Goa put five past Northeast to bolster ISL play-off hopes
MARGAO: FC Goa turned on the style in the second half, drubbing Northeast United FC 5-1 in an entertaining Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Friday.
Ferran Corominas grabbed a brace (59’, 84’) to equal Iain Hume’s tally of 28 goals as the alltime highest scorer in the ISL. Edu Bedia (69’), Hugo Bumous (71’) and Miguel Palanca (90+1’) also got on the scoresheet for Goa, while Bartholomew Ogbeche (90) scored a consolation for the visitors.
The win sees Goa climb to the third spot on the table with 20 points from 11 games, a place above Northeast United.
Sergio Lobera’s team took the lead in the 59th minute. Jackichand was afforded space down the right wing and his cross was acrobatically turned in by Corominas. Ten minutes later, Bedia slipped past Gurwinder before executing a delightful chip to make it 2-0. Brandon Fernandes’ low cross was expertly steered home by Boumous two minutes later as Northeast United looked stunned.
With confidence seeping through them, Goa had the time to get another goal. This time, Boumous was the provider with a good ball across the box and Coro tapped in his 10th goal of the campaign. Ogbeche’s late consolation goal for Northeast United, however, would not dampen the party in Goa as Palanca added a fifth for Goa after a surging run into the box in injury time.
CHENNAI FACE DELHI
CHENNAI: Chennaiyin FC take on Delhi Dynamos here on Saturday in a fixture between two teams at the bottom of the points table in ISL.