ISL: FC Goa 2-0 FC Pune City: 5 talking points

At the end of match no 38 of the Indian Super League (ISL) it was a case of all debts repaid in full for FC Goa. In the previous outing between the two teams, back in Pune, it was Goa, who handed Pune their first win of the season — a 2-0 victory then for the home team with Trezeguet and Katsouranis scoring for them. Today it was a reversal of fortunes for Goa, who repaid the debt in full, with a 2-0 victory over FC Pune City.In the process they broke into the top four, (after having languished at the bottom for a good deal of the season) with Pune being pushed down into the sixth position (where they hadn’t been in the last three weeks).We take a look at the talking points of the match:  

#1 Goa\'s attacks were full of purpose

When Pune had played Goa at home on October 26, it was the 16th minute of the game where Pune broke the deadlock and scored the first goal of the game via David Trezeguet. It took Goa just six minutes into the first half to repay a part of the debt. They went on the onslaught right from the opening minute. Goa came close to a goal as early as the second minute of the game, when Santos came agonising close to scoring, only to be denied by Arnidam.

Four minutes later, Pune needlessly gave a free kick away just outside the box on the left hand side. Santos took the shot and Romeo Fernandes headed it in at the near post. Pune struggled for the next 88 minutes of the game to get the equaliser, even after they stepped up their attack in the second half. The match was eventually secured, and the scoreline completed in the last minute of the game when Miroslav Slepicka scored the second goal of the game and his first of the ISL for the home team.