Although FC Goa went into the lead early on through an Ashique Kuruniyan own goal, the Gaurs looked out of sorts after Jorge Ortiz was shown the red card. Cleiton Silva equalized through a stunning freekick just before the half-time whistle but Bengaluru FC failed to capitalize on their man advantage and pull ahead. In the 70th minute, Goa somehow managed to take the lead through Devendra Murgaonkar after a shambolic defensive display from the Blues. In the end, the Gaurs managed to hold on to the slim lead in a chaotic climax and seal their second victory of the season.
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90 +5' Dylan Fox pulls an astonishing block off Sivasakthi Narayanan, who has looked lively after coming on as a substitute for BFC. Will that be the win?
90 +2' Bengaluru are going all out for the equalizer here but the Gaurs are defending for their lives here.
Additional Time: 6 Minutes.
87' FC Goa stopper pulls off a crucial block to deny BFC substitute Sivasakthi Narayanan a goal late in the game.
84' Bengaluru FC midfielder Suresh Wangjam Singh has received his second yellow card of the game after a foul on Edu Bedia. Both the teams are down to 10-men. Chaos unraveling at Bambolim.
83' Bengaluru FC substitution: Sivasakthi Narayanan replaces Pratik Chowdhary.
78' FC Goa substitution: Muhammed Nemil replaces Devandra Murgaonkar.
78' FC Goa substitution: Dylan Fox replaces Alberto Noguera.
77' Substitute Parag Srivas has been booked for a foul on Alberto Noguera.
72' FC Goa substitution: Sanson Pereira replaces Saviour Gama.
72' FC Goa substitution: Nongdamba Naorem replaces Mohamed Ali.
70' GOOOOOAAALL!
Down to 10-men, FC Goa have somehow managed to take the lead through Devendra Murgaonkar, who caps it off with the iconic 'Cristiano Ronaldo' celebration. Bengaluru FC's defense opened up and Ivan Garrido sets up Devendra with a headed pass.
64' Set up by a long ball from Alan Costa, Prince Ibara darted into the FC Goa box and unloaded his bag of tricks on Aiban Dohling, breezed past the center-back, only for his shot to be blocked by Dheeraj Singh.
60' FC Goa and Juan Ferrando have entered a difficult phase of the game with a man down and the score level. Bengaluru FC will be sniffing a victory here.
56' Bengaluru FC's Suresh Wangjam has been yellow-carded for the challenge on Ortiz that made the Spaniard react.
56' FC Goa star Jorge Ortiz has been sent off for an off-the-ball push on BFC midfielder Suresh Wangjam. The Goan club are now down to 10-men and the game has turned on its heels.
50' INCHING CLOSER!
Substitute Prince Ibara wins a header off a freekick and the Congolese striker is just narrowly wide of the mark.
49' Bright start to the second-half from Bengaluru FC. The introduction of Prince Ibara has provided them with a lively attacking outlet.
46' Substitution for Bengaluru FC: Prince Ibara replaces Jayesh Rane.
Second-half kicks-off!
HALF TIME: FC Goa 1-1 Bengaluru FC
Head coach Juan Ferrando's men started the half more positively, incredibly swift in transition, but as the half went on Bengaluru FC disrupted the tempo of the home side. But overall, Goa has been still been the better side, the side in control. Meanwhile, the form of Sunil Chhetri will really be worrying the coach and the fans back at home.
45 +1' GOOOAAALL!
Bengaluru FC have equalized through an incredible Cleiton Silva freekick. The Blues won a controversial free-kick deep into the left flank. However, there was nothing controversial about the quality of the setpiece. Absolutely peach of a hit and Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem at goal fails to deal with it.
43' FC Goa are a side that enjoys controlling possession and the tempo of the game, however, Bengaluru and Marco Pezzaiuoli have managed to break down the play constantly.
40' Roshan Singh lofts in a looping corner for BFC but Mohamed Ali is up to the task and clears the ball with ease.
35' CLOSE SAVE!
