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ISl 2020-21 LIVE: FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC

ISl 2020-21 LIVE: FC Goa vs Bengaluru FC

79' FC Goa on the break, after Kuruniyan falis to find his target man outside the box, but Angulo on the left lank has been caught off side 

77' Ashique Kuruniyan fancies a shot as he dribbles the ball, just outside the box, from right to left only to see the FC Goa defence clear the ball. 

76' Breather! Drinks break has been taken 

74' YELLOW CARD for Edu Bedia for a challenge on Suresh Wangjam 

68' GOAL! FC Goa are on for some comeback! Bengaluru FC defenders look helpless. Brandon Fernandes again plays the brilliantly to Romario as he finds Angulo inside the box before the Spaniard chests the ball at the back of the net. It all counts!  

66' GOAL! Angulo and FC Goa are off the mark. Brandon Fernandes makes a brilliant past, Khabra failed to contain Angulo in his stride as gets the home team back in the game

63' Free-kick for Bengaluru FC! Decent delivery from Cleiton Silva from the right side of the box but he fails to find the target man inside the box 

61' Counter-attack from Bengaluru FC! Sunil Chhetri attacking down the left flank, three on two, but his pass has been cleared away by FC Goa defence. 

60' SUBSTITUTION for Bengaluru FC! Rahul Bheke comes in for Udanta

60' It looks like Rahul Bheke is going to come on! 

58' Corner for Bengaluru FC! Udanta plays the ball a bit too far as it is pushed further behind to Gurpreet Singh Sandu who charges out of his box

56' GOAL! A header from Eric Paartlu inside the box finds Juanan, just off-side, as he hits a right-footed shot inside the back of the net. 

55' Bengaluru FC looking comfortable on the ball. A rash challenge on Ashique Kuruniyan on the left flank by Len Kuki

51' Corner for FC Goa as Fran Gonzales heads away the ball! FC Goa keeping the ball but their long passes coming to no effect. The short corner has been wasted with FC Goa attacker found off-side 

49' SUBSTITUTION for Bengaluru FC! - Brown comes in place off Opseth

48' Yellow card for Angulo for a foul on Fran Gonzalez.

46' Second-half gets underway! Bengaluru FC lead 1-0

45' + 3' Half-time! Bengaluru FC lead through Cleiton Silva's goal. The start was sloppy in the initial minutes but Bengaluru FC made the most of their chances while FC Goa struggled to penetrate. The only glimmer of hope for FC Goa came through Angulo minutes before the referee blowed the whistle for first-half. 

45' + 2' 2 minutes added for the first-half! FC Goa find their fist shot on goal through Angulo but Gurpreet Singh Sandhu will collect it easily.

44' Poor from Chhetri inside the box! Cleiton Silva does well to keep the ball inside the box before he passes the ball to Chhetri who completely fails to hit the ball for a probable goal  

42' Udanta runs away with the ball on the right flank, finds Suresh in support as he plays the ball back, but FC Goa defenders do well to clear away the ball 

40' Eric Paartlu distributes the ball wide on the left flanks, to Kuruniyan, but he fails to keep the ball as Bengaluru FC lose possesion 

38' FC Goa playing the waited game, trying to find the tempo, trying to attack through Doungel on the right. Looks promising! 

35' Another Yellow card comes out for Doungel for his challenge on Kuruniyan. Looked fine at first sight but the referee thinks otherwise 

34' YELLOW CARD for Suresh! 

31' Free-kick for FC Goa! Decent effort from Jorge Ortiz Mendoza there but Gurpreet Singh Sandu collects the ball safely 

28' GOAL! Cleiton Silva puts Bengaluru FC in the lead through a header and an acrobatic celebration follows. The long throw-in from Khabra made the difference 

25' Edu Bedia takes a shot away from the box but the ball rises above the crossbar

23' A bit of tempo here about FC Goa's play. They are trying to make things work through the midfield but Bengaluru FC has fallen deep to keep the threats out 

20' Another free-kick! Princeton is caught pulling Udanta's shirt and the referee straightaway warns him against it 

19' Foul on Ortiz as he looks to dribble past! FC Goa take the free-kick quickly 

18' Both the teams have found it difficult to create something substantial thus far

15' A bit of juggling on show from Eduardro Bedia inside the FC Goa half. Brilliant skill on display. A lot of responsibilty on his shoulder 

13' No real threat from Bengaluru FC as FC Goa defence clear the ball away quite easily 

11' Corner!  Ashique Kuruniyan tries to penetrate into the box and wins the first corner for Bengaluru FC

10' FC Goa playing through the left flank, slow tempo, mixed with a lot of miscued passes 

8' A bit of rush of blood from Ashique Kuruniyan, as he nudges the FC Goa defence, to take a shot on goal only to see the ball safely land in the gloves of Mohammad Nawaz 

4' Bengaluru FC are combining well with their short passes and through balls. FC Goa are still trying to get their foot in the game 

2' Sunil Chhetri takes an early shot, off target, did not real get the composure right on the long ranger. But it took him two minutes to make his intent clear

1' FC Goa finding it difficult to keep the ball in the initial minutes. Some miscued passes on show

1' Kick-off! We are underway in Goa

We are minutes away from the kick-off at the Jawarhalal Nehru Stadium in Goa, which has witnessed the most goals in the history of ISL. 

FC Goa head coach Juan Ferrando has opted for a 4-2-3-1 combination while Bengaluru FC coach Carles Cuadrat has opted for a 3-4-3 set-up. 

Udanta Singh Kumam has started for Bengaluru FC. It will be an important season for him. Bengaluru FC have had one and half months of rigorous training. They would look to make an early impact this season. 

It is a clash between the two most successful clubs in the history of ISL. FC Goa will be without the services of Ferran Corominas. In his absence, the onus will be on Igor Angulo Alboniga, who has a vast experience in the Spanish league. Princeton Arnald Rebello will be another young talent the home team will be banking on

Bengaluru FC Xi: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Juan Antonio Gonzalez Fernandez, Francisco Javier Gonzalez Munoz, Erik Endel Paartalu, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Cleiton Augusto Oliveira Silva, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Kristian Fardal Opseth, Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh Kumam, Muhammed Ashique Kuruniyan.

FC Goa XI: Mohammad Nawaz (GK), Sanson Pereira, Ivan Garrido Gonzalez, James Kevin Donachie, Seriton Benny Fernandes, Seiminlen Doungel, Jorge Ortiz Mendoza, Princeton Arnald Rebello, Eduardro Bedia Pelaez, Lenny Rodrigues, Igor Angulo Alboniga.

Lineups IN. 

Hello and welcome to the LIVE match centre of the Indian Super League match between FC Goa and Bengaluru FC from the Fatorda Stadium, Goa

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