Atlanta Football Club beat Bad Boys by a comfortable 3-0 margin

by Balbir Singh November 5, 2016

St. Xavier’s Ground, Parel, Mumbai: On Saturday, 5^th November 2016, Atlanta Football Club hosted Bad Boys in the Mumbai District Football Association Division 1, Group ‘B’ match. Atlanta F.C recorded a dominating 3-0 victory; an early strike from no.6 Alex Fernandes opened the resolute Bad Boys defence. While, two quick goals in the span of four minutes, bought the tie to bed, as first Alex Fernandes doubled his goal tally on 36 minutes with Rian D’Souza adding his name on the scoresheet on the 40th-minute mark.

Bad Boys started the match on the back-foot as Atlanta pressed higher and moved the ball quicker and swiftly, fancying their chances from either wing. After hitting the woodwork past the 10-minute mark, Atlanta put their noses in front through an Alex Fernandes effort, a right reward for their dominating spell in the opening phase of the match.

In between the first and second goal, Bad Boys were presented with a couple of scoring opportunities but failed to capitalise, lacking behind in creative in the final third of the pitch. Meanwhile, Atlanta were strengthening their grip on the match with every attack.

As the game matured into the second-half, Atlanta doubled their tally as Alex Fernandes completed his brace in the 36^th minute. With a two-goal cushion, Atlanta were a bit more relaxed in possession but continued to build pressure on the Bad Boys defence, receiving their reward in the 40^th minute through a goal from their no.19 Rian D’Souza.

Bad Boys never seemed to threaten the opposition goal from the offset, despite having started strongly on the defensive front. After the first goal, Bad Boys took a hit and never really recovered from there on. Atlanta, whereas, brought great determination and flair in their attack to score three goals in a complete performance at either end of the field.

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