The first half was a close affair as both teams slugged it out for the opening goal. Ansari hit a curler over the bar in the 22nd minute. He scored the first goal with a lob over the goalkeeper in the 24th minute.

Mumbai Port had man-marked Atlanta danger-man Royston Veigas. Alex Fernandes glanced a header wide in the 32nd minute as Atlanta pressed forward for an equalizer.

The first half was 1-0 to Mumbai Port. Atlanta went all out in the second half and made numerous forays in the opposition territory. Ankit Dalvi missed a good chance to make it 1-1 as his shot went over the bar.

Veigas smashed in a superb left footed free-kick in the 57th minute and leveled things up for Atlanta. A classic goal!

He almost grabbed a winner in the 75th minute only to have his shot parried away by the goalkeeper. Rajesh Goswami’s shot took a deflection off Alex Fernandes and went in in the 70th minute. An own goal and 2-1 to Mumbai Port!

Veigas almost made it 2-2 in the dying moments as his effort went inches wide off the left post.

Mumbai Port held on to win. Atlanta fought bravely and can be proud of their effort.

In the first game, Intelenet and ICL Payyade played out a 1-1 draw. Asadul Khan’s 57th-minute goal canceled out Navin Koli’s 21st-minute strike for Intelenet. It was a just result for both teams in the end.

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As Elvis Nunes blew the full-time whistle, Carmelites and Atlanta shared a point apiece; Alex Fernandes’ first-half strike was neutralized by Atlanta’s Oliver D’Mello goal late into the second-half.

In Division 1, as Atlanta hosted Carmelites, both sides had come into the game on a high, having been undefeated. While a draw didn’t affect Carmelites much, Atlanta who now has three wins and two draws, have lagged a bit behind with a draw today. Neither side was able to work themselves through in the final third, as both goals at either end came result of errors at the back.

We Care stumbled to a heavy defeat against J.S.W, who marched to a resounding 5-1 victory. Mohit Thakural’s goal for We Care around the hour mark on 61 minutes proved to be mear consolation as an early strike inside 10 minutes from J.S.W’s Firoz Shah to open the scoring, with his side up by two goals at the half-time break. J.S.W carried the momentum into the second-half, scoring twice in 6 minutes – on minute 47 and 53 through Rahul Yadav and Dilip Sahani. Coach Sumeet’s J.S.W went further clear, as Virendra Rautela’s strike on 56 minutes helped put the tie to bed.

For J.S.W, the result proved to be a vital one, as they gathered momentum going into the tougher end of the group stage, as We Care F.C lagged behind once again with their season coming to a closure after today’s full-time result.

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