BAMBOLIM. East Bengal bested Goa to win 2-1. N. Singh was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was East Bengal to strike first with an early goal of N. Singh at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 37′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, N. Singh gave the win to East Bengal in the 42′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Goa was decisively better in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the GMC Stadium stadium in Bambolim on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Aditya Purkayastha. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 17 Total 4
- 4 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 108 Attack 68
- 106 Dangerous attack 27
- 89 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 14 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Goa had a superior ball possession 71% while East Bengal was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Goa had a more offensive attitude with 106 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, East Bengal found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.
Goa shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, East Bengal shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Goa received 1 yellow card (A. Jesuraj). On the opposite side, East Bengal received 1 yellow card (B. Singh).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Goa will stay with 13 points like Bengaluru to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, East Bengal will have 9 points like NorthEast United to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Goa will host Odisha FC on the 1st of February with a 11-3 head to head in favor of Goa (3 draws).
East Bengal will host Odisha FC on the 7th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Odisha FC (0 draws).
Goa – Formation
Goa
88'
45'
37'
Goa started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Derrick Pereira decided to play with the following team: Dheeraj Singh , Leander D’Cunha , Anwar Ali , Aiban Dohling , Alexander Romario Jesuraj , Glan Martins , Edu Bedia , Makan Winkle Chote , Alberto Noguera , Jorge Ortiz and Airam Cabrera .
The home team had on the bench: Seriton Fernandes, Dylan Fox, Redeem Tlang , Hrithik Tiwari, Princeton Rebello , Mohamed Ali, Flan Ansel Gomes, Devendra Dhaku Murgaokar and Saviour Gama .
Substitutions
Goa made 4 changes: A. Jesuraj for R. Tlang (51′), M. Chote for S. Gama (65′), Airam for D. Murgaokar (65′) and G. Martins for P. Rebello (88′).
Best player: Jorge Ortiz
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Goa was Jorge Ortiz.
His rating is with 48 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 14 crosses.
East Bengal – Formation
East Bengal
East Bengal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mario Rivera Campesino played with: Arindam Bhattacharya , Amarjit Kiyam Singh , Adil Khan , Franjo Prce , Ankit Mukherjee , Darren Sidoel , Sourav Das , Wahengbam Angousana Luwang , Naorem Mahesh Singh , Thongkhosem Haokip and Mohammed Rafique .
These were the players on the bench: Subha Ghosh, Shankar Roy, Balwant Singh , Goutam Singh, Suvam Sen, Amir Dervišević, Songpu Singsit, Jackichand Singh and Raju Eknath Gaikwad .
Substitutions
East Bengal made 3 changes: M. Rafique for R. Gaikwad (46′), T. Haokip for B. Singh (69′) and N. Singh for J. Singh (75′).
Best player: Naorem Mahesh Singh
The most impressive player for East Bengal was Naorem Mahesh Singh.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
- Goa – East Bengal – 1-2
