Brazillian Matheus Trindade Goncalves sent Bengaluru goalkeeper in the wrong direction in the first minute of the stoppage time to score the only goal of the match to the tunning silence of the home crowd at Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
More draws, fewer goals by Indians, Khalid Jamil sets the tone: Takeaways from ISL league phase
With no fans and matches being played at neutral venues in Goa, there was a different feel to the league phase this season. (From L-R) Sunil Chhetri, Khalid Jamil, Batholomew Ogbeche, Ashish Rai | SportzPics for ISL
The league phase of the 2020-’21 edition of the Indian Super League came to a smashing end on Sunday as Mumbai City FC edged ATK Mohun Bagan to win the League Winners’ Shield and thus bag the AFC Champions League spot for next season.
In the penultimate game, FC Goa held their nerves to secure a 0-0 draw against Hyderabad FC and join Mumbai, ATKMB and NorthEast United in the semi-finals.
Vasco (Goa) [India], January 18 (ANI): Bengaluru FC announced that midfielder Dimas Delgado has returned to Spain owing to a family emergency. The Spaniard flew back home on Sunday and is likely to miss at least two weeks of the ongoing seventh season of the Indian Super League (ISL). Dimas Delgado has returned to Spain owing to a family emergency. The Spaniard flew back home on Sunday, and all of us at Bengaluru FC stand by Dimas through what is a difficult time for him, Bengaluru FC tweeted.
Earlier this month, Bengaluru FC and head coach Carles Cuadrat mutually parted ways. Cuadrat, who was in his fifth season with the club two as an assistant to Albert Roca before he took charge as head coach was replaced by Naushad Moosa, who stepped in as interim head coach with immediate effect.
But they still managed to assemble a strong squad and Manuel Marquez hasn t disappointed so far with his astute management of the squad. He had missed several foreign players at the start of the season due to injuries but the Indian talents have come to the fore.
And it was the Indian players who impressed and helped shut the dangerous Mumbai City attack down. Hitesh Sharma delivered a solid display in midfield, Mohammed Yasir was always available to receive the ball and Liston Colaco had the flair that kept Mumbai City defenders on their toes.
The most impressive displays came from Hyderabad s full-backs, Asish Rai and Akash Mishra. Both have made a name for themselves for their marauding runs into the final third under Marquez s fluid system and have also been solid at the back when they have had to deal with tricky wingers.