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Mid-week action in the Hero Indian Super League continued as FC Goa took on defending champions ATK in a crucial encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa.
FC Goa was in a must-win situation as they competed for the final playoff spot with Jamshedpur FC and Kerala Blasters FC. They began the game on the sixth spot in the standings with 24 points from 16 matches so far with a win tonight lifting them over the two competitors. ATK began in the ninth spot of the table with 13 points from their sixteen matches.
FC Goa took another step in the right direction as they triumphed 5-1 over a hapless ATK in Goa. They moved into the top four of the standings with the win with 27 points to their tally now. They will need a point from their final league game against Jamshedpur FC for a place in the playoffs.
FC Goa
Sergio Juste opened the account for FC Goa
Naveen Kumar (5.5/10) - The Goan keeper had a quiet first half in the game of the match as ATK did not have good chances on the goal. He was unfortunate to concede a goal when Keane's shot saw the ball deflect off a defender and hit the post beating Kumar.
Seriton Fernandes (6/10) - The young right-back Seriton played up and down the flank as he was active on the flank with his runs. In the second half, when ATK attacked with some intent, he did well in defence to curb the threat too.
Sergio Juste (6.5/10) - The Spaniard scored his first goal in the league when he nodded from a corner put in by Boumous to give the home side an early lead. He held his own in the defence as they did not allow Keane or Mbatha any space in the attack.
Chinglensana Singh (6/10) - The former Delhi Dynamos FC defender replaced Mohammed Ali in the lineup as Sergio Lobera rested the youngster. 'Sana' played well alongside Juste in the defence as they kept the threat of Robbie Keane in check.
Narayan Das (6/10) - The left-back for the home side made a lot of overlapping runs on the flank and combined well with Mandar Rao Desai ahead of him in the attack. He was good when defending as well.
Pronay Halder (5.5/10) - The hard-tackling midfielder was the defensive cover for FC Goa as he broke up plays whenever ATK tried to counter-attack.
Edu Bedia (5.5/10) - The skipper for the day, Edu Bedia played alongside Halder in the midfield and did well with ball distribution from the back in the absence of Ahmed Jahouh.
Manuel Lanzarote (8/10) - The Spaniard was in red-hot form as he scored two goals within the first 25 minutes for the home side with two calm finishes past Poirei in the ATK goal. He kept threatening the ATK goal with a lot of chances in the second half.
Hugo Boumous (6.5/10) - Boumous provided the assist for the first goal when Juste headed in his corner delivery into the box. He controlled the Goan attack with his passing in the midfield
Mandar Rao Dessai (6/10) - The local crowd favourite was a continued menace on the left flank for the Gaurs as he made a lot of incisive runs and put in great crosses for the attackers inside the box.
Ferran Corominas (7/10) - The top scorer in the league was the target man up front for FC Goa as he kept the ATK defenders on their toes with his movement. He scored his 16th goal in the campaign when he curled in a great free-kick after the hour mark to make it 4-0 for the Gaurs.
Substitutes:
Bruno Pinheiro (4/10) - The Portuguese defender came on to replace Sergio Juste for the final 20 minutes of the match as Lobera put in fresh reinforcements in the defence.
Mark Sifneos (5/10) - The Dutch frontman replaced Ferran Corominas in the attack as Lovera introduced fresh legs in the attack in the second half. He got his first goal for FC Goa when he scored in the final minute with a side-footed finish.
Liston Colaco (3/10) - The youngster came on to replace Mandar Rao Dessai for the final ten minutes of the match.
ATK
It wasn't a good game for ATK winger Jayesh Rane
Soram Poirei (3.5/10) - The ATK keeper was beaten early on by Juste in the first half in a corner setpiece.and then again after five minutes as he fumbled a shot onto the path of Lanzarote for the second goal. He conceded three more goals in the match as ATK lost 5-1 on the night.
Ashutosh Mehta (4/10) - The former FC Pune City defender had a tough time in the first half as Lanzarote was rampant on his flank. He struggled to deal with him and was substituted at the start of the second half.
Jordi Montel (4/10) - The central defender had a torrid time in the first half as Goa put three goals past them in a space of about ten minutes.
Anwar Ali (4/10) - The former Mohun Bagan man played alongside Jordi Montel as the ATK defence struggled to keep the Goa attack in check.
Prabir Das (4/10) - The blonde-haired ATK right-back had a tough time in the defence today dealing with the threatening Mandar Rao Desai and thus, did not do much attacking tonight.
Conor Thomas (4.5/10) - The Englishman played in the central midfield for the ATK side and was good on the ball and did well to distribute it from the back in the second half of the match.
Shankar Sampingraj (4.5/10) - The young defensive midfielder played the sweeping role for the ATK side as they struggled to keep the rampant Goan attack on hold.
Jayesh Rane (4/10) - The former Chennaiyin FC winger played on the left flank for the ATK side but had n ineffective attacking outing as he struggled against the Gaurs' backline.
Rupert Nongrum (5/10) - The midfielder played behind the attackers and moved the ball around for the away side and had a decent second half showing after an unproductive first half.
Sibongakonke Mbatha (5.5/10) - The South African youngster played his second match of the season and did relatively well with his speed and movement behind Robbie Keane.
Robbie Keane (6.5/10) - The marquee signing for the ATK played as the lone man up front for the away side. He had a tough time getting past the Goa defence as they did well to quell his threat. The Irishman scored in the 87th minute as he netted off a deflection and off the post to get the consolation goal for the visitors.
Substitutes:
Keegan Pereira (4/10) - The left-back came on to replace Ashutosh Mehta as Ashley Westwood aimed to control the damage but ATK conceded two more goals in the second half.
Zequinha (4.5/10) - The Portuguese winger who returned from injury recently made an appearance off the bench at the start of the second half. He had a couple of shots at the Goa goal providing ATK an option in the attack.
Robin Singh (3/10) - The former Indian international came on to replace Jayesh Rane for the final twenty minutes but could not do much against the settled Goan defence.
