Krishna reaches a stray ball inside the box before being seemingly brought down by Pritam Kotal. However, the referee decides against it despite being flocked by BFC players.
30' Prabir Das booked for his foul on Ashique Kuruniyan. It's just been half an hour. How does Prabir deal with Ashique for the rest of the tie?
30' ASHIQUE TORMENTING THE DEFENDERS!
Bengaluru FC just can't handle the potency of Ashique Kuruniyan. Their former serviceman has wreaking havoc down the left flank and Prabir Das is sucked into committing another foul.
Bengaluru FC show some urgency and a corner from Javi Hernandez finds Sandesh Jhingan inside the box. Despite the center-back's best of efforts, his header is wide of the target.
25' JAVI TESTS THE KEEPER!
Bengaluru FC win a free-kick near the opposition box and Javi Hernandez manages to test Vishal Kaith from a distance. Clutch save!
24' Bengaluru tries to set Sunil Chhetri through with a long ball. However, before the Indian skipper can reach the ball, Pritam Kotal steps in with a thumping challenge to clatter into Chhetri and also reach the ball. The ATKMB captain celebrates his tackle with a huge roar!
14' GOAAAAL! ATK Mohun Bagan FC 1-0 Bengaluru FC ⚽️
Roy Krishna handles the ball in the ATKMB box as the Mariners earn a penalty.
Dimitri Petratos smashes it home from the spot! 💚❤️
19' Ashique Kuruniyan shows some quick feet on the left flank but Prabir Das attempts to bring him down. The referee blows for the foul.
15' HOW DOES BENGALURU REACT HERE?
This has been a dreadful start for the Blues. They have lost their starlet Sivasakthi right away and now conceded the opening goal in an high-octane clash!
13' Goal. ATK MB have the lead after Krishna is adjudged to have handled in the box. Petratos converts from the spot. 1-0. #WeAreBFC#NowWeAreHere#ATKMBBFC
Within the first quarter of the heavyweight clash, ATK Mohun Bagan have drawn first blood. Dimitri Petratos steps up to take the spot kick and converts it with great panache. Gurpreet dives the right way but is helpless. 1-0 for ATK Mohun Bagan.
13' PENALTY FOR ATKMB!
While clearing the corner, Roy Krishna's arms were raised in an unnatural position and the referee immediately blow for a penalty. Massive, massive blow for Bengaluru here!
13' CORNER FOR ATKMB!
The Mariners win a corner and Dimitri Petratos delivers it into the box. Subhasish Bose's header is parried away by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu!
10' Except for a half-chance for ATKMB, neither team has managed to create anything substantial. But both teams have been incredibly robust in their approach.
6' HOW WILL THE INJURY TO SIVA AFFECT BENGALURU?
Simon Grayson has depended heavily on Siva's athleticism but he's already out of the picture. Bengaluru have no opportunity to dwell in the past. They will need to quickly shift their focus.
4' SAD END FOR SIVASAKTHI'S NIGHT!
The young forward has to be stretchered off for medical help but it's the man, the myth, the legend who enters the fray. It's time for Sunil Chhetri as BFC are forced into an early substitution.
2' Sivasakthi is down!
It was expected to be a feisty encounter and it has started in that expected tone right away. The young forward catches a stray elbow as he goes into a challenge and is down. The camera catches him bleeding from his nose.
1' KICK-OFF!
And the grand finale is underway! Bengaluru get us underway for what promises to be the show-piece event of the Indian footballing calendar.
Not many surprises in the Bengaluru FC lineup. Simon Grayson names an unchanged XI as Sunil Chhetri, expectedly, starts from the bench. Meanwhile, Juan Ferrando has tweaked ATK Mohun Bagan's lineup for the grand finale. Ashique Kuruniyan returns to the starting XI after recovering from his injury.
Bengaluru FC (Starting XI): Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK/C), Aleksandar Jovanovic, Sandesh Jhingan, Prabir Das, Roshan Naorem, Bruno Silva, Rohit Kumar, Javier Hernandez, Suresh Wangjam, Roy Krishna, and Sivasakthi Narayanan.
One last dance. One final hooray. The grand finale of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 final is upon us and contenders ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC are raring to get the footballing gala underway.
