With the help of Roy Krishna's brilliant hat-trick, two-time champion ATK defeated Odisha FC 3–1 on Saturday (February 8, 2020) to secure their place in the semi-finals in the sixth season of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL).

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It is also being said that the first half of the match played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata was goalless, but ATK registered a fourth consecutive win in the second half with a strong game and reached the top of the table.

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ATK has got 33 points from 16 matches and it has reached the score of FC Goa, but with a better goal difference and match record, ATK beat Goa and acquired the top position. Odisha has suffered its third consecutive defeat. For ATK, Krishna completed his hat-trick by scoring goals in the 49th, 60th and 63rd minutes. Manuel Onu, playing his second match for Odisha, scored in the 67th minute.

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