ISL Final: Bengaluru FC vs FC Goa- 5 Hits and Flops as Rahul Bheke's extra-time header crowns a new champion

Rahul Bheke's header and Ahmed Jahouh's red card played massive roles in deciding the outcome of the ISL final
Rahul Bheke's header and Ahmed Jahouh's red card played massive roles in deciding the outcome of the ISL final

#4 Flop - Miku (Bengaluru FC)

Miku barely troubled the FC Goa defence
Miku barely troubled the FC Goa defence

Miku had missed plenty of chances in the second leg semi-final against Northeast United FC. However, once Federico Gallego was taken off the pitch through an ambulance, Bengaluru FC got the control of the game and Miku gave them the lead.

The Venezuelan carried a lot of expectations on his shoulder as in the previous encounter against FC Goa he single-handedly defeated the Gaurs. However, Miku couldn't replicate his performance in the final and came second-best in the battle against Mourtada Fall.

Miku had a total of 5 shots in the game but only two of them were on target. In the 81st minute, he could have sealed the deal when he was one-on-one with the goalkeeper from within the six-yard box. However, he had to take the shot from his weaker left foot and, it hit the post.

His link-up play with Udanta Singh and Sunil Chhetri in the attacking third was also poor as he only had a passing accuracy of 29%. Moreover, he even went into the book for a meaningless challenge against Ahmed Jahouh in the first half of extra-time.

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Edited by Aravind Suchindran