ISL: Jamshedpur dismantle Goa in easy win at home
JAMSHEDPUR: Jamshedpur FC broke their run of four successive draws in the Indian Super League (ISL) with a stunning 4-1 demolition of FC Goa at the JRD Tata Sports Complex here on Thursday.
Michael Soosairaj’s brace (17’ and 50’) along with goals from Memo (77’) and Sumeet Passi (78’) saw Jamshedpur hand Goa their first defeat in the league and climb to third spot on the table. Mourtada Fall’s 33rd-minute equaliser for the visitors went in vain as Goa’s defence was found wanting.
Having lost prolific striker Ferran Corominas to a suspension, Sergio Lobera started with Miguel Palanca up top, while Cesar Ferrando made five changes to his Jamshedpur starting XI from the 2-2 draw with Kerala Blasters.
The hosts were lightning quick off the blocks and the early pressure paid off in the 17th minute when Soosairaj calmly slotting the ball into the net after Goa failed to clear a Cidoncha corner.
A few minutes later, the visitors equalised against the run of play through Fall’s header after Edu Bedia had flicked on a Boumous free-kick.
Ferrando’s men did have their lead four minutes into the second half with Soosairaj bagging his second. A belter of a Memo strike from just outside the box after Goa failed to deal with a corner in the 77th minute sealed three points for Ferrando’s men. Passi added gloss to the scoreline just a minute later after he tapped into an empty net following a layoff from Carlos Calvo.
PUNE HOST KERALA
PUNE: FC Pune City will look to put an end to their winless start in this edition of ISL when they host Kerala Blasters FC here on Friday. Pune City started off with an away draw against Delhi Dynamos and have since lost all three of their fixtures.
Coach Miguel Angel Portugal has was sacked after just three games and the onus of turning around their fortunes is now in the hands of interim coach Pradyum Reddy.