Welcome to Sportstar’s live blog of this evening’s semifinal clash between Hyderabad FC and ATK Mohun Bagan in the Indian Super League (ISL 2021-22) clash being played at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Goa.

This is Neeladri Bhattacharjee bringing you the pre-match buildup and minute-by-minute updates of this high-profile clash.

55′ Aniket steals the ball in the box after a defensive error by ATKMB, crossses for Siverio, but Jhingan tracks back to clear the ball for a corner. The corner kick that follows sees the ball headed out by ATKMB, which falls for Juanan and his touch gets the ball out for a goal kick

53′ Double change for ATKMB! In: Manvir Singh, Carl McHugh, Out: David Williams, Lenny Rodrigues

52′ Off Side! Colaco makes a run along the left wing, but the linesman had the flag raised with the Indian caught in the offside trap this time

50′ Kauko makes a run into the box as Tangri spots him and crosses the ball, only to see Victor clear the ball away and a corner follows

49′ Krishna gets the ball of a throw in, tries to make a forward run, but is locked by the yellow shirts and gets the ball back to his defence

47′ ATKMB begins the second half with a high pressing style as HFC enjotys possession at the back. The match is back on level terms, thanks to Ogbeche’s goal is the last moments of the first half

Second Half begins! No changes from either head coaches as the players take their positions after a huddle in the second half.

Half-Time

Hyderabad FC 1-1 ATK Mohun Bagan

A last minute equaliser by Ogbeche cancels Roy Krishna’s goal to keep Hyderabad FC and ATK Mohun Bagan all square mid-way in the second semifinal of ISL tonight.

45+2′ GOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!!! Yasir delivers the cross from the corner kick, the ball falls into the penalty box melee and Ogbeche heads the ball into the net.

HFC 1-1 ATKMB

45+1′ Another cross by HFC, this time by Aniket, another clearance by ATKMB. Ferrando must be proud with the defensive performance by his boys so far in this match

45′ Free Kick for Hyderabad! Yasir takes the free kick which is headed away by Kauko. The ballfalls for Sauvik, whose cross is cleared as well.

44′ Kauko gets the ball through despite being surrounded by two HFC players and looks to have picked up an injury. However, he is onto his feet soon

40′ Hyderabad pressing high now, but its playing from the back sees Krishna chase the ball right to the edge of the box as the ball is somehow cleared by the HFC defence

38′ Siverio takes the free kick and hits the wall the second time tonight.

36′ Ogbeche makes a solo run from the midfield to the final third,dribbles four and then another, five ATKMB players, passes to Nim, who goes down after a foul. Free kick to HFC!

35′ Victor gets the ball after a mistake by Lenny in the midfield and the Spaniard passes it for Siverio, whose backflick is inteecepted and then cleared by the ATKMB defence

34′ As the match resumes after the break, Krishna, Kauko and Williams get together to get the ball up front, but the final pass by Williams is just too much for Colaco as the ball flies past the Indian foward

31′ Time for a water break!

30′ Hyderabad changing to a 4-4-2 formation with Siverio and Ogbeche acting as two attacking pivots in the final third, but no real chance has arrived for the boys in yellow yet

26′ Foul! Krishna brings down Aniket as the latter goes down on the follow up and HFC gets a free kick from a scoring position. Siverio takes it which after a firm block by the wall is cleared away by ATKMB

25′ Aniket flies in a cross from the left, and after a nimble touch by Subhasish, the ball goes outfor a corner kick. Yasir takes it, but after a set-piece attempt it is eventually cleared away and Manolo Marquez is furious with the play!

23′ ATKMB has won seven out of 11 times after scoring first. Will this match see a similar fate, or will Hyderabad FC make a come back? Well, we will have to wait to find out.

