Goa beat Jamshedpur to storm into semis as six players sent off
BHUBANESWAR: Frenchman Hugo Boumous struck twice late into the drama-filled quarter-final as FC Goa trounced Jamshedpur FC 5-1 to storm into the semifinals of the Super Cup.
The referee sent off six players (three from each side). Subrata Paul, Haitian Kervens Belfort, Anas Edathodika from Jamshedpur FC and Brandon Fernandes, Spanish duo of Bruno Pinheiro and Sergio Marin from FC Goa were sent off.
The Goan outfit will now fight it out with East Bengal on Monday for a place in the final.
Brandon Fernandes (34’), Ferran Corominas (69’, pen), Manvir Singh (77’) scored for the winners before Boumous (78’; 89’) completed the tally while Ashim Biswas scored the lone goal for Jamshedpur (90 + 2’).
The first half of the game began with FC Goa taking the lead with t heir consistent attacks. Fernandes drew the first blood in the game when he made a fine run from about 40 yards from the goal, made a fine chip and beat the experienced Subrata Paul.
Jamshedpur FC had a chance to equalise through Belfort but he failed to find the back of the net. Six minutes later in the stoppage time a brilliant pass from Fernandes to his Spanish teammate Ferran Corominas couldn’t be converted both due to a poor touch from the Spanish and a good save from Subrata.
The first half came to an end with FC Goa leading by a goal in the game. The second half began with eight players taking the field from either side, after a brawl that broke between both the teams at the end of the first half. Goa was clearly the dominating side in the second half, consistently making it to the Jamshedpur FC box.