With both teams in a rich vein of form and stacked with heavyweight names, the final showdown is expected to be a grand spectacle.
On one hand, you have the Blues, the story of the season, the miracle club. Simon Grayson and his men were in the 10th spot at the start of the year before they went on an emphatic run. Eight victories strung together levitated Bengaluru into not just the knockout spots but even the top four.
In the eliminator, BFC edged past Kerala Blasters in a drama-filled encounter where Ivan Vukomanovic's ultimately decided to forfeit in protest of a controversial free-kick from Sunil Chhetri. The result ensured Bengaluru's pathway to the semi-finals against League Shield winners Mumbai City FC. The Blues defeated the Islanders 9-8 on penalties to seal a berth in the finals.
Meanwhile, the Mariners have been on a marauding run of their own at the business end of the season. ATK Mohun Bagan won two matches on the trot at the end of the regular season to finish third in the standings. Soon after, the Green and Maroon Brigade toppled Odisha FC to make it through to the semis.
After two goalless legs against Hyderabad, the Green and Maroon Brigade pipped the Nizams in the shootouts. Now they have one final date with Bengaluru.
IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG ONE!
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the grand finale of the Indian Super League 2022-23 season between ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa on Saturday. With everything at stake after six months of relentless football, this will be a match for the ages with two heavyweight sides in the mix.
They return to the top of footballing euphoria. A sensational night of football capped off by the ultimate show of resilience and nerve. The fireworks are going off in Goa. The fireworks are going off in Kolkata.
But Bengaluru FC should hold their heads up high. They have still scripted one of the most miraculous journeys the ISL has seen, but tragically, Simon Grayson and his men will have no silverware to show for their incredible effort.
ATK Mohun Bagan are the champions of the Indian Super League 2022-23 season as they win the penalty shootout 4-3.
Manvir Singh makes it 4-3 from the spot.
Bengaluru still has some hope as the skipper scores from the spot to equalize.
The youngster makes no mistake from the spot despite the pressure.
Bruno Ramires' penalty is saved by the sensational Vishal Kaith. 2-2 still.
Dimitri Petratos catches Gurpreet Singh napping with a first-time effort from a distance. The BFC numero uno was unsure of his attempt to parry it and almost deflects the ball into his own net. That could've been a brutal end to the tie and BFC's campaign.
Dimitri Petratos is forced wide into the left flank but the Australian manages to wiggle his hips and deliver a peach of a cross into the box. Manvir Singh, unmarked, gets his head onto the ball but could only nudge it wide. If the result goes against ATKMB, Manvir might have a few nightmares!
Roy Krishna is through on goal but with two ATKMB defenders alongside him. However, his effort is skied high!
Pablo Perez retains possession inside the box with some expert hold-up play before laying the ball off for Rohit Kumar. The young midfielder's curling effort just whizzes past the post. That could've been the strike to seal the tie!
ATK Mohun Bagan once again penetrates into the opposition box and Dimitri Petratos unleashes a sharp effort from an acute angle. It requires a goal-line clearance from Bruno Ramires to keep Bengaluru FC in the game.
Amid the argument of whether the foul was inside the box or not, the Australian marksman, without blinking, buries the ball into the top corner from the spot. It's back on level terms. Where do we go from here?
Pablo Perez brings down Kiyan Nassiri just at the edge of the box and the referee points straight to the spot. ATKMB have a lifeline.
The punching bag has punched back. Like they have done all season, Bengaluru FC have come back from the dead to take the lead. A corner is nudged towards the far post by a BFC player and Roy Krishna climbs the highest to thump the ball past Vishal Kaith. Will the former ATKMB serviceman be the one to strike the killing blow? Time will tell. But for now, Bengaluru lead 1-2.
Bengaluru FC string some neat passes together and create a solid attacking move just outside the opposition box. Rohit Kumar is fed by Sunil Chhetri before the young midfielder unleashes a vicious low effort. But Slavko Damjanovic steps in with a crucial block.
Dimitri Petratos tries to send Hugo Boumous through on goal with a lobbed ball but the French-Moroccan international commits a foul inside a box when he nudges Sandesh Jhingan from behind.
