Finally a silverware for the Goan side from the Indian Super League. A clinical, all around performance from Sergio Lobera's side throughout the 90 minutes and the tournament to get their maiden Indian Football title. They kept pushing for goals till the final whistle to completely isolate Chennaiyin FC without the ball for most periods in the game. A deserved title for the Men in Orange. Many Congratulations to FC Goa from Sportskeeda. This was your host, Sayak Dipta (@sayakdd28) signing off for tonight as the Indian Football Club Season 2018-19 comes to a close.
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90+6' OFF THE WOODWORK! UNLUCKY CHENNAIYIN FC. Thoi Singh manages to find Eli Sabia inside the box whose first time shot rattles off the cross bar and goes out of play. So close, yet so far for the Blues.
90+3' CHANCE! FC Goa break into counter. Brandon Fernandes with a curling cross the field ball to Manvir Singh who had two options in Edu Bedia and Corominas in the box, chooses to go for the Shot and Karanjeet saves.
80' What a mess! Chennaiyin give away the ball yet again, Boumous threads in a delightful ball to Jackichand Singh who shoots, Karanjeet saves. Corominas rushes in for the ball and Karanjeet brings him down. Shouts from the leading side again for a penalty whilst Seriton Fernandes shoots from the ricochet for a FC Goa corner.
75' Corominas and Edu Bedia with a quick one-two between each other. Edu Bedia tries to curl one into the top corner but the angle is imperfect and Karanjeet collects it.
73' FC Goa still going strong here. Crosses, trickery and possession play inside Chennaiyin's half as they evidently look to extend their lead. Chennaiyin need to push more and get the ball back to play some football of their own.
63' GOAAAAAAAAAAL! Edu Bedia plays Brandon Fernandes through on goal who finishes it off with a clinical touch through Mailson Alves and Karanjeet Singh. Top notch finish there from the Goan lad. It is 2-1 here in Bhubaneshwar.
61' Shouts for penalty as Hugo Boumous is brought down in the box by Laldinliana Ralte. The referee is just not interested. Sergio Lobera and his men go crazy.
53' GOAAAAAAAAAL! Equaliser in no time at all. Quick free-kick taken by Augusto, Thapa plays it to Gregory Nelson at the wings, whose cross falls to Augusto who dispatches it into the back of the net past a hapless Karanjeet Singh with a Seriton Fernandes deflection. GAME ON!
51' GOAAAAAAAAL! Chennaiyin gives away possession way too cheaply, Bedia gets the ball plays Boumous down the right, whose shot is parried away by Karanjeet to Bedia who taps it in.
49' OFF THE POST! Sudden change in pace from FC Goa. Corominas gives it to Hugo Boumous with the run of play, Boumous back heels it to Bedia whose shot rattles the cross bar and comes back into play.
46' Seriton Fernandes somehow manages to keep possession in a crowd of Chennaiyin FC players in the box, plays Jackichand Singh for a shot whose attempt is inches wide of the target.
A half of two periods. Marred by an early Chennaiyin Surge with lots of shots from the Blues early on, FC Goa did come back into the game in the final 15 minutes or so with few chances of their own on the other side of the pitch. Perfectly balanced game so far. Do not go anywhere, a very interesting second-half coming up on the other side. Stay Tuned to Sportskeeda.
45+2' Anirudh Thapa delivers in a 'tasty' free-kick into the box to the far side but no Blue shirt managed to get to the end of it and the ball runs away for a FC Goa goal-kick.
43' SHOT! Jackichand nutmegs Lalrinzuala and crosses in, headed away by Mailson, falls to Coro who sets up Edu Bedia who dispatches a belter of a venomous shot from distance which is fisted away by Karanjeet Singh.
40' Boumous with a lobbed ball over the defence to play Saviour Gama through on goal which confuses Laldinliana Ralte allowing Gama to get to the ball, who shoots wide from a tough angle. The game has suddenly tilted into FC Goa's favour after an early Chennaiyin FC surge.
37' Goa increase intensity of their attack as they swing in couple of crosses in a single minute from the right but the duo of Dinliana and Alves thwart the attempts away.
36' Hugo Boumous dribbles past the Chennaiyin defence with ease, sets up Jackichand Singh for a shot but the ball goes over the target courtesy poor timing on the ball.
33' Ferran Corominas with a pin-point ball into the box from the right towards Brandon Fernandes who heads in towards the goal but Karanjeet collects it with ease courtesy the lack of power in the header.
28' Brandon Fernandes gets in a free-kick, Karanjeet collects. But the Chennaiyin goalie lands inappropriately and has apparently hurt himself. Team physios in action.
26' SAVE! WHAT A SAVE. The corner finds CK Vineeth's head which is somehow saved by a full-stretch Mohammed Nawaz on the goal-line. So close, yet so far for John Gregory's side.
25' Laldinliana Ralte twists, turns and manages to get in the ball into the box after getting past Saviour Gama and Seriton towards Augusto whose header is parried away by Nawaz for another Chennaiyin corner. WHAT PRESSURE FROM THE BLUES!
22' CHANCE! Brilliant ball from Gregory Nelson towards Thapa to the left inside the box who sets up Augusto on a plate whose shot gets blocked for a corner. Very very unlucky here, Chennaiyin.
15' Chennaiyin get a corner in. Mailson Alves has a clear header unchallenged in the air, the ball ricochets off a static Carlos Pena on the goal to get away from the danger zone. The Gaurs are suddenly at the back foot here.
11'Laldinliana at it again. He goes past his marker, gets in a low cross towards Vineeth but Seriton's timely interception bails the Gaurs out. The ball again ends up with Laldinliana who has a shot on goal, blocked on its way. FC Goa defence in sixes and sevens.
6' Goa get another corner swung in by Brandon Fernandes, Alves heads it away and the ball falls straight to Coro who tries to lob the ball over the crowd of players into the goal but the shot is wide.
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