Persepolis FC vs FC Goa Live Score, Commentary, and Updates

FULL TIME: Persepolis FC 2-1 FC Goa

A gritty display from FC Goa in the second half after a power-packed first-half result in a narrow 2-1 win for the Iranian giants.

90' Additional Time: 4 Minutes.

88' Both the teams have run out of their sheen in the last half an hour of play and look to see the result out.

83' SAVE! Redeem Tlang's right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Princeton Rebello.

78' Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Abdi replaces Mahdi Torabi.

77' Substitution, Persepolis. Mehdi Mehdikhani replaces Isa Alkasir.

73' MISS! Siamak Nemati left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Omid Alishah following a corner.

71' MISS! Omid Alishah's left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

67' Substitution, Goa. Redeem Tlang replaces Edu Bedia because of an injury.

62' Substitution, Goa. Ishan Pandita replaces Brandon Fernandes.

61' Substitution, Goa. Princeton Rebello replaces Glan Martins.

59' Substitution, Persepolis. Omid Alishah replaces Shahriyar Moghanlou.

58' Substitution, Persepolis. Milad Sarlak replaces Ahmad Noorollahi.

57' Siamak Nemati wins a free kick on the right wing.

50' Persepolis find the back of the net with a quick Gegen move and find easy gaps in the Goa defence, but the referee blows for offside.

47' Persepolis swing a corner, Shahriyar rises and finds Hosseini but the end header is straight to Dheeraj.

46' Second-half kicks-off.

HALF TIME: Persepolis FC 2-1 FC Goa

45+2' Saviour Gama's cross towards Jorge Ortiz is straight to the hands of the Iranian goalkeeper.

Additional Time: 2 Minutes.

44' Vahid Amiri goes past Ivan Gonzalez and hits the side netting.

42' SAVE! Hossein Kananni hits it low, hard but central and Dheeraj Singh makes an excellent save to keep the score, 2-1.

41' PENALTY! Ivan Gonzalez brings Hossein Kanani inside the box and Persepolis have yet another penalty. Disastrous defending.

39' Shahriyar is having a field day out there. He has another shot on target but wide.

37' Shahriyar goes past Seriton and is a one-vs-one situation with Dheeraj Singh, but the Indian goalkeeper comes on top.

34' Vahid Amiri has a shot on target, wide.

31' Persepolis have slowed down their pace of pressing against the Indian side and are relatively patient in their build-up play.

29' Substitution for FC Goa. Tactical change from Juan Ferrando's side. Amarjit Singh Kiyam replaces Adil Khan at the back.

26' Persepolis have been technically and tactically better so far which is no surprise given the competitive difference between the two sides. Goa could have made it 2-0 but have been derailed defensively courtesy a lot of mistakes by Adil Khan at the back.

24' GOAL! Persepolis score their second goal of the game. Seyed Jallal Hosseini gets his second goal in his third ACL 2021 game.

21' Brandon Fernandes is struggling to play his natural game and is struggling.

19' GOAL! It is 1-1. Torabi levels it for the Iranian side. It is all square yet again.

17' Momentary happiness? Adil Khan makes a reckless challenge from the back and brings down Shahriyar inside the box. Persepolis have a penalty.

14' WOW! Brandon Fernandes almost makes it 2-0 but Hamed Lak makes a save to deny the Indian side.

12' GOAL! FC Goa score their first-ever goal in the Champions League and also a first Indian goal of course in the Champions League as Edu Bedia heads it home from a set-piece opportunity.

10' Ahmad Noorollahi's shot is straight to Dheeraj Singh at goal from the free-kick opportunity and FC Goa survive an early scare.

9' Persepolis FC have a free-kick on the edge of the box after Adil Khan makes a late challenge and has put his team in danger.

5' The Iranians are pressing and seem highly experienced with the ball. FC Goa are sitting down and hoping to get the ball and launch a counter move but to no luck.

3' Persepolis already creating openings and causing some problems for FC Goa through Shahriyar Morghanloo and Isa Alkasir.

0' Kick-off!

10.25 PM IST: The teams walk out in the middle amidst the AFC anthem.

👕| 🇮🇷 @PersepolisFC 🆚 @FCGoaOfficial 🇮🇳
⏰| 17:00 UTC
🏟️| Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa
🏆| #ACL2021 Group E

Last year runners-up take on #ACL debutants, who are you backing? 🤔

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— #ACL2021 (@TheAFCCL) April 20, 2021

The teams are training in the middle as the groundsmen prepare the field for today's second game at Fatorda after Al-Wahda 3-2 Al-Rayyan.

Elsewhere: Al-Wahda (UAE) win their first game of the campaign as they coast past Al-Rayyan (QAT) with a 3-2 win, and go second in the Group E standings of the ACL. FC Goa need to score goals and win games to have a shot at qualifying for Round of 16.

Judging by the line-ups, we can expect an ultra-defensive approach from FC Goa while the Iranians are coming in all guns blazing.

FC Goa look to go into the game with a 5-4-1 formation with Adil Khan being the extra defender at the back. Jorge Ortiz is expected to be the lone marksman upfront. Persepolis have gone with their usual 4-3-3 setup led by Isa Alkasir, Shahriyar Moghanloo and Vahid Amiri.

Substitutes:

Persepolis FC: Bozidar Radosevic (GK), Omid Alishah, Milah Sarlak, Mehdi Abdi, Mehdi Shiri, Mohammad Sharifi, Ali Shojaei, Alireza Khodaei, Amir Mohammad Yousefi, Mehdi Mehdikhani

FC Goa: Naveen Kumar (GK), Leander D'Cunha, Princeton Rebello, Amarjit Singh Kiyam, Makan Chothe, Redeem Tlang, Ishan Pandita, Aibanbha Dohling, Devendra Murgaonkar, Mohamed Ali

The Line-ups are out!

Persepolis FC XI: Hamed Lak (GK), Seyed Hosseini (C), Hossein Kanani, Ahmad Noorollahi, Mahdi Torabi, Kamal Kamyabinia, Ehsan Pahlavan, Vahid Amiri, Shahriyar Moghanloo, Isa Alkasir, Shamak Nemati

FC Goa XI: Dheeraj Singh (GK), Sanson Pereira, Ivan Gonzalez, James Donachie, Jorge Ortiz, Brandon Fernandes, Seriton Fernandes, Saviour Gama, Edu Bedia (C), Glan Martins, Adil Khan

"We have improved a lot." 💪🏻

In the pre-match interview, Saviour spoke about the #ACL2021 campaign so far, the mood in the camp, and much more.#RiseAgain #PRSGOA #FCGoaInAsia pic.twitter.com/jV2NpqqE1A
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) April 20, 2021

Persepolis Predicted XI (4-4-2): Hamed Lak (GK), Siamak Nemati, Vahid Amiri, Hossein Kannani, Seyed Jalal Hosseini, Ehsan Pahlevan, Kamal Kamyabina, Mahdi Torabi, Ahmad Noorollahi, Shariar Moghanlou, Omid Alishah

FC Goa Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Dheeraj Singh (GK), Sanson Pereira, Ivan Gonzalez, James Donachie, Seriton Fernandes, Edu Bedia, Glan Martins, Brandon Fernandes, Redeem Tlang, Jorge Ortiz, Devendra Murgaonkar

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