Kolkata: FC Goa They were stretched to the limit before being overcome Bengaluru FC Becomes first Indian Super League team to enter 7-6 in sudden death Durand Cup Finals on Wednesday.
After conceding a sloppy opening goal, Naveen Kumar He ended the marathon 16 spot kick with his brilliant defense off Damitfang Lyngdoh.
Both the teams were tied 2-2 after extra time.
FC Goa will face local giants Mohammedan Sporting In the summit clash at the same place on Sunday.
Earlier, Sivashakti Narayanan was the star for Bengaluru as he gave them an early advantage with his first-minute goal and then forced the match into extra time with an 83rd-minute strike.
Juan Ferrando’s team, coached by Juan Ferrando, went down 0-1 to take a 2-1 lead with strikes from Devendra Dhakoo Murgaonkar (8th) and Redeem Talang (72nd).
But when Shiv Shakti equalized after being set up with a great ball inside the box by Namgyal Bhutia, there was more drama in store.
The ensuing tiebreaker failed to break the deadlock as both the sides struck four times and missed once.
For Goa, Aibamba Kupar Dohling, Sanson Perera, Leander de Cunha and Edu Bettiah exchanged their chances while Bengaluru goalkeeper Lara thwarted a redeem strike in the second attempt.
Bengaluru scored Goa with a spot kick with Vungangayam Muirang, Ajay Chhetri, Parag Srivas, Namgyal Bhutia and captain Ajith Kumar with each shot, while Akashdeep’s right shot was saved by Naveen.
Papua and Maken Chothe and Christy Davis scored for Gaur in the sudden death, while Ajith Kumar and Becky Oram scored for Bengaluru before Naveen won.
Ferrando went into the game with a five-man back line as he was missing out on key players like Brandon Fernandez, Glenn Martins and Certien Fernandez, who are now on duty in India.
Naushad Musa, the BFC coach was more enterprising, opting for a three-man forward line and going without a central midfielder.
Shivshakti got BFC off to a great start thanks to a blow from Goa keeper Naveen Kumar.
Goa made a comeback almost immediately.
A clever training-ground short corner and Nemil put it in the way of Devendra Murgokar, who overtook Lara in the BFC goal.
This was Murgavkar’s fifth run of the tournament and his stature continues to grow with each passing game.
After that half was full of Goa and Gaur should have made an unassailable lead but to the detriment of players like Edu Bedia and Nemil in front of the goal.
In the second half also Goa had the upper hand and in the end Redeem, which had just come on as part of a triple change by Ferrando, put them ahead.
He would owe it all to Spanish playwright Alberto Noguera Ripoll as his piercing run in the BFC defense found him in space and the former Shillong Lajong man made no mistake with a scorching left foot behind Lara.
BFC, to their credit, kept going and found the reward 11 minutes later when Namgyal Bhutia and a move from the right edge of the cross after that saw Shiva Shakti leap over the Goa defense for their second of the game.
FC Goa’s Murgavkar and Mohammedan’s Marcus Joseph are now the top goalscorers with one game each.
Goa captain Bedia was adjudged man of the match.
After conceding a sloppy opening goal, Naveen Kumar He ended the marathon 16 spot kick with his brilliant defense off Damitfang Lyngdoh.
Both the teams were tied 2-2 after extra time.
FC Goa will face local giants Mohammedan Sporting In the summit clash at the same place on Sunday.
Earlier, Sivashakti Narayanan was the star for Bengaluru as he gave them an early advantage with his first-minute goal and then forced the match into extra time with an 83rd-minute strike.
Juan Ferrando’s team, coached by Juan Ferrando, went down 0-1 to take a 2-1 lead with strikes from Devendra Dhakoo Murgaonkar (8th) and Redeem Talang (72nd).
But when Shiv Shakti equalized after being set up with a great ball inside the box by Namgyal Bhutia, there was more drama in store.
The ensuing tiebreaker failed to break the deadlock as both the sides struck four times and missed once.
For Goa, Aibamba Kupar Dohling, Sanson Perera, Leander de Cunha and Edu Bettiah exchanged their chances while Bengaluru goalkeeper Lara thwarted a redeem strike in the second attempt.
Bengaluru scored Goa with a spot kick with Vungangayam Muirang, Ajay Chhetri, Parag Srivas, Namgyal Bhutia and captain Ajith Kumar with each shot, while Akashdeep’s right shot was saved by Naveen.
Papua and Maken Chothe and Christy Davis scored for Gaur in the sudden death, while Ajith Kumar and Becky Oram scored for Bengaluru before Naveen won.
Ferrando went into the game with a five-man back line as he was missing out on key players like Brandon Fernandez, Glenn Martins and Certien Fernandez, who are now on duty in India.
Naushad Musa, the BFC coach was more enterprising, opting for a three-man forward line and going without a central midfielder.
Shivshakti got BFC off to a great start thanks to a blow from Goa keeper Naveen Kumar.
Goa made a comeback almost immediately.
A clever training-ground short corner and Nemil put it in the way of Devendra Murgokar, who overtook Lara in the BFC goal.
This was Murgavkar’s fifth run of the tournament and his stature continues to grow with each passing game.
After that half was full of Goa and Gaur should have made an unassailable lead but to the detriment of players like Edu Bedia and Nemil in front of the goal.
In the second half also Goa had the upper hand and in the end Redeem, which had just come on as part of a triple change by Ferrando, put them ahead.
He would owe it all to Spanish playwright Alberto Noguera Ripoll as his piercing run in the BFC defense found him in space and the former Shillong Lajong man made no mistake with a scorching left foot behind Lara.
BFC, to their credit, kept going and found the reward 11 minutes later when Namgyal Bhutia and a move from the right edge of the cross after that saw Shiva Shakti leap over the Goa defense for their second of the game.
FC Goa’s Murgavkar and Mohammedan’s Marcus Joseph are now the top goalscorers with one game each.
Goa captain Bedia was adjudged man of the match.
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