AFC Cup 2022 LIVE: Kuala Lumpur City FC beat ATK Mohun Bagan Highlights: Fakrul Aiman and Romel Morales both scored in injury time to ensure Kuala Lumpur City FC become the first Malaysian side to secure a place in the Inter-Zone Final of the AFC Cup with a dramatic 3-1 win over India’s ATK Mohun Bagan on Wednesday in Kolkata. Follow ATKMB vs KL FC and AFC Cup live updates on InsideSport.IN
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ATK Mohun Bagan’s AFC Cup campaign comes to an end after defeat against Kuala Lumpur City FC
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AFC Cup 2022 LIVE: Kuala Lumpur City eliminate ATK Mohun Bagan with a 3-1 win
The win takes Bojan Hodak’s side – making their first-ever appearance in the competition – into a meeting with Uzbekistan’s PFC Sogdiana on October 5 with the winners advancing to the AFC Cup 2022 final on October 22.
The Malaysia Cup holders put on a well-organised defensive display to frustrate their hosts before Josue gave Kuala Lumpur the lead against the run of play.
Liston Colaco had presented the greatest threat to the visitors with the India international tormenting Kamal Azizi on the right side of the defence throughout the opening 45 minutes, but Hodak’s outfit managed to reach the interval without conceding.
Kuala Lumpur had been forced to sit back and absorb the pressure for much of the first half, although Jordan Mintah could have given his side the lead 18 minutes into the game.
The Ghanaian striker narrowly failed to capitalise on a mix-up between Subhasish Bose and goalkeeper Vishal Kaith while seconds later he volleyed over from close range after Paulo Josue headed Kamal’s cross from the right.
Kuala Lumpur City beat ATK Mohun Bagan in the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal semifinals
ATK continued to dictate the tempo in the opening exchanges of the second half, but Juan Ferrando’s side remained unable to turn that dominance into something tangible.
On the hour mark the Indians were made to regret their lack of a cutting edge when Josue struck. ATK’s inability to clear from a throw-in saw the ball shovelled into the path of the Brazilian by Akram Mahinan and Josue’s first-time effort flew into the bottom corner.
With time running out, however, Molla looked destined to take the game into extra-time when he punished Kuala Lumpur’s failure to clear with a clinical strike but Fakrul’s glanced header from Josue’s free-kick out on the right two minutes later remarkably put the Malaysians back in front.
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