The referee blows the final whistle and the full-time scoreline reads FC Goa 0-4 Persepolis FC. Here is your host Abhishek Kundu signing off. Do take care and bye-bye.
90+3' There is the first shot on target by FC Goa. Jorge Ortiz Mendoza's effort from outside the box is tipped away by Persepolis goalkeeper. And, that's it.
90+2' WIDE! Omid Alishah swings a cross from the right flank and Vahid Amiri is left unmarked inside the box. However, the latter's shot is inches wide.
85' Ortiz concedes possession to Persepolis and the Iranian side bursts forward. However, Naveen Kumar comes to the rescue as the sting of the final shot is taken off by a deflection from an FC Goa defender and Naveen comfortably collects the ball.
78' Makan Chothe gets his head to a cross from Jorge Ortiz Mendoza. But, his effort trickles out of play. FC Goa are going forward but the final touch is lacking from the Gaurs.
76' Glan Martins and Ortiz Mendoza play a series of one-two passes to get the ball in the final third. But the move ends with Brandon Fernandes attempting a cross which is intercepted by a Persepolis defender.
73' OFF THE WOODWORK! Rebello heads out the initial free-kick but Persepolis come back strongly on the rebound. A Persepolis striker gets his head to the ensuing cross but his effort hits the woodwork before being hastily cleared by FC Goa defenders.
70' SAVE! Mohamed Ali loses the ball in the final third and a Persepolis striker takes a shot from distance. However, Naveen Kumar dives full-fledged to tip the ball out of play. Where was this Naveen Kumar in the first half?
67' MISS! Persepolis FC are trying to be too clever here. Rather than aiming for the goal, Mehdi Abdi lays the ball for an onrushing player. However, the ultimate shot is high and wide.
58' GOOOAAAL! Persepolis FC score another goal. That's a howler. Mohamed Ali fails to clear the ball properly and Kamal Kamyabinia pounces on it like a vulture to toe-poke the ball into the back of the net. It is going from back to worse here for FC Goa.
47' GOOOAAAL! It is 3-0 now for Persepolis. Isa Alkasir scores this time, He goes past Sanson Pereira and beats Naveen Kumar from a one-on-one situation. It has been one-way traffic so far and it looks like it will continue being so.
45+2' Sanson Pereira clears his line as FC Goa concede another corner-kick. Ali Shojaei swings the ball in the near post and Ishan Pandita nods the ball out of the penalty box.
45+1' Persepolis FC win a corner kick. They take all the time in the world to place the ball and swing the ball in the centre. But, an FC Goa defender clears the line.
43' GOOAAAAAL! Mahdi Torabi takes the penalty and aims towards his right. Naveen fails to guess it and dives on the other end. Persepolis FC 2-0 FC Goa.
39' Persepolis FC are playing with ten men on FC Goa's end. Amarjit with a shoulder barge on Alkasir and Persepolis win another free-kick in a dangerous position.
35' Persepolis FC play lovely one-touch passes among themselves and reach the FC Goa penalty box. But, Amarjit Singh Kiyam sticks out his boot to clear the danger.
33' Naveen Kumar slipped there but recovers just in time to pass the ball to James Donachie. Shahriyar was lurking to get a touch there. That could have been costly there.
29' Persepolis FC are appealing for a penalty but the referee is not interested. It looked as if Ivan Gonzalez was grappling with Hosseini at the far post. FC Goa are lucky to escape with it.
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