ISL: Delhi Dynamos 1-4 FC Goa – 5 talking points
A rampant FC Goa side were at their best as they got past hosts Delhi Dynamos 4-1 in an exciting encounter at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. FC Goa went on to register the biggest away win helped by a brace from French defender Youness Bengelloun and a goal each from captain Robert Pires and striker Tolgay Ozbey.A Piero-less Delhi Dynamos too had their chances, but they failed to make most of it and as a result slumped to the bottom of the table. Here are the five most should-be discussed topics from the game today:
#1 Santos comes back; Del Piero drops to the bench; Pires plays his best game in FC Goa shirt
After having gone off inside the first half of the reverse leg of the game in Goa, Andre Santos made it back to the starting line-up after spending the previous two
on the sidelines. The Brazilian has been a spark for the FC Goa side and though he took time to get into the game, he was solid and provided the much needed incision and support to Robert Pires in the middle of the park. Santos has a role to play in the first two goals for FC Goa.
Buoyed by the return of Andre Santos alongside him and with Peter Carvalho sitting back, Robert Pires got a free role and made the most of it as he had his most splendid game in the ISL. Robert Pires was in the thick of things and kept FC Goa moving forward. The Frenchman also went on to score a goal courtesy of a penalty.
Delhi Dynamos on the other hand failed to make any use of their marquee player Alessandro Del Piero as the Italian agitatedly watched the action from the sidelines.