FC Goa played well against a stronger opposition like Al Wahda. Brandon Fernandes struck the woodwork and Devendra Murgaonkar's shot from point-blank distance was saved by the Al Wahda goalkeeper. Dheeraj Singh's acrobatic saves denied Al Wahda's Omar Khrbin on multiple occasions as the full-time scoreline remained 0-0.
90+4' And, Dheeraj once again saves Omar Khrbin's attempt. Al Wahda's Khalil Ibrahim crosses the ball towards Khrbin in the far post and Dheeraj makes himself big to prevent the ball from going in.
90+3' Ismaeil Matar and Omar Khrbin are playing one-two pass with ease in the final third but Seriton Fernandes whacks the ball before Khrbin can take a shot from inside the box.
90' SAVE! Dheeraj dives full stretch to keep Omar Khrbin's shot from sneaking into the bottom corner. Seriton Fernandes clears the rebound for a corner kick.
81' Jorge Ortiz has the chance to find Brandon Fernandes with a pass into the box but the Spaniard goes for glory himself, and hits it straight to the opposition goalkeeper.
73' SAVE! Brandon Fernandes whips in a low cross from the right to Devendra Murgaonkar who just manages to touch the ball with his feet but the Wahda goalkeeper makes a last minut save to keep the scorers undisturbed.
68' Devendra Murgaonkar finds himself clear on goal through a tight angle but never takes the shot on goal, his square pass is intercepted by the Wahda defence.
64' Omar Khrbin is through on goal but Seriton Fernandes comes from behind to make a last-ditch challenge and ensures FC Goa maintains their clean sheet. Phew!
63' Glan Martins concedes the possession cheaply in the final third to Omar Khrbin. But, the Syrian's backheel attempt is poor as Glan gets a touch to it. The move ends with FC Goa winning a free-kick inside their own box as Tim Matavz elbows Ivan Gonzalez.
61' Another save by Dheeraj Singh. The wonder boy is at the right place at the right time. Khalil Ibrahim goes past Sanson Pereira before lodging a cross. Omar Khrbin was unmarked and got a free header. But, Dheeraj Singh collects the ball from a point-blank rane.
58' PENALTY? No. Ismaeil Matar goes down in the box. But, replays show that Ivan Gonzalez got a touch to the ball. The referee makes a correct decision by awarding a corner-kick to Al Wahda.
47' Edu Bedia chips the ball above the entire Al Wahda defense to find Ortiz. The Spaniard tries to go past Pimenta but the Brazilian gets the better against him and regains possession.
45' Pimenta lodges a long ball aiming towards Omar Khrbin in the centre. But, FC Goa's goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh comes out of his line to collect the ball.
42' OFFSIDE! It is 4-on-2 in favour of Al Wahda in the attack. But, Khalil Ibrahim's shot from the outside of the box is saved acrobatically by Dheeraj Singh. However, the assistant raises his flag for offside.
39' Seriton Fernandes goes ahead on the overlap but his final cross towards Alexander Romario Jesuraj has too much power and Al Wahda goalkeeper collects the ball comfortably.
33' It looks like Omar Khrbin and Khalil Ibrahim have swapped their flanks. Now, the former is playing in the right flank and the latter on the left flank.
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