Full time, Goa cruise into the Super Cup quarters with a simple 3-0 win over Indian Arrows. Ferran Corominas' spot-kick gave Goa the lead in the first half before Hugo Boumous doubled the lead at the hour mark. Deepak Tangri was unfortunate to put the ball into his own net to seal Arrows' fate. The ISL runners-up will face the winner of the clash between Jamshedpur FC and Churchill Brothers in their QFs on April 6. That's our coverage of this match. Log onto Sportskeeda for our full coverage of Indian football.
90+1' Manvir with a great chance to score Goa's fourth as Brandon cuts it through the defenders to the centre of the box. But Manvir mistimes his shot and ends up fouling Arrows goalie Prabhsukhan Gill in the process.
88' Just after that warning, Saviour Gama with another reckless tackle on the same Arrows player, Asish Rai. He's hurt himself in the process and that has probably made the referee re-consider his options.
85' Asish Rai has acres of space on the right. He is involved in a one-two with Meetei and then powers through to the touchline. Just before he can get his cross in, Goan defender Saviour Gama slides in and commits a foul. That's a yellow for Saviour Gama (FC Goa)
81' Goa are 3-0 up now. It's an own goal by Deepak Tangri unfortunately. Brandon's corner goes beyond 3 Arrows defenders and even the rushing Carlos Pena fails to make contact. However, Deepak at the far post deflects the ball into his own net.
79' Dangerous play by Deepak and he's already on a yellow. He goes sliding into the substitute Manvir Singh and is lucky that he's not booked for the second time.
67' GIFTED TALENT ON SHOW. Boris Singh with a lesson in skill, nutmegging Goa's Chinglensana and then finding Rahul KP at the centre. Rahul tries to back-heel it into the goal but makes a mess of it.
66' Goa's counter-attack gives Arrows the chills again. Corominas, from the centre of the park, finds Jackichand on the far side. The Indian winger rushes in, takes a touch to the right for space which moves tightens his angle and sees the shot go wide.
61' GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL Goa. That's 2-0 and it's more or less over for Arrows Corominas receives the ball from Brandon, spots the run by Boumous and plays it through. Boumous gets into a wonderful position in front of the goalkeeper, tricks him with a touch and then completes a simple tap-in.
56' Arrows' moves are promising but their end product goes missing every time. This time, it's the poor cross by Meetei, which goes beyond his teammates at the centre.
50' CHANCE AND SAVED! Boumous with a poor clearance in his own box and Meetei is the first to react to it. The Arrows striker is one-on-one with the goalkeeper and shoots but it's a wonderful block by Nawaz. Meetei has a chance to pounce on the rebound as well but he waits for Rohit Danu and Danu waits for him, wasting that opportunity entirely.
Half time in Bhubaneswar. Goa go into the break with an one-goal cushion, thanks to Ferran Corominas' spot-kick. Goa have not lost in 10 games in which they have taken a first-half lead. Can the Arrows weave magic?
44' That's twice Jackichand has come close to scoring. First, he just took a poke at Prabhsukhan, but this time, his glancing header, kind of like the goal Rahul Bheke scored against them in the ISL final, drops only after going out.
41' CHANCE! Following the free-kick after that incident involving Bedia and Rohit Danu, Arrows have a great opportunity to equalise. However, Anwar Ali's header is straight at Nawaz, who calmly collects.
40' MALICIOUS! Rohit Danu with the theatrics over just a smack by Edu Bedia. The Goan midfielder's actions were anyway not in the spirit of the game and that earns him a card. Yellow - Edu Bedia
29' CHANCE! Boumous with the skill inside the box, waiting for Zaid Krouch to run in behind him. The shot is set up wonderfully but Krouch tries to just tap it in and shoots wide!
18' GOAL - FC Goa. It's as smooth as that for the Gaurs. Ferran Corominas with a confident strike, slotting the spot-kick to the left. Prabhsukhan Gill dives the right way but the shot has too much power in it. That takes his tally to 17 goals this season.
17' PENALTY FOR GOA! All that early defensive work goes in vain for Arrows as Sanjeev Stalin commits a hand-ball inside the box trying to stop the volleyed attempt by Zaid Krouch, off the cross by Brandon.
