FC Goa broke their losing streak and put an end to the winning streak of Odisha FC after a comfortable 3-0 win in the 9 th Indian Super League (ISL) Football Tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa today. Substitute Brison Fernandes broke the deadlock with his first touch in the 74th minute before Noah Sadaoui and Alvaro Vazquez wrapped up the three points for the Gaurs.

Odisha FC were reduced to 10 men in the 65th minute when Nandhakumar Sekar was shown a second yellow, and FC Goa made the visitors pay with all three goals coming after.

The visitors kept more of the ball during the first half and had more chances to score. The first came six minutes into the game when Osama Malik dinked the ball across the face of goal before Martin missed it whilst attempting the spectacular. The ball was eventually volleyed at goal by Narender Gahlot and beaten off the line by Anwar Ali.

Six minutes from the break, the ball was cleared off the line again. This time it was Ayush Chhetri who came to rescue of FC Goa. Dheeraj Singh missed the ball from an inswinging corner completely as a Saul Crespo goal-bound header was kneed onto the upright by Chhetri.

At the other end, against the run of play, Brandon Fernandes put Iker Guarrotxena through on goal. However, a tackle by Carlos Delgado allowed Amrinder Singh to sprint forward and parry it away from the Spaniard. But the ball was parried straight to Sadaoui, who failed to get the ball into an empty goal from near the edge of the box in the 42nd minute.

Five minutes past the hour mark, The Juggernauts were reduced to ten men after a challenge by Nandhakumar Sekar on Princeton Rebello saw him receive a second yellow.

In the 74th minute, Seriton Fernandes played a through ball down the right flank, and Sadaoui pounced on it before pulling it back for substitute Brison. With his first touch, Brison smashed the ball in at the near post to give his side the lead.

Four minutes later, FC Goa doubled their lead courtesy of Sadaoui. Seriton played another sublime cross towards Vazquez, whose effort came off the crossbar. Amrinder punched the rebound only as far as Sadaoui, who finished powerfully. In the final minute, Sadaoui slid Vazquez through on goal, and the striker put the game to bed.

The win took FC Goa from sixth to fifth, just three points behind their opponents. The Juggernauts stayed fourth on the table and will return to Bhubaneswar to host ATK Mohun Bagan on December 15.
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PHOTO: Odisha FC goalkeeper Amrinder Singh makes a fine save in their ISL match against FC Goa in Goa on 10 December 2022.