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Match 59 of ISL saw FC Goa host Mumbai City FC at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa.
The two teams were separated by five points at the start of the game. FC Goa were fourth on the table with 19 points from their ten matches, whereas Mumbai City FC stood seventh on the table. The Islanders had garnered a tally of 14 points from their eleven matches.
FC Goa and Mumbai City were involved in a seven-goal thriller at Fatorda as Mumbai City FC pulled off an important win that improved their position in the league. FC Goa had taken a 2-1 lead at the end of the first half after dominating play as Mumbai sat back and defended. The second half began with a red card for FC Goa when Seriton Fernandes was shown his second yellow for a foul on Everton Santos.
Mumbai City FC used the extra man's advantage well and took the lead with two goals from Emana and Thiago Santos but Coro was there again to equalise for the home side. At the end, Balwant Singh stepped up and put the pressure on the Gaurs to grab the winner to clinch the three points for the Islanders.
1. Corominas gives FC Goa the lead in the match
FC Goa started the game brightly and was controlling the tempo of the match with their short and quick passing in the middle of the park. Ahmed Jahouh, Edu Bedia and Manuel Lanzarote were running rings around the Mumbai defence and midfield as Brandon and Mandar attacked from the wings.
Goa's dominance paid off in the end when Corominas got past a couple of Mumbai players and put Mandar Rao Desai through on the left. Desai took a powerful shot that was saved by Amrinder Singh but the rebound fell for Corominas, who pounced on it and scored for the Gaurs. This goal was Corominas' 11th goal in the competition and now he leads the top scorers' standings in the ISL.
2. Thiago Santos pulls one back quickly for the Islanders
Mumbai City FC had been on the backfoot for most of the first half and was a goal down when Coro scored in the 33rd minute of the match. But it didn't take long for the visitors to draw level in the match as they scored just two minutes later to silence the home crowd.
Balwant Singh made a good run on the right flank and cut inside the box and tried to find Achille Emana inside the box. The Cameroonian was not able to control the ball but laid it off for Thiago Santos, who took a shot from the edge of the box and his effort deflected off Everton Santos into the goal. FC Goa keeper Laxmikant Kattimani had no chance of saving it and he was rooted to the spot.
3. FC Goa reduced to 10 men
FC Goa began the second half in the same fashion as they had ended the first half. They attacked right from the word 'go'. Goa were 2-1 ahead in the match courtesy a goal by Manuel Lanzarote after a mistake by the Mumbai defence just before the end of the first half.
The Gaurs suffered a setback when their right-back Seriton Fernandes was booked for the second time in the match and sent off in the 48th minute. The young defender, who had played all the minutes of FC Goa's campaign so far, was sent off when he tripped Everton Santos from the back. The Goa players protested the decision but the referee didn't pay any heed.
4. Amana gives Mumbai the lead
Everton Santos was a livewire in the Mumbai attack as he kept the Goan defence on their toes with his runs on both the wings. He won the penalty for Mumbai in the 54th minute when Mohammed Ali brought him down just inside the box with a late sliding challenge.
Mumbai City FC's Cameroonian import Achille Emana stepped up to take the spot-kick and calmly slotted his effort past Laxmikant Kattimani, sending the Goa keeper the wrong way. Emana's goal levelled the score at 2-2 with 40 minutes still left to play in the match.
5. Balwant hits the winning goal
Thiago Santos had given Mumbai a 3-2 lead after Balwant Singh's shot ricocheted off Kattimani onto his path. Goa, despite being a man down kept pushing for the equaliser with their potent attacking threat. Ahmed Jahouh ran through the middle and found Coro who chipped the ball skillfully over Amrinder to make it 3-3 on the night.
The Gaurs' joy was shortlived as Balwant Singh scored just four minutes before the full time to put Mumbai City FC back in the lead. Thiago Santos' shot was blocked by Kattimani and the save rebounded to Mandar Rao Desai. Desai was unable to clear the ball and Balwant Singh dived forward to send it into the net.
Mumbai City FC won 4-3 in the end as they jumped from the seventh spot to fifth in the standings with 17 points from their twelve matches. FC Goa stay in the fourth spot with 19 points from their eleven matches.
