FC Goa sealed their back-to-back Indian Super League 2024-25 victories at home by edging out Punjab FC 2-1 on Wednesday, November 6, at the Fatorda Stadium. (Match Highlights)
Asmir Sulijic opened the scoring for the Shers ea𝔉rly in the 13th minute, but Armando Sadiku equalized for Goa in the 22nd minute. Iker Guarrotxena then scored the winner in the 49th minute, securing the match for the Gaurs.
The best part of this match was that it came right after FC Goa ended Bengaluru FC's unbeaten streak in the ISL 2024-25 season with a 3-0 vཧictory, meaning they carried their excellent🥀 form well into this game, giving their confidence a huge boost.
Nevertheless, it was a disappointing night for Punjab FC, who had been in str♏ong form with four wins in their last five matches.
The game at Fatorda started with an early lead for Punjab FC, as Asmir Suljic scored a right-footed strike fro🏅m the centre of the box, assisted by Nihal Sudheesh, whose precise cross gave the Shers a 1-0 ad༒vantage.
However, the lead lasted only ni𓆏ne minutes, as Armando Sadiku equalized with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, finding the bottom left corner. The assist came from Iker Guarrotxena, who played a perfect through ball to set up Sadi𝓰ku. The match was 1-1 at halftime.
Heading i🅷nto the second half, just four minutes after the break, Guarrotxena himself scored the winner with a l𒆙eft-footed strike from six yards out, putting FC Goa 2-1 ahead.
The remaining 41 minutes including 7 minutes of injury time witnessed a hard fought battle between the two teams. However, the defenses from 🎃both sides stood firm, preventi🥀ng any further goals as the match ended with no changes to the scoreline.
With this🍸 victory, FC Goa moved up to third place in the standings with 12 points from eight matches, having secured three wins, three draws, and two losses. Punjab FC, on the other hand, suffered their second defeat in six matches and dropped to fourth place, with four wins and 🐭two losses.
With a break ahead, FC Goa will next face Kerala Blasters in Kochi on November 28, while Punjab FC will battle NorthEast United on November 23.
