Though FC Goa lost 1-2 to the Iranian powerhouse, the memorable goal on Tuesday has given hope that the Indian Super League (ISL) outfit could come back strongly against the same opponents in the return-leg match on April 23.
FC Goa produced a commendable performance to keep the side coached by the former Paris Saint-Germain manager at bay for the full duration of the match.
FC Goa will open their campaign at the continental club competition on April 14 against Qatar's Al-Rayyan.
ISL champions FC Goa will become the first club from the country to play in the continental club competition on April 14 when they take on Qatar's Al-Rayyan.
All of the team's group stage matches in the Champions League will be played in Goa. FC Goa face Qatar's Al-Rayyan in their first match on April 14.
Goa will become the first-ever side from India to play in the group stages of the Asia club football's elite competition when they face Al Rayyan on April 14.
FC Goa has been clubbed with the last edition's runners-up Persepolis FC of Iran, Qatari heavyweights Al Rayyan SC and one yet-to-qualify side in Group E.
They will meet the winners of the match between ATK Mohun Bagan and NorthEast United.
FC Goa have been unbeaten in their last six games, winning thrice, and will have momentum on their side.
The new year brought new fortunes for debutants SC East Bengal as they finally bagged their first win in the ISL, brushing aside Odisha FC 3-1 in their last outing.
Stephen Eze (33rd minute) had put Jamshedpur ahead in the first half but Angulo's brilliant brace (64th, 90+4'th) helped Goa claim all three points and end JFC's six-match unbeaten run.
It was FC Goa's inexperienced substitute Aiban Dohling who conceded the soft penalty, bringing down Krishna inside the box, which changed the fate of the match.
FC Goa, placed sixth, head into the contest on the back of a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Kerala Blaster, while the Bhubaneshwar-based outfit occupies the penultimate spot on the table and are winless after four games.
Vincente Gomez scored for Kerala just before Angulo ended any hopes they got of getting something from the match. FC Goa have thus secured their first win of the season.
Both sides have faced each other 12 times, with FC Goa having the upper hand, winning eight while losing thrice.
Tlang, who served a one match-ban for his direct red card offence -- a high boot on Mumbai's Hernan Santana -- in the match on November 25, was issued a show cause notice by the AIFF last week.
Tlang will remain ineligible for selection for his side's next match as he serves an automatic one-match ban in FC Goa's next game.
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For Mumbai City head coach Sergio Lobera, it will be the first time he will be up against his former club which he guided to League Winners Shield last season and to the group stage of AFC Champions League.
For Bengaluru, Cleiton Silva (27') and Juanan Gonzalez (57') scored and till the hour mark, Sunil Chhetri's men looked on course for an easy win.
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