Hume’s hat-trick helps Atletico trounce Mumbai

MUMBAI: Canadian striker Iain Hume scored a brilliant hat-trick as visitors Atletico de Kolkata displayed a breathtaking performance to outclass hosts Mumbai City FC in an Indian Super League (ISL) match at the D.Y. Patil Stadium here on Sunday.

For the away side, Hume scored in the 34th, 45+1, 81st minute alongside Augustin Fernandes’s 76th minute goal.

Selim Benachour was the only scorer for the home side.

The Canadian striker scored the second hat-trick at the stadium in the second season after Mumbai’s Sunil Chhetri and the third by a player in the current season after Chennaiyin FC’s Stevin Mendoza and Chhetri.

With this win, Atletico moved from sixth position to fifth, with 10 points from seven games, having won three, drawn one and lost three, while Mumbai, after losing their second match at home, are placed in the sixth spot with 10 points from seven games, having won three, drawn one and lost three.

Marque-player-cum manager Nicolas Anelka started for the first time in the season and went in with a 5-2-3 combination for the match. Only two changes were made in their starting 11, with Anelka replacing Frederic Piquionne, while Cristian Bustos sat out to make way for Juan Aguilera.

It was in the 34th minute when the away side made the best use of the opportunity to open the scoring in their favour. Jaime Gaivilan took a couple of touches before sending a floater towards Hume who had both feet off the ground and his right footed first time finish got beyond Subrata Paul into the far corner to go 1-0 up.

One minute added into the first half saw Atletico go 2-0 up via penalty. Singam Subash made a clumsy tackle in the box to bring Gavilan down, but Hume stepped in to take the spot kick and fired it in past Paul diving to his left to make it 2-0.

In the second half, the consistent push into the Atletico box yielded good results as Benachour who substituted for Darren O’Dea scored the first goal for the home side in the 71st minute to have the supporters go bizarre.

Atletico came back strongly in the 76th minute with Augustin Fernandes scoring. Five minutes later in the 81st minute, Hume scored his third to take his side 4-1 up.