ISL: North East United 0-2 Atletico de Kolkata - 5 talking points

Jakub Podany scoring the second goal against NorthEast United FCAtletico de Kolkata clinched a 2-0 win against NorthEast United at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati thanks to goals from Fikru and Podany. Though the visitors were reduced to 10 men late in the second half, they went onto score their second goal after that. The Kolkata side remain at the top of the table after a convincing away victory. Skipper Luis Garcia was once again instrumental in his side’s victory while countryman Borja Fernandez was sent off after he accumulated two yellow cards, and will miss the next game.Here are the 5 main talking points from the match: 

#1 Atletico de Kolkata go on the offensive from the start

After a massive 3-0 win against Mumbai City, Atletico de Kolkata started the game brilliantly once again. Former Liverpool star Luis Garcia produced moments of brilliance in the number 10 role and NorthEast United goalkeeper Alexandros Tzorvas made a brilliant early save to stop the Spaniard from scoring. The former Greek international continued from where he left off in the first game, where he was named the man of the match.

Former Real Madrid man Borja Fernandez took a shot from the half way line and once again Tzorvas was forced to make a save. Finally, Luis Garcia provided a sublime assist to Fikru who chested it down before volleying it past Tzorvas to give Atletico de Kolkata the lead after just 15 minutes. Baljit Sahni also joined the party as he tried to convert a lovely ball from Jofre, but Tzorvas came out to keep the score 1-0. Soon, a corner from Spaniard Jofre saw Nato hit the post with his header.

In short, Atletico de Kolkata were very quick to get out of the traps, and managed 10 shots in the first half of the game.