Dishing out another impressive performance Atlanta FC rallied to overcome G.M. Sports Club by a 3-1 margin in an Elite Division match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League, played at the Neville D’Souza ground on Sunday.
G.M. Sports Club started on a positive note and stunned the Atlanta citadel with an early strike as Sudhakar Ranjan found the net in the very eighth minute and went into the break with a slender 1-0 advantage.
The defending champions came roaring back and completely dominated the second session scoring three goals during this period to secure their win. In the second minute of resumption, captain Himanshu Patil put them on level terms and with 10 minutes remaining in the match he was again on target to double Atlanta’s lead. Atlanta sealed the win with Arif Shaikh firing home the third goal in the 90 minute to complete another deserving win.
Results – Elite Division: Atlanta FC 34 (Himanshu Patil 2, Arif Shaikh) beat G.M. Sports Club 1 (Sudhakar Ranjan).