22′ Kotal takes the ball in front with a run along the right wing, but his ball after a pss to Kauko is stolen by Ogbeche eventulayy, who passes to Yasir. Yasir’s cross is too high as it goes out for a goal kick

18′ GOOAAALALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! Roy Krishna poaches the ball following a Colaco cross to put ATKMB in front

HFC 0-1 ATKMB

13′ Save! Kauko gets the ball in the penalty box off a through ball by Krishna and shoots, but Kattimani is there to make the first save of the match

12′ Ogbeche gets the ball, tries to dribble, but goes down to the ground. The refere does not give a foul as the play that follows has Kauko delivering a long ball for Liston who makes a sprint for the ball.

Liston goes down close to the box and his appeal for a foul is also not acknolwledged by the referee

10′ Liston makes a run along the left flank, crosses but Kattimani us there to catch it and get it back into play as Aniket makes a run and just before he could deliver a key pass to Ogbeche, ATKMB gets the ball back

9′ HFC is back playing from the back as Dorjee’s long ball is just too long to go out of play for a throw in

7′ Both the teams waiting for the opposition to be drawin out so that they can attack on the break. Colaco gets the ball into the final third and the final cross by Krishna from the right is headed out of danger by the HFC defence

6′ Krishna chases a long ball from Kauko in the box as Juanan heads it away

4′ Nim Dorjee chases David Williams, who makes a run into the HFC box and the ball eventually goes out of play for a throw in, which is played forward by Victor. ATKMB intercepts the ball and the match is back, being dominated in the midfield 

2′ ATKMB tries to play trinagular passes with Kauko and Colaco involved as HFC intercepts the pass to get back the ball

7-30 pm: Kick Off!

7-25 pm: The players are out on the field and have taken their positions for the National Anthem of India. HFC is in its ywllow home kit, while ATKMB starts in its white away kit.

7-10 pm: What are the coaches saying?

6-50 pm: TEAM FORM – ATK Mohun Bagan has won two of its last five matches and has lost just once, earning eight points from a possible 15. Hyderabad FC, on the other hand, has won four of the last five matches, earning 12 points from a maximum of 15.

6-32 pm: Confirmed Starting Lineups are out!

Hyderabad FC Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) Laxmikant Kattimani (GK) — Akash Mishra, Nim Dorjee, Chinglesana Singh, Juanan — Joao Victor, Sauvik Chakrabarti — Mohammed Yasir, Javier Siverio, Aniket Jadhav — Bartholomew Ogbeche.

ATK Mohun Bagan Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) Amrinder Singh (GK) — Subhasish Bose, Tiri, Sandesh Jhingan, Pritam Kotal — Deepak Tangri, Lenny Rodrigues — Roy Krishna , Joni Kauko — David Williams

6-15 pm: Chance to break the duck for Hyderabad FC!

Hyderabad FC has not beat ATK Mohun Bagan ever, in its history and will look to change that in its third clash this season. In case you missed the highlights of the last two clashes this season, we’ve got you covered.

ISL 2021-22 Season Clashes:

6-00 pm: Here is how we think the two sides would lineup tonight.

Hyderabad FC Predicted XI: (4-2-3-1 Probable) Laxmikant Kattimani (GK) — Akash Mishra, Chinglesana Singh, Juanan, Nikhil Poojary — Sauvik Chakrabarti, Khassa Camara — Yasir Mohammed, Joel Chianese, Aniket Jadhav — Bartholomew Ogbeche.

ATK Mohun Bagan Predicted XI: (4-2-3-1 Probable) Amrinder Singh (GK) — Subhasish Bose, Tiri, Sandesh Jhingan, Pritam Kotal — Deepak Tangri, Carl McHugh — Liton Colaco, Joni Kauko, Manvir Singh — Roy Krishna

5-45 pm: HEAD-TO-HEAD: Hyderabad FC and ATK Mohun Bagan have met six times in the past and HFC has not been able to beat ATKMB even once. Four of the six fixtures have ended in a draw while the Mariners have won twice.

MATCH PREVIEW