FC Goa get the important one point and qualify for the semi-finals. Hyderabad FC gave it their all in the second-half but could not breach the gritty FC Goa defence. Head over to Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan FC on Sportskeeda!
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PEEP! PEEP! PEEP! FC GOA ARE IN THE SEMI-FINALS!
90+8' Dheeraj punches out a floated free-kick from Rohit Danu for safety.
90+7' SAVE! Dheeraj Singh makes an acrobatic save to deny an own goal from Adil Khan!
90+6' Substitution for FC Goa: Mohammed Ali replaces Igor Angulo.
90+4' MISS! Hyderabad FC miss the biggest chance of the game. Alberg's shot is saved by Dheeraj. The ball ends up with Liston Colaco in front of the goal but Ivan Gonzalez makes a last-minute clearance to deny the winner for Hyderabad FC.
Additional Time: 7 Minutes
90' Edu Bedia's corner finds Donachie whose header is wide.
89' Alberto Noguera shown red on the bench for dissent.
88' Substitution for FC Goa: Jorge Ortiz replaces Alberto Noguera.
87' Lluis Sastre shown red in the bench for throwing a water bottle on Juan Ferrando.
85' Substitution for Hyderabad FC: Lluis Sastre replaced by Rohit Danu.
83' Alberto Noguera booked.
80' Joel Chianese gets the ball on the right flank. He crosses it towards the far post where Devendra Murgaokar heads the ball behind for a corner. Lluis Sastre takes it. The ball is initially cleared but the Nizams regain possession and Liston Colaco's cross is deflected behind for another corner.
76' The game is pretty tactical so far, with teams not leaving an inch of space for their opponents. A very cagey 75 minutes so far. Hyderabad FC need to up the ante a bit in the last 15.
73' Liston Colaco has a shot on goal, FC Goa clear.
70' Substitution for FC Goa: Devendra Murgaonkar replaces Alexander Jesuraj.
67' Substitution for Hyderabad FC: Sahil Tavora replaces Souvik Chakrabarti.
67' Substitution for Hyderabad FC: Liston Colaco replaces Md Yasir.
66' Substitution for Hyderabad FC: Alberg replaces Sandaza.
63' Edu Bedia goes for goal from a free-kick, the shot is blocked by Sandaza in the wall.
58' Redeem Tlang booked.
56' Lluis Sastre is frustrated as an earlier foul against his teammate isn't given. He goes into a tackle on Alberto Noguera with a lot of force behind it. The referee gives a free-kick but keeps his cards to himself.
55' Edu Bedia booked.
53' Joel Chianese of Hyderabad FC is on the ball in midfield and the FC Goa skipper, Edu Bedia comes in from behind and lunges into a tackle to bring Chianese to the floor. The referee awards a free-kick to the Nizams.
51' Redeem Tlang hits the side-netting after going around Akash Mishra and Mohammad Yasir on the left side.
48' Alberto Noguera sets Redeem Tlang free with his pass on the left flank. Tlang gets inside the box and then decides to cross it but Alexander Jesuraj is too late to react and fails to reach it.
46' Second-Half kicks-off.
HALF TIME: FC Goa 0-0 Hyderabad FC.
45+2' Fran Sandaza manhandles Alberto Noguera as the FC Goa midfielder runs back towards the penalty area. The referee awards a free-kick to the Gaurs.
2 Minutes Added.
42' Souvik Chakraborti booked.
39' Mohammad Yasir goes down in the box while challenging for the ball, and clashes onto Dheeraj Singh.
38' Good ball from Sandaza towards Chianese on the run, but James Donachie makes a quick trackback and intercepts the pass.
33' Dheeraj punches away yet another delivery from a Hyderabad FC free-kick.
32' James Donachie booked.
Drinks Break.
30' Saviour Gama whips in a low cross from the left after receiving a wide pass from Redeem Tlang. The cross towards Igor Angulo is intercepted by Odei Onaindia.
25' Fran Sandaza has some injury concerns in his hamstring. The striker takes up some medicines and continues to play.
23' Akash Mishra gets the ball on the right side of midfield. He is leading the counter-attack and he tries to roll the ball towards Halicharan Narzary but Ivan Gonzalez, the FC Goa defender, clears it away to safety.
21' Lluis Sastre swings in a free-kick into the danger area, Dheeraj Singh collects with ease.
20' Adil Khan penalised for a foul on Joel Chianese.
18' Saviour Gama races past from Nikhil Poojary but is eventually tracked back by Poojary just before the cross, and Hyderabad FC earn a goal-kick.
16' Fran Sandaza penalised for tripping Alberto Noguera on the ball in the middle of the pitch.
12' Lluis Sastre tries to take a quick corner from the right side as he sends it flat to Fran Sandaza. The forward though fails to kick it properly and it rolls to the keeper. The referee wants HFC to retake it.
9' Mohammed Yasir takes a quick throw-in from the right touchline. His throw nestles nicely at the feet of Fran Sandaza on the right side of the FC Goa box. He takes too many touches to finish off his chance and the deflection finds its way to Akash Mishra on the left side of midfield. His effort is blocked by Adil Khan.
6' Halicharan Narzary takes a free-kick from the right side of midfield. He delivers the ball towards the far post in the FC Goa penalty area but the Gaurs manage to clear it. Souvik Chakrabarti chases after the ball but cannot bring it under his spell as it rolls out for a throw-in.
3' FC Goa survive an early scare! Mohammed Yasir gets the ball on the right flank. He gets on his bike and enters the box from the right. As he gets close to the byline, he fizzes in a low cross. Ivan Gonzalez of FC Goa makes a good low clearance. Sadly, for HFC, that touch from Ivan came before Joel Chianese. Yasir could have shown more composure.
0' KICK-OFF!
Hyderabad FC XI: Laxmikant Kattimani (GK), Nikhil Poojary, Odei Onaindia, Souvik Chakrabarti, Akash Mishra, Lluis Sastre, Joao Victor (C), Mohammed Yasir, Joel Chianese, Halicharan Narzary, Fran Sandaza.
FC Goa XI: Dheeraj Singh (GK), Ivan Gonzalez, James Donachie, Adil Khan, Saviour Gama, Edu Bedia (C), Glan Martins, Alberto Noguera, Alexander Jesuraj, Redeem Tlang, Igor Angulo.
FC Goa get the important one point and qualify for the semi-finals. Hyderabad FC gave it their all in the second-half but could not breach the gritty FC Goa defence. Head over to Mumbai City FC vs ATK Mohun Bagan FC on Sportskeeda!
This is your host, Sayak Dipta Dey, signing off!