FC Goa secured their place on the high of the ISL desk with a 1-0 residence win towards second-placed Kerala Blasters FC on Sunday. The Kochi facet, which haven’t gained an away fixture towards the Gaurs since 2016, could not discover the attacking intuition to show across the aim deficit.
It was Rowlin Borges who gave FC Goa the decisive lead within the first-half added time. KBFC regarded sloppy in defending setpieces all through the primary half and paid the value by leaving Borges unmarked contained in the field after having conceded a free-kick close to the field. Goa’s No. 18 effortlessly rolled the ball previous Sachin Suresh to assist his workforce finish the half strongly.
KBFC’s greatest likelihood additionally got here within the first half when Kwame Peprah’s solo run by way of the best wing introduced him one-on-one with custodian Arshdeep Singh. Though the Ghanese striker beat Singh, the shot went vast of the far submit by a whisker.
Sandesh Jhingan-led Goa defence contained the Kerala assault successfully within the second half to stay unbeaten within the league. The previous KBFC man was elected Man of the Match as his workforce’s tally reached 19 factors from 7 video games.
The second-placed KBFC have 17 factors from 9 video games.
