ISL: FC Goa’s second half blitz hand Bengaluru FC first defeat of season
A second-half flourish from Manolo Marquez's men saw Bengaluru FC taste defeat for the first time in the ongoing season.
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.
Churchill Brothers FC Goa got their seventh win of the 2023-24 I-League season, defeating TRAU FC 2-0 at the Kalyani Municipal Stadium, in Kalyani, on Monday.
With new head coach Petr Kratky at the helm, Mumbai City FC take on FC Goa in an away match in a key clash of Matchweek 10 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season at the Fatorda Stadium on Tuesday with both teams hoping to continue their streaks.
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.
Goa took the lead through Jorge Ortiz Mendoza in 25th minute. Rahul KP then equalised for Kerala Blasters in the 57th minute with a brilliant header.
Despite playing without skipper Daniel Fox for 40 more than minutes, East Bengal took the lead through Bright Enobakhare's brilliant solo goal
