ISL: FC Goa back to winning ways with 1-0 victory over Hyderabad
Football | December 08, 2019 23:24 ISTFC Goa returned to winning ways in the Indian Super League with a 1-0 win away over Hyderabad.
FC Goa returned to winning ways in the Indian Super League with a 1-0 win away over Hyderabad.
Sergio Cidoncha's (2nd minute) early goal helped the home side set the tempo of the match. Mourtada Fall (41st) pulled FC Goa level before the break but was sent off for a last-man tackle in the second-half.
Castel climbed to the top of the goalscoring chart and Jamshedpur climbed to the second spot on the table with 10 points after five matches. Goa slipped to fourth and have eight points.
A win will take Goa to the top of the Hero ISL table, but the Gaurs' head coach Sergio Lobera would be concerned with the fact that his side haven't won consecutive matches this season.
Hugo Boumous (31st minute) put Goa ahead in the first-half before NorthEast United came up with two second-half strikes from Asamoah Gyan (54th) and Redeem Tlang (74th).
Ferran Corominas' penalty cancelled out Udanta Singh's opener for the Bengaluru FC as both sides settled for a point each.
Last year's runners-up Goa will aim to start the new season on a winning note against a club that finished rock-bottom in the ISL last time around.
Defending champions Bengaluru and runners-up FC Goa, the two teams that stood out last season with their style of play, have managed to retain the core of their squads and should be the neutrals' choices to go all the way.
A crowd of nearly 3,000 was in attendance as the Gaurs launched their new jersey and an annual campaign named 'Be Goa'.
Kohli feels football has a lot of potential in the country and can actually reach the next level. And he wants to help in this endeavour once he hangs his boots.
Bengaluru FC had lost last year's final to Chennaiyin FC and captain Sunil Chhetri was determined to win the ISL this year.
The first extra time saw no goals but Bengaluru got better of a 10-men FC Goa team 1-0, four minutes from the end of the second extra half.
Rahul Bheke scored the lone goal of the match in the 118th minute to lead Bengaluru FC to their maiden ISL title.
FC Goa had blanked Mumbai 5-0 in October and later on won 2-0 against the Jorge Costa-coached Mumbai team, giving the former team the edge in the semis clash.
The win resulted in Goa sealing a play-off berth and also leapfrogged Bengaluru FC to claim the top spot in the ISL table.
FC Goa added a point to their tally to make it 25 points from 14 matches and remain third in the standings while Delhi are rooted to the eighth spot.
Edu Bedia and star striker Ferran Corominas struck on either side of the break at the Mumbai Football Arena to help FC Goa beat Mumbai City FC 2-0.
FC Goa struck twice late in the game to eke out a thrilling 3-2 victory over Delhi Dynamos in an Indian Super League encounter.
The good news for Goa is the return of star striker Ferran Corominas after serving his one-match suspension.
The five changes made by Cesar Ferrando in the form of Gaurav Mukhi, Pablo Morgado, Robin Gurung, Bikash Jairu and Pratik Chawdhury worked wonders.
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