Highlight
- At the half-hour mark, East Bengal appealed for a penalty, but a freekick was awarded.
- Gaur is set to face Chennaiyin FC in his next match
- East Bengal will travel to Guwahati to face NorthEast United FC
East Bengal lost 1-2 to FC Goa in the Indian Super League on Wednesday. The Gaur thus ended their six-match winning streak at the Salt Lake Stadium.
Brandon Fernandes put the Goa team ahead in the seventh minute, while Clayton Silva equalized with a spot kick.
FC Goa got the lead when the 28-year-old midfielder was pulled off the left flank by lvaro Vázquez, before dodging Ivan González and passing it on to custodian Kamaljit Singh in the 10th minute of the first half to give his team the lead. drowned. ,
Jordan O’Doherty and Clayton Silva counterattacked in the 24th minute. O’Doherty played the ball behind Silva but the striker could not take a shot.
At the half-hour mark, East Bengal appealed for a penalty, but was awarded a freekick to the edge of the box instead. Silva’s strike from the set piece was cleared by junior World Cup player Dheeraj Moirangthem.
Five minutes after half time, a length ball from the defensive third was played towards Vazquez. The Spaniard brought the ball down with an excellent touch and then hit a shot on goal that was away for a corner. Edu whips the ball from the resulting corner and Anwar Ali’s header was just wide.
In the 57th minute, VP Suhair rolled down the right flank and dismissed Alex Lima near the edge of the box. The Brazilian made a few touches before firing his shot over the bar.
The pressure from East Bengal paid off minutes after the hour mark. Suhair leaves the offside trap and reaches the ball ahead of Dheeraj and the keeper knocks him down.
The referee immediately pointed to the spot. Silva stepped up to take a spot kick, sending Moirangthem the wrong way and leveling the score in the 64th minute.
In the fourth minute of second half stoppage time, FC Goa won a free kick near the halfway line in the East Bengal half. Gaur goes for it as Bedia hits a deep ball into the box. The ball bounced awkwardly in front of the keeper and entered the back of the net without touching any player.
Gaur will next face Chennaiyin FC on Friday. East Bengal, on the other hand, will travel to Guwahati to face NorthEast United FC a day before that.
(Inputs from PTI)