ISL 2020 Final, ATK vs Chennaiyin FC: As it happened

Javier Hernandez scored a brace as ATK beat Chennaiyin FC 3-1 in the final of the 2020 edition of the Indian Super League to lift a record third title in front of empty stands at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Saturday.

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Javi Hernández scored a brace as ATK beat Chennaiyin FC 3-1 in the final of the 2020 edition of the Indian Super League to lift a record third title in front of empty stands at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Saturday. 

Spanish midfielder Hernandez put his side ahead as early as in the 10th minute of the match with an excellent volley. Subsequently, striker David Williams passed the ball to winger Edu Garcia, who rolled the ball into the bottom corner to double the lead for ATK in the 47th minute.

In the 69th minute, forward Nerijus Valskis brought Chennaiyin FC back into the game by blasting the ball into the top corner to make it 1-2 against ATK before Hernandez scored his second goal in the stoppage time to ensure his side lift the trophy with a comfortable win. 

ATK booked their place in the summit showdown of the tournament after registering a comfortable 3-2 victory over Bengaluru FC in the second leg of the semi-final clash at the Salt Lake Stadium. The Kolkata outfit slumped to a 0-1 defeat in the first leg, but the second leg win saw them storm into the title decider with a 3-2 aggregate win over last season's champions.

Chennaiyin, on the other end, edged out FC Goa with a 6-5 aggregate win in the semi-finals to progress to the final. Though FC Goa clinched a 4-2 win over the Chennai-based franchise in the second leg, it was just not enough to overturn their 1-4 loss in the first leg last week. 

The final clash took place behind closed doors after the Health Ministry issued an advisory directing all federations and fans to avoid large gatherings in order to prevent the deadly COVID-19 pandemic from spreading.

Here are the highlights: 

14 March 2020

21:31 IST

ATK beat Chennaiyin 3-1 to lift 3rd ISL title!

@ATKFC are the #HeroISL 2019-20 CHAMPIONS #HeroISLFinal #LetsFootball #TrueLove pic.twitter.com/GfYxm1Vyzu

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) March 14, 2020

21:28 IST

GOAL!!!! Hernandez scored another one for ATK. Pronay Halder passed the ball to Spaniard who tapped it into an empty net in the stoppage time to make it 3-1 against Chennaiyin FC.