ISL | Goa lastly will get it act collectively in huge win over Bengaluru

Excessive-flying Bengaluru FC tasted its first defeat of the 2024-25 Indian Tremendous League marketing campaign as FC Goa beat Gerard Zaragoza’s males 3-0 on the Fatorda Stadium right here on Saturday.

The consequence, nonetheless, stored the Blues in first place, with 16 factors from seven matches, three factors forward of Mohun Bagan, which has, albeit, performed a sport much less. For FC Goa, the win — courtesy second-half strikes from Armando Sadiku, Brison Fernandes and Dejan Drazic — introduced immense reduction, for it was simply its second win from seven contests.

Goa was the early aggressor, using on Drazic’s creativity on the wings. It threatened from set-pieces too, however BFC did properly to maintain the tie goalless going within the break.

However the stress finally advised, at the same time as BFC was pressured to reshuffle its defence after Aleksandar Jovanovic was unable to proceed. On 63 minutes, Sadiku’s shot from Mohammad Yasir’s low cross took a few deflections earlier than trickling previous goalie Gurpreet Sandhu.

Substitute Brison doubled Goa’s benefit with a deft chip from outdoors the field after Gurpreet was robbed off the ball by Sadiku contained in the BFC penalty space. Drazic netted Goa’s third in stoppage-time after latching onto Iker Guarrotxena’s chip.

The consequence: FC Goa 3 (Sadiku 63, Brison 72, Drazic 90+3) bt Bengaluru FC 0.