What did Glan Martins say about his debut?
The Sesa Football Academy product admitted that he was elated after discovering that India coach Igor Stimac named him in the starting line-up against Qatar. But he also knew what to expect and was not nervous. I was very happy when I came to know that I will start against Qatar. At the same time, I was not nervous as I have already played in the ACL. It s difficult, the pace of the game is very fast, you don t get much time on the ball. You have to be quick. So playing in the ACL gave me the confidence to do well with the national team. The coach s belief in me also helped me a lot, he mentioned.
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FC Goa s foreign players and head coach have had to cut short their Asian Champions League stints to return home as India struggles with a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, the club said on Thursday.
Captain Edu Bedia, defender Ivan Gonzalez, midfielder Jorge Ortiz, head coach Juan Ferrando and conditioning coach Javi Gonzalez all Spaniards plus Australia s James Donachie are among the contingent that have left India over fears further delays could result in them being locked down in the country.
New Delhi (AFP) – Foreign players and staff of FC Goa will leave India “immediately”, the club said Thursday, as a growing number of countries impose bans on travellers over a massive spike in Covid-19 cases.
The South Asian nation of 1.3 billion people is battling a record-breaking rise that has seen it report more than 2.4 million infections over the past seven days.
The foreign staff were allowed to leave ahead of FC Goa’s last Asian Champions League match against the UAE’s Al Wahda in Goa on Thursday.
“While the AFC Champions League remains an important competition for FC Goa, the club management felt that the wellbeing of the players to be its first and foremost responsibility,” the Indian Super League side said in a statement.
AFC Champions League: After reality check against Persepolis, FC Goa gear up for Al Rayyan challenge
The two sides drew 0-0 in the reverse fixture but the Qatari side have lost all their matches since. FC Goa will face Al Rayyan in the AFC Champions League | FC Goa/ Twitter
Back-to-back defeats may have dented their confidence but FC Goa’s debut campaign in the AFC Champions League can still be revived if they beat Al Rayyan of Qatar in a reverse fixture in Margao, Goa on Monday.
The two sides played out a 0-0 draw in their earlier Group E match though the Qatari side had dominated most part of the game.