Intro:

Atlético Kolkata beat Mumbai City 3-0 in the first Indian Super League (ISL) game.

Script:

The opening ceremony of the Indian Super League was held in front of an expected 100,000 fans in Kolkata.

This eight-team, 10-week season is scattered with ageing stars, including 39-year-old world champion Alessandro Del Piero of Delhi Dynamos.

Atlético Kolkata hosted Mumbai City in the first Indian Super League game.

Arsenal legends Robert Pirès and the injured Fredrik Ljungberg -- of Goa and Mumbai respectively -- watched on as Atlético's Fikru Teferra gunned the visitors down.

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar liked what he saw and he had further reason for cheer after the break when Borja scored a screamer. Mumbai were hit for six.

Their boss Peter Reid's words of encouragement almost had the desired effect when Pavel Cmovs' deflected effort almost caught out Subhasish Chowdhury.

But in added time Atlético's Arnal Llibert sealed a 3-0 victory.