BHUBANESWAR. Goa managed to turn the tables against East Bengal to win 2-1. It was East Bengal to strike first with a goal of Naorem Mahesh Singh at the 41′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Víctor Rodríguez gave the win to Goa in the 75′ minute.
The match was played at the Kalinga Stadium stadium in Bhubaneswar. The referee was R Venkatesh with the collaboration of and . The 4th official was Rahul Kumar Gupta. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 29.95 degrees Celsius or 85.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 4 Total 13
- 1 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 90 Attack 94
- 50 Dangerous attack 68
- 87 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. East Bengal was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Goa that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Goa was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Goa won the match.
East Bengal shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Goa shot 13 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (Jose Antonio Pardo and Naorem Mahesh Singh). Talking about the opposition, Goa received 2 yellow cards (Rowllin Borges and Carl McHugh).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Goa will play away agasint Bengaluru on the 25th of October with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Bengaluru (4 draws).
East Bengal – Formation
East Bengal
34'
66'
41'
East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Carles Cuadrat decided to play with the following team: Prabhsukhan Gill , Mohammad Rakip , Chungnunga Lal , Jose Antonio Pardo , Mandar Rao Desai , Nandhakumar Sekar , Saúl Crespo , Harmanjot Singh Khabra , Naorem Mahesh Singh , Cleiton Silva and Javier Siverio .
The home team had on the bench: Kamaljit Singh, Ajay Chhetri, Hijazi Maher, V.P. Suhair, Nishu Kumar , Souvik Chakraborty , Borja Herrera , Gursimrat Gill and Vishnu PV .
East Bengal could not rely on the presence of Souvik Chakraborty (injured).
Substitutions
East Bengal made 4 changes: Harmanjot Singh Khabra for Souvik Chakraborty (80′), Javier Siverio for Borja Herrera (46′), Mohammad Rakip for Nishu Kumar (66′) and Naorem Mahesh Singh for Vishnu PV (80′).
Best player: Prabhsukhan Gill
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for East Bengal was the goalkeeper: Prabhsukhan Gill. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Goa – Formation
Goa
Goa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Manuel Márquez Roca played with: Arshdeep Singh , Seriton Fernandes , Odei Onaindia , Sandesh Jhingan , Jay Gupta , Carl McHugh , Raynier Fernandes , Udanta Singh Kumam , Víctor Rodríguez , Noah Sadaoui and Brandon Fernandes , Carlos Martinez Rodriguez .
They had on the bench: Dheeraj Singh, Narayan Das, Leander D’Cunha, Boris Thangjam , Rowllin Borges , Paulo Retre , Brison Fernandes and Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil.
Goa could not rely on the presence of Boris Thangjam (injured).
Substitutions
Goa made 3 changes: Raynier Fernandes for Rowllin Borges (46′), Carl McHugh for Paulo Retre (71′) and Brandon Fernandes for Boris Thangjam (54′).
Best player: Víctor Rodríguez
The player that probably impressed the most for Goa was Víctor Rodríguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 48 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
- East Bengal – Goa – 1-2
- Kerala Blasters – NorthEast United – 1-1
