FC Goa take on Jamshedpur FC in ISL play-off spot decider
Football | March 03, 2018 18:29 ISTA draw will be enough for Goa to make it to the last four stage since they are already a point ahead of Jamshedpur.
A draw will be enough for Goa to make it to the last four stage since they are already a point ahead of Jamshedpur.
It was FC Goa's first-ever win over ATK as the hosts dominated most part of the match with Sergio Juste Marin (10th), Lanzarote (15th and 21st), Ferran Corominas Telechea (64th) and substitute Markos Johannus (90th) sounding the board for them.
The resounding victory, which was also Goa's first clean sheet this season, lifted them to the sixth spot with 24 points under their belt while Pune remained one rung behind table-toppers Bengaluru FC.
Chennaiyin FC are placed third after accumulating 29 points from 17 matches, the same as second-placed FC Pune City, who have a better goal difference.
The draw took FC Goa to 21 points from 15 matches to remain on sixth place in the league table. Delhi Dynamos are now at ninth place with 12 points from 15 matches.
Mumbai were punished for their profligacy in the match - wasting multiple chances as they attempted to fight back after Gaikwad's own goal had given the visitors the lead.
In a match between last year's finalists, both the teams had their share of chances but it was ATK's Ryan Taylor who did the star act by scoring one and setting up another for a hard-fought draw.
The win takes Bengaluru to 30 points from 14 games while Chennaiyin stay on 23 but has played one match less.
Ferran Corominas scored his 10th goal of the season for Goa in the 7th minute while another Spaniard, Edu Bedia, secured the winner in the 77th minute after CK Vineeth had drawn Blasters' to level in the 29th minute.
The three points have lifted Jamshedpur FC to the fifth spot on the points table with 16 points from 11 matches.
The Blues, who went down for the second time on the road, were handed another blow late on as defender Subhasish Bose was sent off with a straight red card in the seventh minute of injury time.
Courtesy this win, FC Goa have collected 16 points from nine matches, the same as Pune City but are placed behind them on fourth place in the table.
During the Player Retention event in Mumbai last week, CSK retained their icon player MS Dhoni, hard-hitter Suresh Raina and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
The win gave three crucial points to Bengaluru FC, who are now leading the points table wih 18 points from six wins in nine matches.
Brazilian striker Marcelinho scored a fabulous hat-trick after Ashique Kuruniyan had opened the account in the eighth minute and Adil Khan hammered the final nail late in the game as Pune City took a giant leap in standings.
Jeje Lalpekhlua sent Subrata Pal the other way with a smart penalty for his fourth goal of the season, and it turned out to be the difference between the two teams.
The 44-year-old Dravid was roped in as Bengaluru FC's brand ambassador attended his first ISL match and was impressed with the fan following the club and the league has generated, terming it as ‘fantastic' for Indian football.
Brazillian Matheus Trindade Goncalves of Jameshdpur sent Bengaluru goalkeeper in the wrong direction in the first minute of the stoppage time to score the only goal of the match to the stunning silence of the home crowd at Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
Balwant Singh scored on either side of half-time to ensure a 2-0 win for the Mumbai outfit over the unlucky hosts NorthEast United FC.
Venezuelan Miku (64th minute and 78th) and skipper Sunil Chhetri (95th) starred for Bengaluru at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune as the side registered their fourth win this season to cement their place the top of the points table.
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