Panaji, Dec 17: Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) got their act right in the nick of time to humble crowd favourites FC Goa 4-2 in tie-breaker and advance to the final of the ISL, here Wednesday.
The ATK will lock horns with Kerala Blasters FC in the summit showdown at the D Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai Saturday.
The second leg semifinal between the two fierce rivals went into extra time after they were locked goal-less in the regulation time. With both teams failing to break the deadlock even in the 30 minutes of extra time, the game was decided via penalty shootout in which the visitors emerged winners.
The first leg semifinal between the two sides in Kolkata had ended in a goal-less stalemate. Things panned out pretty much in the same manner before the Sourav Ganguly co-owned side edged past the hosts on penalties after playing out yet another drab draw in the 120 minutes of play.
While they failed to score in regulation and extra time, ATK’s Josemi, Mohammed Rafi, Jofre Mateu and Borja Fernandez were bang on target when it mattered most.
For the Goa outfit, Andre Santos’s spot-kick sailed over the bar while Haroon Amiri’s effort struck the upright. Tolgay Ozbey and Clifford Miranda successfully converted but that was not enough.
PTI
