ISL 2024-25: FC Goa cruises to 2-0 win against Mohammedan SC
ISL 2024-25: FC Goa cruises to 2-0 win against Mohammedan SC
FC Goa defeated Mohammedan SC by a 2-0 scoreline in an ISL 2024-25 group-stage match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa on Tuesday.
The Gaurs have now moved to 48 points in 23 games, winning 14 games and drawing six. They have already qualified for the semifinals alongside Mohun Bagan Super Giant and will not have to engage in the single-legged eliminator.
Goa controlled the proceedings from the start, holding 56% of the possession, completing 84% of its passes, taking five shots on target, and making 20 crosses.
The Gaurs were exploring creating gateways inside the Mohammedan defence through their ability to initiate quick passing sequences down the middle, with Boris Singh chipping in a cross for the onrushing Rowllin Borges inside the six-yard box in the sixth minute. Borges headed the effort on target, but Padam Chhetri made a formidable save to stop the ball from barging into the net.
Dejan Drazic sparked the maiden breakthrough in the contest with an incredible display of footwork on the left side of the 18-yard box. Beating his marker Alexis Gomez, Drazic burst into the final third before pulling off an incredible ball for Ayush Dev Chhetri in the middle of the box through the outside of his right foot. Ayush passed the ball in Iker Guarrotxena’s path on the right before the latter headed the ball into the top right corner in the 40th minute.
Drazic continued to be the provider at the start of the second half, hurling in a powerful cross for Nim Dorjee Tamang from a corner in the 48th minute. The latter timed his run perfectly and met the ball well, but his aerial effort lacked finesse, thundering above the post.
An own goal by Chhetri comfortably sealed the game in FC Goa’s favour, but the base of that was laid by Guarrotxena’s robust header from the far post in the 86th minute. Getting to the end of a corner, the attacker displayed fine agility to head the ball towards the post, but the ball deflected off the Mohammedan SC goalkeeper before landing into the right side of the net.
