FC Goa beat holders Chennaiyin

CHENNAI: FC Goa handed defending champions Chennaiyin FC a 3-1 defeat in an Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

Playing an attacking game, the Goa side capitalised on the home team’s defensive lapses to score one goal in the first half and added two more in the second to earn full points after drawing its opener against Northeast United FC.

The visitors broke through in the 12th after the early exchanges with Edu Bedia finding the back of the net. He latched on to a ball played in from the right and slotted it past the CFC goal Karamjit Singh as the defence made a mess of things. The score stayed 1-0 in favour of Goa at half-time.

Goa went 2-0 ahead in the 53rd minute when the prolific Ferran Corominas scored. Sloppy defending from Chennaiyin allowed the Sergio Lobera’s men the leeway. From a Chennaiyin throw-in from near their goal, Seriton Fernandes won the ball from the rival defender and passed it to an unmarked Corominas, who tapped it in for his third of the season.

Goa made it 3-0 against the run of play when Senegal’s Mourtada Fall headed home a pass from Corominas in the 80th minute.

Chennaiyin FC pulled one back after Eli Sabia headed in a pass from Andrea Orlandi.

CAHILL TO MAKE DEBUT

BENGALURU : Australian legend Tim Cahill is available for selection and could make his debut for Jamshedpur FC when they take on the might of Bengaluru FC in the here on Sunday.

Bengaluru go into this game after a hard-fought 1-0 win against defending champions Chennaiyin FC.

After registering a clean sheet in the opener, coach Carles Cuadrat will once again want to keep things tight at the back and deny space to Sergio Cidoncha and Mario Arques who were outstanding against Mumbai City.