15' Brilliant work by Arrows. Zaid Krouch and Hugo Boumous with the one-two for FC Goa inside the box but Asish Rai with the outstretched leg to stop that attack by Goa!
10' Keeping up the pressure. Great work by the Indian Arrows forwards, who press high and restrict the movement of Mohammad Nawaz and Saviour Gama in the Goa's defensive third.
6' Indian Arrows try a set-piece routine which doesn't really work for them. Moments later, Zaid Krouch's run on the left comes to an abrupt stop as Arrows defender maintain the discipline early on.
Adhering to quota. Goa coach Sergio Lobera said he had to drop Ahmed Jahouh as there are supposed to be only 6 foreigners in the Super Cup squad. “Rules are rules and we have to stick to them. From seven foreigners it got down to six. So, one of the foreigners had to be out. I expect it to not affect the team because this team is above any individuality," Lobera said.
Grand plans. Defender Boris Singh says Indian Arrows have got Goa figured out ahead of their Super Cup match. "They have great players like Coro, Brandon and Jackichand. They are good with the ball. But we've a plan in place and we are all set to fight them," Boris said.
Mourtada Fall starts from the bench for Goa, who welcome Hugo Boumous and Zaid Krouch into the Starting XI. For Arrows, Rahul KP is benched and Sanjeev Stalin starts in the defence!
Indian Arrows Playing XI: Prabhsukhan Gill, Ashish Rai, Anwar Ali, Sanjeev Stalin, Boris Singh, Suresh Singh, Narender, Deepak Tangri, Amarjit Singh, Ninthoingamba Meetei, Rohit Danu
Goa Playing XI: Mohammad Nawaz, Seriton Fernandes, Chinglensana Singh, Carlos Pena, Saviour Gama, Edu Bedia, Lenny Rodrigues, Jackichand Singh, Hugo Boumous, Zaid Krouch, Ferran Corominas
Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's Live Coverage of the Super Cup match between FC Goa and Indian Arrows. It's possible that this will be the only match played today as East Bengal have allegedly pulled out from the tournament in protest against the AIFF. More on that later, the line-ups next!
The Young Guns take on the ISL finalists in an exciting clash of the Hero Super Cup 2019 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
Indian Arrows, helmed by Floyd Pinto, have a point to prove against Sergio Lobera's Goa, who finished as the runners-up in the ISL.
Although the odds highly favour Goa in the match, Arrows have shown before that they are more than capable of pulling off upsets. Arrows had famous wins over Mohun Bagan, Gokulam Kerala, Aizawl FC and Shillong Lajong in the I-League. They even held Real Kashmir 2-2 and managed to outwit Kerala Blasters in the Super Cup qualifiers.
While Arrows will be riding high after the win over Blasters, Goa will be determined to overcome their ISL final disappointment. Goa conceded late into extra time through Rahul Bheke against Bengaluru FC to lose out on the ISL title for the second time.
Ferran Corominas, the Golden Boot winner in the ISL for the last two seasons, will be leading the charge for Goa. He'll have company in Edu Bedia and Hugo Boumous in the midfield. Defender Ahmed Jahouh, who played a huge role in Goa's surge to the ISL final, will miss the Super Cup for them.
Goa will still continue their attacking play against Arrows. Under Lobera, Goa have scored the most number of goals for any side in the last 2 ISL seasons.
After struggling with their defence in the last season, Goa showed drastic improvement in this ISL season, having maintained 8 clean sheets throughout.
Mourtada Fall and Carlos Pena headline that defence for Goa and will continue that partnership in the Super Cup.
As for Arrows, Rahul KP, Amarjit Singh and Anwar Ali carry a lot of experience from India's AFC U-23 Championship Qualifying campaign. Although India lost both their matches, nine of the Arrows players who were part of the squad have raised hope for the national team's future.
Can they pull off another upset against the mighty Goa?
When and where to watch? The Super Cup match between - Indian Arrows v Goa - will be live on Star Sports. Live Streaming on Hotstar and Jio TV. The kick-off is at 5 pm IST.
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