Punjab FC VS FC Goa football match ended with Punjab FC 3-3 FC Goa at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Carl McHugh scored the opener in the fifth minute of the first half and the home team equalized in the 54th minute, Wilmar Jordán Gil scored a goal in a rebound. Luka Majcen put his team in the front in the 61st minute with a goal and the visitor replied from a plenty spot scored by Noah Sadaoui.
In the 78th minute, Juan Mera scored for Punjab FC but they could not protect their lead six minutes later Carlos Martínez scored and math ended with a 3-3 draw. FC Goa had 33 points in 18 matches they are in the fourth position of the Indian Super League table. Punjab FC had 21 points in 19 matches in the 7th position of the table.
Punjab FC Starting Eleven
Staikos Vergetis picked a starting eleven in which Ravi Kumar is the first-choice Goalkeeper. Melroy Melwin Assisi and Dimitris Chatziisaias are playing the center-back position. Mohamed Salah plays as the left-side back and Khaiminthang Lhungdim plays in the right-side back position. Amarjit Singh Kiyam is in the Defensive midfielder role. Ashish Pradhan and Ricky Shabong playing in mid-field. Madih Talal plays as the center-attacking midfielder. Luka Majcen and Wilmar Jordán Gil play as a center forward. Staikos Vergetis started with the traditional 4-3-1-2 Formation.
F.C Goa Starting Eleven
Manolo Márquez starting eleven for this game was Dheeraj Singh in goal. Odei Onaindia and Nim Dorjee Tamang are in center-back positions. Seriton Fernandes plays as the Right side-back and Jay Gupta plays as the left side-back. Carl McHugh and Raynier Fernandes were Defensive Midfielder. Brandon Fernandes is in the left wing and Udanta Singh Kumam is in the right wing. Borja Herrera plays as a centre-attacking midfielder. Noah Sadaoui is paying as a center forward. FC Goa is playing with a 4-2-3-1 formation
Punjab FC VS FC Goa- Punjab FC 3-3 FC Goa
First Half
In the early minutes of the match, FC Goa was on the attack Noah Sadaoui played a ball to Raynier Fernandes who took a right-footed shot from the center of the box and forced Ravi Kumar to make a save.
In the 5th minute, Borja Herrera put a cross in the box and found Carl McHugh who took a left-footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. FC Goa leading in this match with a 1-0 scoreline.
In the 24th minute, Noah Sadaoui found Raynier Fernandes with a pass, and Raynier Fernandes’s right-footed shot from outside the box was saved by Ravi Kumar in the bottom left corner. In the stoppage time of the first half, Udanta Singh played a ball to Raynier Fernandes. Raynier Fernandes took a right-footed shot from the center of the box is too high.
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Second Half
In the early minutes, FC Goa was on the attack but in the 54th minute, Luka Majcen scored an equalizer for his team from a close-range Rebound. Punjab FC drew on level terms with the visitors.
In the 61st minute, Madih Talal played a ball inside the box to Luka Majcen, and Luka Majcen left-footed shot from the center of the box to the high center of the goal. Punjab FC took the lead in this match. In the 71st minute, Mohammed Salah fouled on Boris Singh inside the box and the Referee pointed towards the plenty Spot.
In the 72nd minute, Noah Sadaoui converts the penalty with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner. Goa FC was back in the match. In the 78th minute, Punjab had a fast break, Madih Talal found Juan Mera outside the box who took a left-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Punjab FC took the lead again.
In the 84th minute, Noah Sadaoui headed a pass to Carlos Martínez inside the box and Carlos Martínez right footed shot from the right side of the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. FC Goa drew on the level terms with Punjab FC. The match ended with a 3-3 draw in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.