20:47 (IST)
58' | Free kick from Ahmed Jahouh from afar right at goal but Dheeraj is there to collect the ball.
Mumbai City FC 2-2 FC Goa
58' | Free kick from Ahmed Jahouh from afar right at goal but Dheeraj is there to collect the ball.
Mumbai City FC 2-2 FC Goa
55' | Brilliant movement from Mumbai City FC with that perfect diagonal cross but Rowllin Borges' final shot goes just over the crossbar.
Mumbai City FC 2-2 FC Goa
MUMBAI CITY FC SUBSTITUTIONS
54' | Vignesh comes in for Mandar.
IGOR ANGULO EQUALISES FOR FC GOA
51' | GOAL! Alberto Noguera with a peach of a cross and Igor Angulo heads it in while Amrinder and all of Mumbai defence though he was offside. Brilliant work that was from Noguera, he almost put a deceptive cross, showing he was passing across but put it in the middle. Angulo kept himself onside and was right there to head it in.
Mumbai City FC 2-2 FC Goa
51' - YYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) February 8, 2021
IGOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR YOUUU BEAUTYY#RiseAgain #MCFCFCG #HeroISL | 2-2 pic.twitter.com/8AYPQcTRsA
49' | FC Goa have started the second half on the up. A beautiful through ball towards Seriton and Mandar had to put it away for a throw-in. Good movement from FC Goa, they just have to make something out of it.
Mumbai City FC 2-1 FC Goa
2ND HALF UNDERWAY
Mumbai City FC get us underway in the second half as they lead FC Goa 2-1. MCFC led 2-0 before Glan Martins scored a brilliant goal to bring his side back in the game.
Half-time Stats
FC Goa had majority of the possession but Mumbai City FC have had more shots on target.
HALF TIME
Mumbai City FC and FC Goa were trading possession early on but then Hugo Boumous and Adam Le Fondre scored in quick succession to peg FC Goa behind. FC Goa looked rattled after the two goals and just when it looked like MCFC will take a 2-goal lead into half time, Goan boy Glan Martins scored a brilliant long-ranger to bring his team back in the game. Makes for a very interesting second half!
Mumbai City FC 2-1 FC Goa
HALF-TIME!
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) February 8, 2021
We lead at the break but our advantage has been halved by FCG!
MCFC 2-1 FCG#MCFCFCG #AamchiCity 🔵
GLAN MARTINS SCORES STUNNER
45' | GOAL! What a beauty of a strike from Glan Martins and FC Goa are back in this one.
Mumbai City FC 2-1 FC Goa
45' - GOLLLLAAAAAAZOOOOOOO
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) February 8, 2021
HOW ABOUT THAT? 🔥🔥🔥🔥#RiseAgain #MCFCFCG #HeroISL | 2-1 pic.twitter.com/3e8mbLmQNy
40' | MCFC with another dangerous move and Adil Khan goes to ground trying to make a tackle. He has to be careful since he is already on a yellow.
Mumbai City FC 2-0 FC Goa
STATS SO FAR
Total Shots: MCFC - 6; FCG - 4
Shots on Target: MCFC - 4; FCG -1
Chances Created: MCFC - 4; FCG - 3
Interceptions: MCFC - 3; FCG - 2
Adil Khan Booked
36' | Adil Khan comes in the way of Adam Le Fondre, who was breaking forward, and takes a yellow card.
Mumbai City FC 2-0 FC Goa
Amrinder Save
35' | SAVE! A good cross in the middle from Seriton and Igor Angulo gets his head to it and makes it on target. But Amrinder, on full stretch, manages to parry it away.
Mumbai City FC 2-0 FC Goa
34' - ALMOST!
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) February 8, 2021
Seriton puts in a perfect cross to Igor whose glancing header is kept out by Amrinder.#RiseAgain #MCFCFCG #HeroISL | 2-0
33' | FC Goa are pushing hard up front but they are yet to create a clear opportunity at goal.
Mumbai City FC 2-0 FC Goa
LE FONDRE SCORES MCFC'S 2ND
26' | GOAL! Adam Le Fondre heads it in off the rebound as Dheeraj made an instinctive save against Hernan Santana's header off the corner.
Mumbai City FC 2-0 FC Goa
27' JAAU BHAI ZORAAT!
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) February 8, 2021
Adam Le Fondre scores his 9th goal of the campaign and we're FLYING!
MCFC 2-0 FCG#MCFCFCG #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/BOcvP7wOpY
25' | What a ball from Mandar whipped in the middle for Le Fondre from the left. A vital touch from Adil Khan ahead of ALF puts the ball out for a corner.
Mumbai City FC 1-0 FC Goa
24' | FC Goa look a bit rattled right now after conceding that goal. It was a gift of a goal for MCFC after holding on the initial pressure from the team.
Mumbai City FC 1-0 FC Goa
BOUMOUS SCORES VS HIS EX-TEAM
20' | GOAL! Hugo Boumous scores one of the easiest goals he is ever going to score. Edu Bedia loses the ball near the MCFC box and Saviour Gama has pushed up too high and left Hugo Boumous completely free on the right. Le Fondre gets the ball and plays it to Boumous, who sprints forward and puts it past Dheeraj with ease.