Trying to play out of the back, Pratik Chowdhary passes to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and the BFC keeper, rather than hoofing the ball upfield, takes an extra touch even with Devendra Murgaonkar rushing towards. That could've ended nastily for BFC, but Sandhu will claim he meant all of it.
31' Roshan Singh goes into the book for a professional foul on Devendra Murgaonkar. The game's getting heated at the moment with quite a few challenges flying.
27' Nearing the half-hour mark, it's only an own goal that separates the two teams. Sunil Chhetri had a glaring miss soon after but Bengaluru are surely trying to fight back.
22' FC Goa have lost a bit of the early control as BFC are hoping to snatch an equalizer here.
17' Massive opportunity for BFC to equalize as full-back Roshan Singh cuts back the ball for Sunil Chhetri, but with the goal gaping wide, the skipper squanders the opportunity from 5-yards out. Nothing's going right for Chhetri at the moment.
16' GOOOOAAALL!
FC Goa takes the lead through an Ashique Kuruniyan own goal after Devendra Murgaonkar's shot was saved by the BFC keeper.
13' Glan Martins brings down Danish Farooq and gets an early booking.
11' Bengaluru FC are defending in sixes and sevens. The movement from Ortiz, deployed as a false nine, is at the moment too much to handle for Alan Costa and Pratik Chowdhary.
9' Jorge Ortiz hits Bengaluru on the break as he dashes past center-back Alan Costa and tries to cut back the ball into a dangerous zone. However, FC Goa has to settle for a corner at best.
4' FC Goa has started the game on the front foot. Jorge Ortiz makes a darting run in the BFC final third but fails to put in a lethal cross.
1' KICK-OFF!
Bengaluru FC head coach Marco Pezzaiuoli has opted for one change in the starting XI from the previous game. Meanwhile, FC Goa remain unchanged.
Although FC Goa went into the lead early on through an Ashique Kuruniyan own goal, the Gaurs looked out of sorts after Jorge Ortiz was shown the red card. Cleiton Silva equalized through a stunning freekick just before the half-time whistle but Bengaluru FC failed to capitalize on their man advantage and pull ahead. In the 70th minute, Goa somehow managed to take the lead through Devendra Murgaonkar after a shambolic defensive display from the Blues. In the end, the Gaurs managed to hold on to the slim lead in a chaotic climax and seal their second victory of the season.
This is your host, Sayantan Guha signing off for tonight! Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for all the post-match coverage of this game.
Down to 10-men, FC Goa have somehow managed to take the lead through Devendra Murgaonkar, who caps it off with the iconic 'Cristiano Ronaldo' celebration. Bengaluru FC's defense opened up and Ivan Garrido sets up Devendra with a headed pass.
Substitute Prince Ibara wins a header off a freekick and the Congolese striker is just narrowly wide of the mark.
Head coach Juan Ferrando's men started the half more positively, incredibly swift in transition, but as the half went on Bengaluru FC disrupted the tempo of the home side. But overall, Goa has been still been the better side, the side in control. Meanwhile, the form of Sunil Chhetri will really be worrying the coach and the fans back at home.
Bengaluru FC have equalized through an incredible Cleiton Silva freekick. The Blues won a controversial free-kick deep into the left flank. However, there was nothing controversial about the quality of the setpiece. Absolutely peach of a hit and Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem at goal fails to deal with it.
Trying to play out of the back, Pratik Chowdhary passes to Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and the BFC keeper, rather than hoofing the ball upfield, takes an extra touch even with Devendra Murgaonkar rushing towards. That could've ended nastily for BFC, but Sandhu will claim he meant all of it.
FC Goa takes the lead through an Ashique Kuruniyan own goal after Devendra Murgaonkar's shot was saved by the BFC keeper.
Bengaluru FC head coach Marco Pezzaiuoli has opted for one change in the starting XI from the previous game. Meanwhile, FC Goa remain unchanged.
FCG (Starting XI): Dheeraj Singh (GK), Mohamed Ali, Ivan Gonzalez, Aiban Dohling, Seriton Fernandes, Saviour Gama, Glan Martins, Edu Bedia (C), Alberto Noguera, Jorge Ortiz, Devendra Murgaonkar