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Hero ISL 2020 Match 19 Review: FC Goa taste first victory of the season with a 3-1 thrashing of Kerala

The hosts FC Goa smashed Kerala Blasters by a 3-1 score in the Indian Super League (ISL) on Sunday evening at the Fatorda Stadium.

It’s now a reality check for Kerala Blasters FC as Angulo shines FC Goa to post their first win this season. They grabbed their first win in the ongoing ISL and bagged three points as well.

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This game between Kerala Blasters and FC Goa was billed as a contest between two teams who like playing an attractive-expansive style of football. FC Goa gets a much deserved 2-0 victory over Kerala Blasters FC at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa on Sunday. This is the team’s first victory of the 2020-21 Indian Super League.

The Gaurs move to the fourth spot in the ongoing season’s points table, with five points from four matches. Meanwhile, Kerala is ninth with two points from the same number of games.

FC Goa clinched their first win of the ongoing Indian Super League season as they beat Kerala Blasters 3-1 at the Fatorda Stadium here on Sunday. A brace from Igor Angulo (30th and 90th) and one from Jorge Ortiz Mendoza (52th) ensured Juan Ferrando picked up his first win as FC Goa head coach. Vincente Gomez (90th) scored a consolation goal for Kerala Blasters.

FC Goa players celebrate after a goal

Ferrando made two changes to the side that was held by NorthEast United as James Donachie and Alexander Jesuraj were included. Nishu Kumar, Gomez and Nongdamba Naorem returned to the starting eleven for Kerala.

The first big chance for the Gaurs arrived early on in the 10th minute when Mendonza beat Nishu to take control of a long ball and fired a shot from outside the box, only to see his effort hit the crossbar.

The home side came close to grabbing the lead once again seven minutes later, only to be denied by the upright. A miscued pass from Rohit Kumar put Angulo through on goal. The striker, with only the keeper to beat, attempted to curl his shot into the bottom corner but it struck the far post.

However, Angulo soon made up for the missed opportunity around the half-hour mark as he put FC Goa ahead. Gama flicked the ball towards Angulo in the box and the striker delightfully placed it over Kerala goalkeeper Albino Gomes to bag his fourth goal of the season.

FC Goa returned hungrier after the break and continued to pile on the pressure. Their efforts soon bore fruit as they doubled their lead through Mendoza. The forward received the ball outside the box and traded a lovely one-two with Brandon Fernandes before burying his shot into the far corner.

Kerala Blasters pushed hard in search of a goal and came close to getting one in the 67th minute. Gomez won the ball inside the box but saw his shot rattle the underside of the crossbar.

Kibu Vicuna’s side threatened on quite a few occasions but were unable to find the back of the net. When a goal did arrive for them, the contest had already been settled in FC Goa’s favour.

Nishu whipped a cross for Gomez, whose header snuck into goal after brushing the underside of the crossbar.

Kerala Blasters captain Costa Nhamoinesu was sent off during the injury time after being shown a second yellow card, following a rash tackle on Princeton Rebello. FC Goa added another goal late in injury time as Angulo pounced on a blunder from Gomez.

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