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FC Goa and Bengaluru FC played out a thriller at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa. In the end, the Gaurs just about managed to hold on as they registered a 4-3 win to inflict the first defeat on ISL newcomers, Bengaluru. Here are the player ratings from tonight's epic clash.
FC Goa - Player Ratings
Laxmikant Kattimani 4/10 - All eyes were on Goa's shot-stopper who once again could not keep a clean sheet. He let a ball slip once again between his legs and failed to command his penalty box.
Mohamed Ali 4/10 - The only reliable Goan defender on the pitch, Ali played the game with clarity and largely managed to keep Sunil Chhetri quiet. But he forgot that Bengaluru also have Miku in their line up.
Seriton Fernandes 2/10 - Goa's defenders did nothing major to change their notorious reputation of being a defensively weak team. Seriton, like Bruno, was far too pedestrian on the ball.
Bruno Pinheiro 2/10 - The Portuguese took too many risks at the back and always seemed on edge. Bruno failed to bring calm to Goa's back line and was too hyperactive as he continued to leak goals this season.
Narayan Das 3/10 - The left-back was invisible tonight and hardly made any kind of positive impact.
Ahmed Jahouh 4/10 - Among Goa's least influential player, Jahouh could not get on the ball as much as he would have liked. As a result, he was chasing the game for large parts of the match.
Brandon Fernandes 6/10 - The Indian midfielder looked at home against a quality outfit. He was confident and played the ball well into the empty pockets.
Manuel Lanzarote 7/10 - He was wise, making the most of Gurpreet's antics. Amidst all the chaos, he did well to coolly slot home the penalty and was always involved when Goa went forward.
Mandar Rao Dessai 5/10 - Did not make most of his opportunity. Given the fact that the opposition was down to ten men, Mandar ought to have done much better on the wings. He was largely silent and uninfluential.
Edu Bedia 7/10 - The Spanish playmaker was extremely positive and was never afraid to run right through the middle of the park. He regularly made inroads into Bengaluru's final third.
Ferran Corominas 10/10 - The forward scored a splendid solo goal to give Goa the lead. He was involved in the thick of things and was proactive in his approach. Ferran was duly rewarded with an opportunistic second and a lethal third. He did nothing wrong tonight.
Substitutes
Pronay Halder 5/10 - Came on in the second half to add some much-needed steel in the middle of the park and did his job well.
Manvir 4/10 - Was brought on to add some fresh legs but didn't impact the game much.
Arana N/A - Was introduced with five minutes remaining.
Bengaluru FC
Gurpreet Singh 1/10 - Let his team down with his petulant behaviour. In a moment of madness, he lashed out at Lanzarote and was rightly sent off. There was no way back from that for his side.
Rahul Bheke 5/10 - By far, Bheke was the most solid defender for Bengaluru tonight. But the best just wasn't enough. He largely managed to keep the left wing quiet.
Juanan 2/10 - Like his colleague, Juanan was all over the place tonight. The Spaniard was too slow off the blocks as Goa took turns to pick on him and John Johnson.
John Johnson 2/10 - The usually reliable centre-back was not his usual self. He was caught ball watching on multiple occasions and paid a heavy price for doing so.
Lenny Rodrigues 4/10 - Another player who was uncharacteristic, Lenny was rash in his tackles and lost out on the 50/50 balls. His passing game wasn't on point, and neither was he defensively solid.
Edu Garcia 7/10 - Arguably his team's best and most positive player. Edu was calm and composed on the ball and tried his best to make things happen from the middle of the park. Topped off the night with an assist for Paartalu from a corner kick.
Erik Paartalu 7/10 - One can't really blame Partaalu for tonight's result. His center backs were inattentive and to make things worse, they played with ten men in large parts of the match. He scored a superb header from a set piece to peg back the score to 3-2.
Harmanjot Khabra 5/10 - Khabra's impact on the match tonight was negligible. As a right back, he failed to close down the gaps and could not make his presence felt in the opposition half either.
Miku 9/10 - Bengaluru's star signing grew in confidence as the game progressed and did extremely well to equalise. He played the role of a target man to perfection and scored his second with a splendid deft chip over the keeper.
Sunil Chhetri 4/10 - The captain cut a frustrating figure in the final third of the pitch. He found it difficult to involve himself and hardly got on the ball.
Udanta Singh 6/10 - In the few rare chances that he did get to venture forward, Udanta displayed promise and intent, delivering some dangerous crosses into the box from the right wing.
Substitutes
Abhra Mondal 4/10 - By the time he came on, Bengaluru had already conceded 2, and there was nothing he could do to stop the third.
Braulio Nobrega 3/10 - Came on at the fag end to try and score a late equaliser. However, it wasn't to be.
Subhasish Bose 5/10 - Came on with 20 minutes left and did well to keep Goa's attackers at bay.
