FC Goa continue their victory in Spain
In the fourth friendly match
FC Goa beat the Spain club CD Algar Deportivo by 3:1.
The Indian Super League
club FC Goa started the game strongly and looked very comfortable in
possession. They bombed forward with relative ease but were unable to create
too many clear cut goal scoring chances. Lanzarote had the ball in the net in
the 14th minute but the goal was ruled out for offside. Against the run of
play, Algar found themselves a goal to the good after a tackle from Seriton
Ferandes inside the area.
The referee promptly
awarded a penalty and Algar were ahead. Sergio Lobera’s charges pushed hard to
find an equalizer before the end of the first period but were unable to do so
as the opposition held out for a half-time lead.
It was more of the same
in the second half as FC Goa looked for that elusive equalizer. The Gaurs held
on to the ball and moved it around well. Edu Bedia missed a couple of good
chances to bring the score level early on in the second half.
The Gaurs did however,
find the equalizing goal minutes later when Coro netted from Lanzarote’s
superbly taken free-kick in the 58th minute. Five minutes later, the Gaurs were
ahead for the first time in the match through Lanzarote.
While Algar looked for a
way back into the competition, the Gaurs looked to hit the Spaniards with a
third goal on the counter and were successful in doing so in the 83rd minute
when individual brilliance from Lanzarote gave the Gaurs a two goal cushion.
The Goan side defended well to keep out the Spaniards following their third
goal and held out for a good win.
Indian Super League Fixture : Results : Point Table : Top Scorer
Indian Super League Fixture : Results : Point Table : Top Scorer
