By H.JanGra April 19, 2022
Australian star forward David Williams scored a brilliant hat-trick under pressure as ATK Mohun Bagan survived some anxious moments to down Abahani Limited Dhaka 3-1
ATKMB were in cruise mode in the first half and in no time they had a 2-0 cushion, with Williams scoring a brace (6th, 30th).
The Aussie completed his hat-trick with five minutes left on the clock but it came after much drama, even as the home crowd of about 32,000 heaved a sigh of relief.
Costa Rican recruit Daniel Colindres easily slotted the ball past an out-of-place Amrinder Singh to reduce the margin.
Nurul Faisal curled in a cross from the left flank to Rakib Hossain inside the box but his shot went wide.
The Mario Lemos-coached side kept threatening, even as ATKMB’s Colaco and substitute Kiyan Nassiri missed two easy chances.
With nothing going in their way, it was Frenchman Hugo Boumous who produced a magical thorough ball from the midfield, and the Aussie raided into an open net to seal the issue.
With nothing going in their way, it was Frenchman Hugo Boumous who produced a magical thorough ball from the midfield, and the Aussie raided into an open net to seal the issue.