ATK have made their way into theIndian football history books with a third Indian Super League (ISL) trophy asthey beat Chennaiyin FC 3-1.
In an empty Fatorda Stadium in Margao,Goa, Javi Hernandez's injury-time goal sealed the deal for the Kolkata-basedclub.
ATK took a 1-0 lead in the first half,courtesy a goal from Hernandez with an assist from Roy Krishna. Edu Garciaadded a second for the visitors shortly after the half-time, while Valskisfound the net for Chennaiyin FC in the 69th minute.
Owen Coyle's side was the better teamthroughout the 90 minutes, but poor finishing in the final third cost themdearly.
With this win, Antonio Habas becamethe first manager to win two ISL titles; he lifted his first during theinaugural season of the ISL in 2014, where ATK defeated Kerala Blasters in the final 1–0.
The two teams were brilliant in the play-offs with Chennaiyin getting the better of FC Goa in a thrilling two-legged tie that finished 6-5 on aggregates and ATK producing a stunning second-leg turnaround to send defending champions Bengaluru FC packing.
Speaking after the game, Chennaiyin boss Coyle said, "Goals change games and ATK benefited from that. We had chance after chance and when you don't take them, you get the sucker punch. That is what happened to us."
