The
match progressed with both teams demonstrating sheer determination.

FC Goa followed the 4-2-3-1 formation whereas BFC used
the 4-3-1-2 pattern.

FC Goa’s head coach Manolo Marquez had made 4 changes to
his side in the starting 11 namely bringing on Narayan, Rowllin, Boris and
Carlos Martinez.

BFC’s head coach G. Zaragoza had only made one change to
his side as Shivaldo was bought on.

HEAD TO HEAD MATCHES stats:

 

This game was assured to be intense as both the teams
fought for the 3 points.

FIRST HALF

The intense battle began with Shivaldo Singh giving
Bengaluru FC the lead in the 2nd minute. Little confusion at the back and the
sidelines of FC Goa questioning it for an offside but no, it was a clear onside
giving Bengaluru FC an electrifying start away from home.

FCG tried to build pressure on BFC’s defence but Gurpreet
Singh Sandhu managed to keep control over the lead as he made important saves.

FC Goa’s goalkeeper Dheeraj made slight errors that could’ve cost
them the game.

Bengaluru FC failed to maintain the pressure as they
continuously fell back to defend their lead.

22nd minute and FCG’s Odei Onaindia managed to score the
equaliser. There was a slight confusion regarding whether it was a goal or not
and the referee Crystal John had to consult the linesman to conclude.

It was a goal… The score was now 1-1.

HALF-TIME stats–
 

SECOND-HALF

The second half started with seeing Jay
Gupta being brought on replacing Narayan Das.

Not very soon did FCG get an advantage as BFC had to play
the match one man down. It was the 47th minute and Suresh Singh was sent off
getting a direct red card after being involved in a challenge with Boris.

Upon receiving the red card, Suresh and the BFC’s
sidelines were disappointed and shocked at this decision taken by Crystal John
as it all happened right in front of the linesman.

Noah tried to score but it was blocked by Gurpreet Singh
Sandhu.

FCG continued to take control over the match,
pressurising the backline. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu had to stay alert and he was,
making crucial saves.

Bengaluru made 2 substitutions as they brought on Jessel
Carneiro and Keziah Veendorp replacing Shivaldo Singh and Javi
Hernández respectively.

Goa also made changes as Udanta Singh and Borja Hererra
replaced Seriton Fernandes and Carl McHugh respectively.

Boris tried to put his name on the score sheet but was blocked.

Goa kept the BFC’s defence on its toes the entire match,
having a total of 163 passes in the final third of the match whereas BFC only
had 33 passes.

The stats at the 70th minute revealed that Bengaluru FC
had 0 attempts so far in the second half whereas Goa had a total of 9 attempts.

FC Goa continued to dominate in the opposition half.

BFC’s side saw changes to ignite a new spark of energy.
Rohit Kumar and Oliver Drost replaced Sunil Chetri and Ryan Williams.

81st minute and Goa score to take the lead!!

A beautiful nutmeg from Jay Gupta leads the ball to Borja
Hererra passing it beautifully to Boris Singh who scored the 2nd goal of the
night to make it 2-1 at the fortress.

BFC made a substitution, Chinglensana Konsham was
replaced by Sivasakthi Narayanan.

Goa made the last 2 substitutions as Brandon Fernandes and
Noah Sadaoui were replaced by Muhammed Nemil and Paulo Retre respectively

The second half saw 7 minutes of extra time.

The end of the match shows the following stats:

The final outcome of the match was 2-1.Both the teams
displayed unwavering passion and determination with BFC taking an early lead as
soon as the match started but FCG were quick to respond with their impressive
counterattacks and the equaliser before the half-time and soon clinched the win.

Goa clinched the 3rd position before the international
break which resumes on the 30th of March.