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FC Goa ahead Iker Guarrotxena (Twitter)
Guarrotxena scored a hat-trick to take his objective tally for the season into double figures and propelled the Spaniard to the highest of the goalscoring charts because the Gurs registered a convincing win over the torchbearers
Iker Guarrotxena scored a hat-trick contained in the opening quarter, the quickest of this season, to elevate FC Goa up into third place within the Indian Tremendous League (ISL) 2022-23 standings after a 4-2 victory over East Bengal FC on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday.
The 12-minute salvo from Guarrotxena took his objective tally for the season into double figures and propelled the Spaniard to the highest of the goalscoring charts. The consequence additionally struck a blow to East Bengal FC’s playoff hopes, they usually now discover themselves ten factors off sixth place with 5 video games to go.
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The Gaurs made no modifications to their lineup from the earlier recreation as head coach Carlos Pena solely modified the formation from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-1-2-3. The Torch Bearers made three modifications that noticed the inclusion of Ivan Gonzalez, Jerry Lalrinzuala and Sumeet Passi within the beginning XI.
The slight tweak in formation added extra attacking prowess to an FC Goa aspect that was keen to tug away from the weak playoff spots. It didn’t take lengthy to see Pena’s gamble work because the hosts have been in possession of a commanding 3-0 lead after simply 23 minutes.
All of it started within the eleventh minute, when Devendra Murgaonkar slid a by ball into the field from the precise in direction of Noah Sadaoui. Beneath strain from Passi, the winger poked it into the trail of Guarrotxena, who tucked it in from shut vary.
Ten minutes later, Guarrotxena doubled his tally with a spectacular diving header. This time, the assault began from the left flank as Sadaoui whipped a pin-point supply into the field and Guarrotxena’s glancing header bounced off the far put up and landed contained in the objective.
The Spaniard accomplished his hat-trick simply two minutes later. Brandon Fernandes’ nook was headed away from objective by Fares Arnout earlier than Sanson Pereira headed it again into the field. The EBFC defence was caught on the unsuitable foot as Guarrotxena lifted the ball into the again of the online from shut vary.
Seven minutes into the second half, Lalchungnunga introduced Brandon down close to the sting of the field. Edu Bedia and Brandon stood over the free-kick earlier than the latter managed to twist it in on the far put up to extend FC Goa’s benefit.
The guests mounted a short problem, when an unmarked Suhair VP nodded in Mahesh Singh’s cross from shut vary within the 59th minute and Sarthak Golui introduced the deficit down to 2 within the 66th minute with one other header.
However that they had left themselves an excessive amount of to do. On the very finish, Redeem Tlang’s low strike was palmed onto the put up by Kamaljit Singh within the eightieth minute, and Mahesh’s 87th-minute effort on the different finish was barely extensive on the close to put up as either side seemed for extra targets. However the scoreline remained unchanged until the full-time whistle.
FC Goa have moved up into third place, though Kerala Blasters, ATK Mohun Bagan and Odisha FC have two video games in hand slightly below them. Edu Bedia picked up his fourth yellow card of the season and can miss the Gaur’s subsequent encounter in opposition to Odisha FC on February 6.
East Bengal FC are rapidly operating out of time and can tackle Kerala Blasters of their subsequent ISL recreation on February 3.
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