Bagan duo Debjit and Sony shines, as rivals STANDINGS

KOLKATA: It seemed appropriate that Sony Norde and Sameehg Doutie would come closest to scoring in the first half, given that Thierry Henry, one of football’s best wide players in the last two decades, was watching.

Doutie failed to put Atletico de Kolkata ahead because he slipped after Iain Hume put the South African through and was denied by Romanian central defender Lucian Goian. But if Mumbai City FC’S Norde wasn’t on the scoresheet, it was because Debjit Majumder, the Haiti international’s teammate at Mohun Bagan for two seasons, had his number on Tuesday night.

Majumder could do nothing when Diego Forlan blasted home in the 78th minute leading to ATK’S first defeat of the season and taking Mumbai City FC to the top of the standings.

Norde, whose work ethic was applauded when he was substituted, had done the hard work. Having looked forlorn till then — once he also had the ball easily taken away by Stephen Pearson — Forlan scored after Norde’s pass took a deflection.

Sparsely used by Mumbai City FC in ISL2, Majumder denied them early and in the 33rd minute, kept Norde from putting them ahead with a reflex save.

Two minutes later, he fisted out a Forlan free-kick even as Norde barrelled into him. Used in all six games by a coach who has played in goal for Spain, Majumder has shown he can make the jump

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