ISL: Jamshedpur overtake FC Goa to 2nd spot in standings with 3-1 win at home
Jamshedpur FC also displaced FC Goa at the second spot as a result of this win as they have 34 points to their name now as compared to the 33 of the Gaurs.
Jamshedpur FC also displaced FC Goa at the second spot as a result of this win as they have 34 points to their name now as compared to the 33 of the Gaurs.
FC Goa secured a comfortable 2-0 win against Hyderabad FC at the G.M.C Balayogi Athletic Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 here on Wednesday to give a fitting tribute to their head coach Manolo Marquez in his 100th game in the competition.
A second-half flourish from Manolo Marquez's men saw Bengaluru FC taste defeat for the first time in the ongoing season.
The Petr Kratky-coached Mumbai City are thus set to rematch the Mariners for a shot at becoming the ISL Cup Winners after the Kolkata-based side beat them to claim the League Winner's Shield and become the ISL Champions earlier this month.
The FC Goa captain has contributed to seven goals so far this season, comprising three goals and four assists.
Al Wahda, coming into the game on the back of three successive wins, were full of confidence.
FC Goa head coach Ferrando underlined the importance of improving on the results that the team has produced so far.
On a disappointing night at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, a new-look FC Goa took to the pitch with head coach Juan Ferrando making eight changes to help his players recover from the fatigue of playing six games in the space on 20 days.
Martins feels, the mental effort involved in matches against such teams is what has helped Goa thus far.
However, the second half saw different East Bengal as they scored the equaliser in the 65th minute through Daniel Fox.
