Friday , March 29 2024

ISL-3: FC Pune City suffer home defeat to FC Goa, now bottom of the table!

fc-pune-city-fc-goaIn a bottom of the Indian Super League table clash, hosts FC Pune City suffered a lone goal defeat to FC Goa at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Thursday night to drop into the bottom position of ISL-3, while FC Goa exchanged positions to be now seventh in the league table.

The hosts had the better start without any real scoring opportunity before FC Goa especially through Rafael Coelho and Jofre started worrying the FC Pune City back line. After an Augustin Rodrigues foul on Jofre, a Rafael Coelho free kick beat Edel Bete in goal and into the net for FC Goa’s 32nd minute lead.

Towards the end of the first season FC Pune City showed more urgency, but the lack of finishing was there for everyone to see or FC Goa keeper Laxmikant Kattimani was there to deny Pune City. At the break FC Goa lead 1-0.

After the breather FC Pune City continued to have more of the ball, but they lacked chances as FC Goa waited for opportunities to go on the counter. On the hour mark, Rafael Coelho found Jofre free but he blasted over. At the other end Jonatan Lucca, a former FC Goa man now in FC Pune City colours, took a free kick but Kattimani was there to tip the ball over the crossbar.

A little while later Rafael Coelho could have sealed the match in his teams favour, but after beating keeper Edel Bete it was a brilliant Rahul Bheke header ahead of the goal line which disallowed FC Goa to seal the match and then Coelho tried a bicycle kick of a second attempt, which went wide.

FC Pune City continued to have the ball thereafter but no real chance to equalise as FC Goa scored an important win to keep their semifinal hopes alive, while FC Pune City now drop into the last position and now have a mountain to climb to make their first ever ISL semifinals.

Match Awards

Club award: FC Goa

Amul Fittest Player of the Match: Mohamed Sissoko (FC Pune City)

DHL Winning Pass of the Match: Jofre (FC Goa)

Maruti Suzuki Swift Moment of the Match: Rahul Bheke (FC Pune City)

ISL Emerging Player of the Match: Rahul Bheke (FC Pune City)

Hero of the Match: Richarlyson (FC Goa)

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