Goa conquers Kerala Blasters 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Borges

MARGAO, GOA. Goa tops Kerala Blasters 1-0 after R. Borges scored just 1 goal (45').

December 4, 2023

MARGAO, GOA. Goa conquers Kerala Blasters 1-0 after R. Borges scored just 1 goal (45′).

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Fatorda Stadium) (Margao, Goa) stadium in Margao, Goa on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Senthil Nathan with the help of and . The 4th official was R Venkatesh. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.54 degrees Celsius or 92.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.

Match Statistics

Goa

1 - 0

Kerala Blasters

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

12 Total 10
4 On Target 3
4 Off Target 6
4 Shots blocked 1

96 Attack 125
49 Dangerous attack 63
97 Ball safe 109

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 9
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Goa was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Kerala Blasters that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kerala Blasters was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Goa succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.

Goa shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Kerala Blasters shot 10 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Goa received 2 yellow cards (Víctor Rodríguez and Odei Onaindia). Regarding the opposition, Kerala Blasters received 5 yellow cards (Ivan Vukomanovic, Danish Farooq Bhat, Naocha Huidrom Singh, Vibin Mohanan and Vibin Mohanan).

Match Timeline

45'

Huidrom Naocha Singh- Yellow

Rowllin Borges(goal)Víctor Rodríguez

45'

Udanta Singh- sub ->Rowllin Borges

46'

Odei Onaindia- Yellow

54'

Víctor Rodríguez- Yellow

68'

69'

R. Kannoly Praveen- sub ->Mohammed Aimen

69'

Sandeep Singh- sub ->Pritam Kotal

Carlos Martinez Rodriguez- sub ->Víctor Rodríguez

71'

76'

Ishan Pandita- sub ->Ruivah Hormipam

77'

Marko Leskovic - sub ->Kwame Peprah

Saviour Gama- sub ->Boris Thangjam

81'

A. Chhetri- sub ->Raynier Fernandes

87'

Paulo Retre- sub ->Noah Sadaoui

87'

90'

V. Mohanan- Yellow

90'

Mohammed Azhar- sub ->Vibin Mohanan

90'

V. Mohanan- Yellow

90'

Danish Farooq- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Goa

After this contest, Goa has 19 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Kerala Blasters will stays with 17 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

Goa – Formation

Goa

Arshdeep Singh 13.India

7.0

S. Jhingan 3.India

6.7

Odei Onaindia 16.Spain

7.3

54'

Seriton Fernandes 20.India

7.1

Jay Gupta 41.India

7.3

Carl McHugh 4.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Raynier Fernandes 8.India

7.1

87'

Boris Thangjam 17.India

7.3

81'

Rowllin Borges 18.India

7.7

46'

45'

Víctor Rodríguez 32.Spain

7.0

71'

68'

Noah Sadaoui 7.Morocco

6.8

87'

Substitutes

D. Singh 1.India

Narayan Das 5.India

Leander D'Cunha 6.India

Saviour Gama 21.India

6.6

81'

A. Chhetri 14.India

6.8

87'

Paulo Retre 28.Australia

6.4

87'

Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil 44.India

Carlos Martinez Rodriguez 9.Spain

6.8

71'

Udanta Singh 15.India

7.0

46'

Goa started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Manuel Márquez Roca decided to play with the following team: Arshdeep Singh (7.0), Seriton Fernandes (7.1), Odei Onaindia (7.3), Sandesh Jhingan (6.7), Jay Gupta (7.3), Rowllin Borges (7.7), Carl McHugh (7.0), Boris Thangjam (7.3), Víctor Rodríguez (7.0), Raynier Fernandes (7.1) and Noah Sadaoui (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Dheeraj Singh, Narayan Das, Leander D’Cunha, Carlos Martinez Rodriguez (6.8), Ayush Dev Chhetri (6.8), Udanta Singh (7.0), Saviour Gama (6.6), Paulo Retre (6.4) and Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil.

Goa could not rely on the presence of Udanta Singh (injured).

Substitutions

Goa made 5 changes: Víctor Rodríguez for Carlos Martinez Rodriguez (71′), Raynier Fernandes for Ayush Dev Chhetri (87′), Noah Sadaoui for Paulo Retre (87′), Rowllin Borges for Udanta Singh (46′) and Boris Thangjam for Saviour Gama (81′).

Player of the match: Rowllin Borges

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Goa was Rowllin Borges.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.

Kerala Blasters – Formation

Kerala Blasters

Sachin Suresh 31.India

7.1

Pritam Kotal 20.India

6.6

69'

Huidrom Naocha Singh 50.India

7.1

45'

Hormipam Ruivah 4.India

6.4

76'

Milos Drincic 15.Montenegro

7.7

Mohammed Aimen 19.India

7.3

69'

V. Mohanan 8.India

7.1

90'

Adrián Luna 10.Uruguay

7.0

Danish Farooq 13.India

7.0

90'

Dimitrios Diamantakos 9.Greece

7.0

Kwame Peprah 14.Ghana

6.4

77'

Substitutes

Karanjit Singh 1.India

Prabir Das 33.India

Marko Leskovic 55.Croatia

6.8

77'

Sandeep Singh 3.India

6.8

69'

Mohammed Azhar 32.India

90'

Saurav Mandal 17.India

Daisuke Sakai 21.Japan

Ishan Pandita 26.India

6.4

76'

R. Kannoly Praveen 7.India

6.7

69'

Kerala Blasters started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).

Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Sachin Suresh (7.1), Pritam Kotal (6.6), Ruivah Hormipam (6.4), Miloš Drinčić (7.7), Naocha Huidrom Singh (7.1), Vibin Mohanan (7.1), Danish Farooq Bhat (7.0), Adrian Luna (7.0), Mohammed Aimen (7.3), Kwame Peprah (6.4) and Dimitris Diamantakos (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Karanjit Singh, Sandeep Singh (6.8), Rahul KP (6.7), Saurav Mandal, Daisuke Sakai, Ishan Pandita (6.4), Mohammed Azhar, Prabir Das and Marko Lešković (6.8).

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Mohammed Aimen for Rahul KP (69′), Ruivah Hormipam for Ishan Pandita (76′), Kwame Peprah for Marko Lešković (77′), Vibin Mohanan for Mohammed Azhar (90′) and Pritam Kotal for Sandeep Singh (69′).