Asian Champions League 2021: FC Goa (IND) vs Al Rayyan SC (QAT) Live Commentary and Updates

FULL TIME: FC GOA 0-0 Al-Rayyan

A gritty and brave defensive display from FC Goa ensure a massive one point for the Gaurs against a much-fancied Al-Rayyan! The Gaurs defended in numbers in the final few minutes and have secured a historic first point in the Champions League as far as Indian football is concerned.

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PEEP! PEEP! PEEP! FC GOA HAVE HELD AL-RAYYAN TO A GOALLESS DRAW!

90+4' FC Goa earn a corner, Al-Rayyan clear.

90+4' Substitution for FC Goa: Amarjit Singh replaces Brandon Fernandes.

90+3' Al-Rayyan squares the ball into the box, the ball is hanging around inside the box but FC Goa clear.

Additional Time: 2 Minutes.

90' Yohan Boli hits the side netting with a header.

88' SAVE! Dheeraj Singh probably has made the biggest save of his career to deny Brahimi a free header in a tight situation. FC Goa living dangerously. It is Al-Rayyan all the way in the final few minutes of the game.

86' Substitution for FC Goa: Devendra Murgaonkar replaces Ishan Pandita.

83' Yacine Brahimi makes numerous dribbles inside the box but delays his final shot as FC Goa clear the danger.

80' PHEW! Dheeraj Singh makes a mess of a simple pass and gives the ball away cheaply to Brahimi. However, Seriton Fernandes saves the day with a last-ditch tackle to take the ball away from the Al-Rayyan forward.

78' A Seriton Fernandes cross hits the hands of Mohamed Alaeldin inside the box but the referee denies a clear penalty for FC Goa. Ishan Pandita was lurking around the defender.

76' Substitution for FC Goa: Saviour Gama replaces Alexander Jesuraj.

74' Alexander Jesuraj injured, being treated.

71' Mistake from FC Goa at the back. Yacine Brahimi has lots of space to exploit but James Donachie makes a last-ditch challenge to get the ball back inside the six-yard box.

69' Substitution for Al-Rayyan SC: Masoud replaced by Moufak.

68' Al-Rayyan players are failing to keep their calm and are doing a lot of unforced errors.

62' Al-Rayyan have increased their intensity of the attack. Yacine Brahimi goes a past a couple of FC Goa defenders, plays a little one-two with Yohan Boli. However, Brahimi scuffs his final shot off target.

60' Decent ball into the box to Abdul Aziz. The final shot is blocked by Ivan Gonzalez. Al-Rayyan using the wings to great effect in the second half. FC Goa are struggling to get outside of the six-yard box.

56' Al-Rayyan with a fantastic bit of play. Khaled Muftah plays Mohamed Alaeldin who plays it square to Yohan Boli but Ivan Gonzalez makes a timely interception to dispossess Boli off the ball. Boli goes down inside the box when the challenge is made, but the referee does not point to the spot. Al-Rayyan are piling on the pressure.

51' Yohan Boli delivers in a set-piece into the danger area but straight to the hands of Dheeraj Singh.

48' FC Goa get a early corner in the second-half. The Edu Bedia delivery towards Jorge Ortiz is intercepted. FC Goa players appeal for a hand-ball but the referee plays on.

46' Second-half kicks-off.

HALF TIME: FC Goa 0-0 Al-Rayyan

Juan Ferrando's FC Goa have kept their composure, discipline and shape at the back and have not allowed an inch of space for Al-Rayyan so far. The Qatari side are forced to go wide and make long rangers to test FC Goa so far. Brave first half from the Indian side.

45+4' Jorge Ortiz swings in a corner, Al-Rayyan clear their lines.

45+2' Alexander Jesuraj booked for a two-footed challenge on Yacine Brahimi.

Additional Time: 3 Minutes.

44' Abdel Aziz Hatim dispatches a belter of a shot from distance and misses the target by a whisker. Dheeraj Singh had to make a full stretched dive to have it covered.

41' Al-Rayyan head away the corner.

38' Romario has a shot on target, Fahad Younis saves. Corner to FC Goa.

35' Al-Rayyan forced to take long rangers as FC Goa are defending with most of their men behind the ball.

32' Ivan Gonzalez tries to find Jorge Ortiz with a long ball, Dame Traore forces the Spaniard to make an early run and is marked offside.

30' Yacine Brahimi tries to take on several Al-Rayyan defenders at once but is outmuscled eventually.

23' FC Goa have been extremely disciplined so far.

19' FC Goa have maintained their defensive formation so far. Al-Rayyan are passing it among themselves but cannot find gaps in the Goa midfield.

16' Al-Rayyan hit FC Goa on counter. Abdel Aziz Htaim finds Yohan Boli whose shot is blocked by Ivan Gonzalez.

14' Edu Bedia lobs it over to find Jorge Ortiz who tries to flick it off on for Ishan Pandita but Shoja Khalilzadeh intercepts.

12' Yellow Card! Al-Rayyan's Mohammed Alaeldin is booked for catching Jorge Ortiz's heels from behind.

9' MISS! Too many mistakes from FC Goa. Ivan Gonzalez fails to make a simple pass and Yohan Boli has a clear look at the goal but hits the side-netting.

8' Ibrahim Masoud goes past James Donachie in a flash and is in a one vs one situation with Dheeraj Singh. The Goa goalkeeper comes off his line and gets the ball in his safe hands. Al-Rayyan coming close.

6' MISS! Jorge Ortiz makes a mistake. Yacine Brahimi has a shot on target, misses the goal. Dheeraj Singh was struggling there.

5' Glan Martins and Brandon Fernandes are passing it well and finding gaps in the Al-Ryyan midfield.

3' FC Goa look composed so far and are playing with a positive intention.

0' KICK-OFF! Al-Rayyan SC get us underway!

The teams line up for the team photographs. Kick-off soon.

The teams walk out in the middle amidst the AFC anthem.

We're edging closer and closer to #GOARYN! 😍#RiseAgain #FCGoaInAsia #ACL2021 pic.twitter.com/58xwShA9t3
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) April 14, 2021

Team news out in India 🇮🇳

Here’s both sides’ line-ups as @FCGoaOfficial make their debut against @alrayyanSC 📋#ACL2021 pic.twitter.com/QNG3i6NZlw
— #ACL2021 (@TheAFCCL) April 14, 2021

Meanwhile, another ISL side Bengaluru FC ran away 5-0 winners in the 2nd preliminary qualifier tie over Nepal Army in the AFC Cup. Can FC Goa make history by getting even a single point against the much-fancied Qatari side?

Al-Rayyan SC Substitutes: Abdalla Elrady (GK), Abdulrahman Alkorbi, Sultan Alkuwari, Moufak Awad, Abdulrahman Alharazi, Mohammed Juma, Ahmed Mohamed Elsayed, Yousif Umar, Mubarak Al-Nasser, Ali Farydoon

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