ISL 2018-19: FC Goa steamroll FC Pune City 4-2 to go top of the table

The win takes Goa to top of the table with 10 points from four matches while Pune continue to sit at the bottom of the table with a solitary point from four games

9:23 PM

Minute 90+4 -- Brandon drives forward on the left and fires in a shot that the goalkeeper does well to parry it away

9:23 PM

Minute 90 -- Four minutes of additional time

9:18 PM

Minute 90 (RED CARD)-- Another straight red!! This time at the receiving end is Corominas who went on a two-footed dangerous challenge.

9:16 PM

Yellow card for Emiliano Alfaro for protesting the red card decision

9:15 PM

Minute 86 (RED CARD) -- Pune's Diego is shown a direct red!

9:15 PM

Minute 84 (SUBSTITUTION FOR GOA) -- Edu Bedia makes way for Palanca 

9:12 PM

Minute 84 -- Coro takes benefit of a poor clearance by the Pune defence and then sees the goalkeeper off his line and looks to chip him but his shot can only find the side-netting

9:09 PM

Minute 80 (SUBSTITUTION FOR GOA) -- Jackichand makes way for Brandon

9:06 PM

Minute 77 -- Pune get a chance and Alfaro nears the right goalpost and looks to turn it in but it loops out for a goalkick

8:56 PM

Minute 68 (SUBSTITUTION FOR GOA) -- Pena comes in for Boumous

8:53 PM

Minute 65 (SUBSTITUTIONS FOR PUNE) Vila makes way for Diego and Robin Singh out for Adil

8:52 PM

Minute 62 -- Corominas goes on the attack again and makes a weak chip towards the box that trickles away across the face of the goal

8:46 PM

Minute 58 (YELLOW CARD) -- Stankovic gets the card

8:44 PM

Minute 54 (PENALTY!!) -- Chinglensana holds back Alfaro inside the box and the referee points to the spot. Alfaro takes the resulting  penalty to the left. Nawaz guesses it correctly and makes the block

8:36 PM

Minute 47 -- Pune get a free-kick just outside the box. Stankovic takes the free-kick but his curling effort bends away from the target

8:34 PM

Second half begins

8:29 PM

Half-time report: A total of six goals were scored in the scintillating first half of FC Goa vs FC Pune City at the Fatorda Stadium that saw Spaniard Corominas scoring twice.

 

There was no time for any breather as the game got going from the fifth minute itself when Coro put Goa forward. Jahouh put in a wonderful long ball over the top and Coro controlled it, wriggled beyond the defender challenging him, made space for himself and, from the right of the box, slipped the ball beyond Vishal Kaith to the far post.

 

Pune were quick to reply and had a goal for themselves within three minute ewhen Marcelinho chipped goalkeeper Nawaz, who was slightly off his line, from the edge of the box on the left to the far post. 

 

The visitors couldn't hold on to the equaliser for long as Boumous put Goa ahead once again in the 12th minute. He drove to the box, passed the ball to Coro on the right and received it back as a cross inside the box from where he headed it home.

 

Another goal came for Goa in the 20th minute off Jackichand when Coro was freed on the right wing with a long ball. He drove inside the box and, upon seeing Kaith coming out, laid the ball off unshelfishly for Jackichand who had the easiest task of passing the ball onto the empty net.

 

Pune pulled another goal back in the 23rd minute when Alfaro received the ball inside the box on the left and absolutely smashed it into the fr side-netting to make it 3-2.

 

More action was to come in the first half as Coro scored his second in the 35th minute. Jackichand did wonderfully to cut-back the ball from the lefft byline. Coro is the fastest to react in the resulting scramble inside the box, poking home his second goal of the evening.

 

There were many more close chances that were either saved or came off bar and the scoreline could have been even crazier. A great attacking intent from both teams and shoddy defending makes the second half an interesting prospect in terms of goal-scoring.

8:17 PM

Minute 45 -- Two minutes of additional time

8:17 PM

Minute 45 -- Marcelinho absolutely drives into the Goa box with nobody really challenging him but none of his teammates following him either. He reaches near the byline on the left inside the box and smashes his shot that richotches off the crossbar. Scintillating stuff this.

8:13 PM

Minute 43 (YELLOW CARD) -- Mandar is shown the game's first yellow card

8:13 PM

Minute 42 -- Jackichand again cuts in from right and tries to find the top corner of the near post but Kaith does well to parry it for a corner

8:11 PM

Minute 40 -- Coro and Goa go close again! Coro again receives the ball inside the box and trieis to calmly slot it home but a last minute diving challenge saves Pune this time

8:09 PM

Minute 38 -- Edu Bedia goes close. He receives the ball with his back to the box, turns around and tries a looping shot from outside the box which isn't very far from the crossbar

8:06 PM

Minute 35 (GOAL!!) -- Coro scores again, makes it 4-2. There's a bit of a scramble inside the Pune box after Jackichand does wonderful to cutback from a byline. Coro gets to the ball first in the ensuing chaos and fires in the goal for his second of the night. WOW!

8:04 PM

Minute 33 -- Jackichand is freed in the box's inside left. He fires his shot which is tipped over by the goalkeeper for a corner. End-to-end stuff here.

8:02 PM

Minute 28 -- Pune get a great chance to go level with a free-kick outside the box. Marcelo's effort eyeing the top right corner just misses the target

7:54 PM

Minute 23 (GOAL!!) -- Alfaro gets the ball inside the boxx on the left and absolutely smashes the ball into the net and Nawaz is in no position to save that. Goa 3-Pune 2. What's happening here???

7:52 PM

Minute 20 (GOAL!!) -- Jackichand scores. Coro is freed on the right wing with a long ball and he drives into the box. He sees Kaith coming out and lays the ball off unshelfishly for Jackichand who has the easiest task of passing the ball onto the empty net. Goa 3-Pune 1

7:44 PM

Minute 12 (GOAL!!) -- Boumous puts Goa 2-1 up. He drives forward towards the Pune box with Jackichand beside him. After reaching the edge of the box he passes it rightways to Coro and runs into the box then receives a cross from Coro and slams it home to score Goa's second goal of the evening.

7:39 PM

Minute 8 (GOAL!!) -- Marcelinho scores. He gets the ball inside the box near the edge of the left, sees goalkeeper Nawaz slightly off his line and chips his effort beyond the goalkeeper to the far corner to make it 1-1. Beautiful strike!