Bengaluru FC tries to get too cheeky and cute while playing the ball out of the back and Liston Colaco wins the ball just outside the opposition box. The winger pulls the trigger from distance but an out-stretched Gurpreet Singh Sandhu manages to keep the ball out of the net. However, the rebound falls perfectly for Dimitri Petratos to nudge into the open net. But the Australian marksman makes a meal of the opportunity and drags it wide. Came a little too fast for Petratos?
Ashique brings down Suresh in the middle of the park and the referee blows the whistle immediately.
Sunil Chhetri, the man for the biggest occasions, delivers the biggest goal for Bengaluru on the night. The Blues are back on level terms as the 38-year-old misguides Vishal Kaith and nonchalantly places it into the bottom corner. You wouldn't ever bet against the talisman scoring, would you?
Everything that could've gone wrong for BFC had gone wrong. In the fourth minute of additional time, Roy Krishna is brought down inside the box by Subhasish Bose. The referee blows the whistle to indicate a penalty and the Blues have a shot a parity.
If Bengaluru walk out empty-handed tonight, that will be the talking point for a while. Roy Krishna reaches a stray ball inside the box before being seemingly brought down by Pritam Kotal. However, the referee decides against it despite being flocked by BFC players.
Bengaluru FC just can't handle the potency of Ashique Kuruniyan. Their former serviceman has wreaking havoc down the left flank and Prabir Das is sucked into committing another foul.
Bengaluru FC show some urgency and a corner from Javi Hernandez finds Sandesh Jhingan inside the box. Despite the center-back's best of efforts, his header is wide of the target.
Bengaluru FC win a free-kick near the opposition box and Javi Hernandez manages to test Vishal Kaith from a distance. Clutch save!
This has been a dreadful start for the Blues. They have lost their starlet Sivasakthi right away and now conceded the opening goal in an high-octane clash!
Within the first quarter of the heavyweight clash, ATK Mohun Bagan have drawn first blood. Dimitri Petratos steps up to take the spot kick and converts it with great panache. Gurpreet dives the right way but is helpless. 1-0 for ATK Mohun Bagan.
While clearing the corner, Roy Krishna's arms were raised in an unnatural position and the referee immediately blow for a penalty. Massive, massive blow for Bengaluru here!
The Mariners win a corner and Dimitri Petratos delivers it into the box. Subhasish Bose's header is parried away by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu!
Simon Grayson has depended heavily on Siva's athleticism but he's already out of the picture. Bengaluru have no opportunity to dwell in the past. They will need to quickly shift their focus.
The young forward has to be stretchered off for medical help but it's the man, the myth, the legend who enters the fray. It's time for Sunil Chhetri as BFC are forced into an early substitution.
It was expected to be a feisty encounter and it has started in that expected tone right away. The young forward catches a stray elbow as he goes into a challenge and is down. The camera catches him bleeding from his nose.
And the grand finale is underway! Bengaluru get us underway for what promises to be the show-piece event of the Indian footballing calendar.
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With both teams in a rich vein of form and stacked with heavyweight names, the final showdown is expected to be a grand spectacle.
On one hand, you have the Blues, the story of the season, the miracle club. Simon Grayson and his men were in the 10th spot at the start of the year before they went on an emphatic run. Eight victories strung together levitated Bengaluru into not just the knockout spots but even the top four.
In the eliminator, BFC edged past Kerala Blasters in a drama-filled encounter where Ivan Vukomanovic's ultimately decided to forfeit in protest of a controversial free-kick from Sunil Chhetri. The result ensured Bengaluru's pathway to the semi-finals against League Shield winners Mumbai City FC. The Blues defeated the Islanders 9-8 on penalties to seal a berth in the finals.
Meanwhile, the Mariners have been on a marauding run of their own at the business end of the season. ATK Mohun Bagan won two matches on the trot at the end of the regular season to finish third in the standings. Soon after, the Green and Maroon Brigade toppled Odisha FC to make it through to the semis.
After two goalless legs against Hyderabad, the Green and Maroon Brigade pipped the Nizams in the shootouts. Now they have one final date with Bengaluru.
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the grand finale of the Indian Super League 2022-23 season between ATK Mohun Bagan and Bengaluru FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa on Saturday. With everything at stake after six months of relentless football, this will be a match for the ages with two heavyweight sides in the mix.