ISL 2017/18, Match 59: FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC, 5 Talking Points

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Mumbai City FC moved to the fifth spot in the ISL Standings (Image Credits: ISL Media)

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Match 59 of ISL saw FC Goa host Mumbai City FC at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa.

The two teams were separated by five points at the start of the game. FC Goa were fourth on the table with 19 points from their ten matches, whereas Mumbai City FC stood seventh on the table. The Islanders had garnered a tally of 14 points from their eleven matches.

FC Goa and Mumbai City were involved in a seven-goal thriller at Fatorda as Mumbai City FC pulled off an important win that improved their position in the league. FC Goa had taken a 2-1 lead at the end of the first half after dominating play as Mumbai sat back and defended. The second half began with a red card for FC Goa when Seriton Fernandes was shown his second yellow for a foul on Everton Santos.

Mumbai City FC used the extra man's advantage well and took the lead with two goals from Emana and Thiago Santos but Coro was there again to equalise for the home side. At the end, Balwant Singh stepped up and put the pressure on the Gaurs to grab the winner to clinch the three points for the Islanders.

1. Corominas gives FC Goa the lead in the match

Ferran Corominas

FC Goa started the game brightly and was controlling the tempo of the match with their short and quick passing in the middle of the park. Ahmed Jahouh, Edu Bedia and Manuel Lanzarote were running rings around the Mumbai defence and midfield as Brandon and Mandar attacked from the wings.

Goa's dominance paid off in the end when Corominas got past a couple of Mumbai players and put Mandar Rao Desai through on the left. Desai took a powerful shot that was saved by Amrinder Singh but the rebound fell for Corominas, who pounced on it and scored for the Gaurs. This goal was Corominas' 11th goal in the competition and now he leads the top scorers' standings in the ISL.

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