ISL Team of the Week – Round 11
It was a decisive week in the Hero Indian Super League as three out of the four semifinal spots were sealed as Atletico de Kolkata, Delhi Dynamos and FC Goa grabbed wins which confirmed their passage through to the last four. There were two hat-tricks in the week as Iain Hume and Reinaldo were in sublime form in front of goal helping their respective teams to big victories.The week started with Chennaiyin FC firing four past the best defense in the League as Delhi Dynamos were ate the wrong end of a thumping. Then it was the Highlanders who kept their qualifying hopes intact as they earned a credible point away at Goa after an entertaining 1-1 draw.Kerala Blasters added more misery to Mumbai City FC’s season as they netted a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw, a result which left both the teams on the brink of elimination, before FC Pune City’s campaign took another turn for the worst as an Iain Hume inspired Atletico de Kolkata handed them a 4-1 bashing at the Salt Lake Stadium.Delhi Dynamos bounced back from their 4-0 reverse with a 2-1 win against NorthEast United in Guwahati thanks to a late Gustavo Dos Santos goal before the week concluded with FC Goa hammering ten man Kerala Blasters 5-1 in Kochi to send them packing and earning a semi-final berth for themselves.The team of the week reflects the results as Chennaiyin FC have four players, followed by Atletico de Kolkata and FC Goa with three each. It wasn’t a great week for defenders and that sees the Team of the Week take shape in a 3-4-3 formation.
#1 Goalkeeper
Amrinder Singh (Atletico de Kolkata)
The Atletico de Kolkata goalkeeper had a good game in goal for the champions against an FC Pune City side which didn’t test him a lot. He was alert when required, seen by when he parried an Adrian Mutu free-kick to safety.
However, there was little he could do for Mutu’s wonderful individual goal which went straight in. Singh continued his good form between the sticks and looked solid all evening. Amrinder has managed to marshall the Atletico defence very well and has led them to the joint-best defensive record in the league.