ATK Mohun Bagan defeats Hyderabad FC on penalties to qualify for the AFC Cup Preliminary stage

The teams finished with a 1-1 scoreline after extra time. Dimitri Petratos provided the lead to the Mariners during the game's first severe attack (20 minutes in). Chianese finally tied the game in the 44th minute after a few unsuccessful attacks. ATK Mohun Bagan defeated Hyderabad FC 3-1 on penalties to win the match and secure a spot in the AFC Cup 2023–24 first round.

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ATK Mohun Bagan won 3-1 on Penalties against Hyderabad FC

The history between these two teams have been closely matched and this match was also expected to be another exciting and closely fought game. Manolo Marquez's team came into the game after a 2-1 loss to Odisha FC in their final Hero Super Cup group stage match. With four points from three games, they finished second in the group behind Odisha Fc. Hyderabad FC finished second in the Hero ISL before losing in the semi-finals to eventual champions ATK Mohun Bagan.

On the other hand, ATK Mohun Bagan entered the game after losing in the Hero Super Cup's group stage. The Hero ISL winners only achieved one victory and came in third place in their group.

They had a fantastic season in the Hero ISL, winning their first-ever trophy with a triumph over Bengaluru FC in the championship game.

Hyderabad FC XI:

Anuj Kumar; Odei Onaindia, Reagan Sigh, Chinglensana Singh, Akash Mishra; Joao Victor, Sahil Tavora; Mohammad Yasir, Aaren Silva, Joel Chianese, and Borja Herrera

ATK Mohun Bagan XI:

Vishal Kaith; Pritam Kotal (C), Carl McHugh, Subhasish Bose; Hnamte, Glan Martins; Hugo Boumous, Ashique Kuruniyan, Manvir Singh, and Dimitri Petratos, Brendan Hamil