Xtra Time Web Desk: ATK Mohun Bagan faced a 0-6 humiliation at the hands of Uzbek side FC Nasaf in the AFC Cup Inter Zonal semi final clash on Wednesday night. Khusain Norchaev scored a hat-trick for the home side while Bozorov and Nazrullaev scored the other goals for Nasaf. Pritam Kotal scored an own goal.
Nasaf was all over the ATK Mohun Bagan side in the first half as they scored five goals. The hosts took the lead in the 4th minute from a cormer. Carl Mchugh headed the ball, which ricocheted off Kotal and landed up at the back of the net. Nasaf doubled the lead in the 17th minute Nasaf through Norchaev. He added two more goals in the 21st minute and the 31st minute to complete his hattrick.
The Uzbek side had a chance to go 5-0 up in the 43rd minute when they were awarded a penalty which was missed by Bozorov as the ball came off after hitting the underside of the crossbar. The rebound was headed towards Amrinder but it was weak and the ATKMB keeper had no difficulty in collecting the ball. However, Bozorov redeemed himself as he scored his side’s 5th goal in added time before half time.
Substitute Nazrullaev heaped on ATKMB’s misery as fired from close range and rifles the ball past Amrinder onto the roof of the net for his side’s 6th goal in the 71st minute.
Finnish midfielder Joni Kauko made his debut for the Mariners.