Mumbai City FC 1-0 FC Goa
20' - Hugo scores.#RiseAgain #MCFCFCG #HeroISL | 1-0
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) February 8, 2021
18' | Brilliant combination from Noguera and Ortiz but Mourtada Fall puts up a bang-on challenge to put the ball out for corner. That was solid stuff from the centre-back.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
17' | Good free kick from Ortiz. But it misses everyone at the near post and is then cleared away. FC Goa edging the possession right now.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
13' | FC Goa finding some groove now. Good combination play between Angulo, Noguera and Ortiz. That will be key for the Goan side.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
9' | Dheeraj Singh comes out to collect the ball from that free kick delivery and doesn't get a proper touch and falls over. However, the subsequent header from MCFC is wide.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
Glan Martins Booked
8' | Hernan Santana with a good interception and then Glan Martins through a very rash challenge at him. He didn't get much contact or it could have been very bad.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
7' | It was an FC Goa attack with Igor Angulo some beautiful skill but it quickly turned into an MCFC counter-attack and Hugo Boumous raced up and went for goal but a strong hand from Dheeraj thwarts the danger.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
5' | Saviour Gama gets a foul off Raynier as the latter barges into him from behind. There is early pressure from MCFC and FC Goa have to take in this pressure.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
3' | Ahmed Jahouh takes a free kick and he tried to put the ball close to the near post over the defence but it went over everyone.
Mumbai City FC 0-0 FC Goa
KICK-OFF
We are underway at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim. In this very interesting match, FC Goa get us underway as they face table-toppers Mumbai City FC.
Mumbai and Goa are first and second in most metrics, except on the table where the latter lie fifth, a full eleven points behind. Sergio Lobera has once again got his team to hog the ball throughout the season, an aspect at which he has only been bettered by Juan Ferrando, the man who replaced him as Goa coach. Goa's 59 percent possession and 489 passes per game are the highest such numbers in the league with Mumbai's 56 percent possession and 486 passes per game come a close second. Mumbai has the best passing accuracy in the league (75.71%) while Goa comes in second with 74.04%.
6⃣ - Number of assists both @adnan_hugo and @NogueraAlberto have amassed, the most in #HeroISL 2020-21 🔢
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 8, 2021
Which playmaker will influence the outcome of #MCFCFG?#LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/mYEBVX27qn
WHEN THEY LAST MET
Mumbai City FC and FC Goa last played on November 25 with Mumbai emerging victorious courtesy a stoppage time penalty from Adam Le Fondre. It was a heated match as FC Goa has their former coach Sergio Lobero and four of their ex-players on the other side. Redeem Tlang had seen a red card in the 40th minute, which saw Goa go down to 10 men. Mumbai got a penalty off a Lenny Rodrigues handball and Le Fondre stepped up to convert it with ease.
Our boys have reached their destination! 📍#RiseAgain #MCFCFCG #HeroISL pic.twitter.com/BipVeFGv87
— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) February 8, 2021
ISL 2020-21 Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa Live Updates: Mumbai City FC are level at 2-2 with FC Goa as they face off in the big clash with both teams having much to play for in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2020-21 during Match No.87 at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim, Goa on Monday. Igor Angulo heads in Alberto Noguera's perfect cross. Just before half time, Goan boy Glan Martins struck a stunner to get FC Goa back in this one. Amrinder Singh makes a big save to keep out Igor Angulo's header. Adam Le Fondre scores the rebound after Dheeraj made an instinctive save against Hernan Santana's header off the corner. Edu Bedia lost the ball close to the MCFC box and Le Fondre puts it for Hugo Boumous, who is left completely free on the right. Since he was in his own half, he couldn't have been offside and went on a straight run and easily put it past Dheeraj. Early pressure from Mumbai, which FC Goa have withstood. Now FC Goa are going forward as well. Princeton is unwell and not a part of the line-up today. Angulo and Ortiz combination starts again. For MCFC, Jahouh is back. Mumbai will be looking to do a double over FC Goa after they beat them last minute in their previous fixture. FC Goa, on the other hand, have much to play for as they will want their spot back in the Top 4. Follow all the live updates of Mumbai City FC vs FC Goa in News18 Sports' blog.
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Mumbai City FC and FC Goa last played on November 25 with Mumbai emerging victorious courtesy a stoppage time penalty from Adam Le Fondre. It was a heated match as FC Goa has their former coach Sergio Lobero and four of their ex-players on the other side. Redeem Tlang had seen a red card in the 40th minute, which saw Goa go down to 10 men. Mumbai got a penalty off a Lenny Rodrigues handball and Le Fondre stepped up to convert it with ease.
For Mumbai, a win is necessary to keep top spot with ATK Mohun Bagan now just three points behind. But with Goa unbeaten in eight games, coach Lobera knows that is easier said than done. "We are playing against a very good team," said Lobera. "They are playing under pressure because they need to reach the playoffs and now, there are more teams competing to achieve this target. We are thinking about ourselves, trying to improve a few things. As always, it's important to know some details about the opponent. But the most important thing for me as a coach is if my team play 100 per cent, I am very confident and positive that we'll get the three points tomorrow," he added.
Goa find themselves in the midst of a set of teams vying for the final two playoff slots. Ferrando knows that any slip-up at this stage will cost his team dear. But he refused to concede that it would be his team who'd be under more pressure. "For Goa, we have pressure on us every game because we want to improve and get three points every game," he said. "Maybe Mumbai have more pressure because of their budget, their team it's supposed to be ready to win the championship. The most important us is to improve, play good, prepare a good plan (against our opponents) and get the three points."