MARGAO, GOA. Goa tops East Bengal 1-0 after N. Sadaoui scored just 1 goal (42′). Goa made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Fatorda Stadium) (Margao, Goa) stadium in Margao, Goa on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Harish Kundu who had the assistance of and . The 4th official was R Venkatesh. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.67 degrees Celsius or 81.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 26 Total 12
- 7 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 3
- 10 Shots blocked 8
- 100 Attack 87
- 83 Dangerous attack 44
- 65 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Goa was in firm control of the ball 58% while East Bengal was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Goa was putting more pressure with 83 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Goa won the match.
Goa shot 26 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, East Bengal shot 12 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Goa received 1 yellow card (Mohammed Yasir). On the other side, East Bengal received 3 yellow cards (Mohammad Rakip, Carles Cuadrat and Víctor Vázquez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Goa has 32 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, East Bengal will stays with 18 points like Chennaiyin to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Goa will play away against Minerva Punjab on the 11th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Goa (0 draws).
East Bengal will host ATK Mohun Bagan on the 10th of March with a 6-0 head to head in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (1 draw).
Goa – Formation
Goa
65'
36'
42'
Goa adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Manuel Márquez Roca decided to play with the following team: Dheeraj Singh , Seriton Fernandes , Odei Onaindia , Nim Dorjee Tamang , Jay Gupta , Rowllin Borges , Borja Herrera , Boris Thangjam , Carlos Martinez Rodriguez , Mohammed Yasir and Noah Sadaoui .
The home team had on the bench: Carl McHugh , Narayan Das, Raynier Fernandes, Brandon Fernandes , Arshdeep Singh, Udanta Singh , Paulo Retre , Brison Fernandes and Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil.
Substitutions
Goa made 4 changes: Carlos Martinez Rodriguez for Carl McHugh (65′), Boris Thangjam for Brandon Fernandes (61′), Borja Herrera for Paulo Retre (75′) and Mohammed Yasir for Udanta Singh (75′).
Player of the match: Noah Sadaoui
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Goa was Noah Sadaoui.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.
East Bengal – Formation
East Bengal
Also East Bengal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Carles Cuadrat played with: Prabhsukhan Gill , Lalchungnunga , Aleksandar Pantić , Hijazi Maher , Nishu Kumar , Souvik Chakraborty , Víctor Vázquez , Vishnu PV , Naorem Mahesh Singh , Nandha Kumar Sekar and Cleiton Silva .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Kamaljit Singh, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Edwin Sydney Vanspaul , Mohammad Rakip , Mandar Rao Desai , Saúl Crespo, Gursimrat Gill, Jesin Thonikkara and Felicio Brown Forbes .
East Bengal could not rely on the presence of Mandar Rao Desai (injured).
Substitutions
East Bengal made 5 changes: Víctor Vázquez for Felicio Brown Forbes (61′), Vishnu PV for Jesin Thonikkara (61′), Lalchungnunga for Mandar Rao Desai (77′), Souvik Chakraborty for Edwin Sydney Vanspaul (55′) and Nishu Kumar for Mohammad Rakip (55′).
Player of the match: Prabhsukhan Gill
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for East Bengal was the goalkeeper: Prabhsukhan Gill. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
- Goa – East Bengal – 1-0
