Both teams, ranked in the top half for now, have nine points each and will look to solidify their position at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium.
The 47th-minute strike, thanks largely to a horrible blunder by goalkeeper TP Rehenesh, was enough for the in-form table toppers to finish the game with three points at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.
The AIFF Disciplinary Committee announced the decision on the breach of Disciplinary Code Article 49, based on the referee's report of violent conduct by Gurpreet in the ISL match between FC Goa and Bengaluru FC on November 30 in Goa.
FC Goa's players had applied pressure right from the start and played great attacking football to deny the debutant's any chance of a win.
The ISL franchise qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by virtue of being the Federation Cup champions.
Debutants Bengaluru FC have started the season with two great wins and ontop the league with six points whereas FC Goa have won one and lost one.
With this win, Bengaluru climbed to the top of the league table with six points from two matches.
Bengaluru FC CEO, Parth Jindal felt the club has found a perfect fit in Dravid.
Roca said he wants his team to forget the loss against Istiklol and focus on the future and remain positive.
In the summit clash on November 4, Istiklol face defending champions Air Force Club if Iraq to whom Bengaluru had lost in last year's final.
Chhetri, who has played Nehru Cups in front of packed galleries, is ready to cheer the younger ones.
Bengaluru went into Inter-Zone Semifinal match with a 3-0 victory in the home leg last month and they produced a solid performance to deny the hosts any goal.
Gurpreet became the first Indian player to be signed from a European club by an Indian club in a move involving a transfer fee.
The 31-year-old La Liga veteran becomes the fourth Spaniard at the club joining fellow countrymen Juanan Gonzalez, Dimas Delgado and Antonio Dovale.
The Jamshedpur based club picked up veteran Indian goalkeeper Subrata Paul along with several players who represented Kolkata giants.
Twenty seven-year-old 'Toni', as he is widely known, joins Bengaluru from Spanish second division side Rayo Vallecano with whom he spent the 2016-17 season. He also becomes the third Spanish player in the side alongside Juanan Gonzalez and Dimas Delg
Bengaluru FC have signed experienced Spanish and former Barcelona B midfielder Delgado from Australia's FC Sydney Wanderer's
Defending ISL champions Atletico de Kolkata have bolstered their squad by replacing Jose Molina with former Manchester United star Teddy Sheringham as their head coach.
Creating history, the Bengaluru FC entered Asian Football Confederation (AFC) final after defeating defending champions Malaysia's Johor Darul Ta'zim 3-1 in the semi-final here on Wednesday. The two-time I-League champions won 4-2 on aggregate
In a major disappointment for the Bengaluru FC fan base, the much-awaited AFC Cup quarter-final match-up between Bengaluru FC and Tampines Rovers will now be played behind closed doors, with the city in turmoil owing
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