ISL semi-final first leg, FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC as it happened: Goa, Mumbai play out 2-2 draw
Follow live updates of the match as the two teams aim for a place in the final.
Sergio Lobera will face is former employers along with several Mumbai City FC players that were recruited from FC Goa ahead of the season when the two sides meet in the first leg of the semi-finals on Friday.
Mumbai City FC finished the season as table toppers and were the league’s highest scorers. FC Goa on the other hand finished fourth to just pip Hyderabad FC to the final semi-final spit after a 0-0 draw on the final day.
Having finished nine points ahead of the Gaurs, the Islanders will start as favourites in the tie but Goa who are on a record 13-game unbeaten run will be a hard nut to crack.
It will be an enticing contest between two sides looking to win their first ISL title.
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
“There were some strange decision but I’m not going to talk about it. We have some players with big problems. Some tackles that we saw today is not football”: Juan Ferrando
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
“I am not happy today. We did not have control of the game. They are a team that are comfortable with the ball. However, we had a few chances and should have scored more today. We need to improve for the second leg”: Sergio Lobera
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
“I tried to win the ball, and also got a bit of it. Also, my leg was down. If it was a bit then it would have been a red. This for me is not a red card”: Mourtada Fall on his tackle
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
Goa have been denied one stone cold penalty and a blatantly clear red card for Fall.
— Saket Parekar (@saketparekar) March 5, 2021
Poor refereeing might balance itself out over the course of a league season, but it's frustrating when it can potentially decide a knockout tie.#ISL #FCGMCFC
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
Only if @FCGoaOfficial could defend better. But thats a red card will there be a review or something? #FCGMCFC
— Trevor Pereira (@09_trevor) March 5, 2021
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
Princeton could have done his ankle ligaments. That was a horrific tackle that went unpunished. Pranjal Banerjee is a disgrace. #Isl #FCGMCFC
— Sullivan Noronha (@NoronhaSullivan) March 5, 2021
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
Have lot of sympathies for Indian referees, but big games deserve better refereeing.
— Ujwal (@UjwalKS) March 5, 2021
Was brilliant to see how Goa made a game of it. Some better defending and they could have been the winner today.
With Nougera, Gonzalez available for 2nd leg, we are in for a cracker.
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
FULL-TIME | #FCGMCFC
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) March 5, 2021
Finely poised for the 2nd leg!#HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/cAPhs6g00q
FT: FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
It ends all square. Both teams pretty much settled for it in the end. Without away goals, the second leg becomes a straight playoff for a place in the final. Saviour Gama gave Goa the lead in the second half only for Mourtada Fall to equalise minutes later.
90+2’ FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
Mourtada Fall is a lucky man after his two-footed lunge was only deemed to be a yellow card.
90’ FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
Three minutes of stoppage time added at the end of the ninety minutes.
84’ FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
Angulo has the ball in the back of the net but the referee has spotted a handball and the goal doesn’t count.
77’ FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
A bit of a scrappy spell in the game where neither team has been able to get on top. Are both sides settling for the draw?
62’ FC Goa 2-2 Mumbai City FC
GOOOOOOAALLLLL! MOURTADA FALL! What a response from the League Shield winners. A beautiful deliver from Jahouh is headed home by Fall and it’s all square again.
59’ FC Goa 2-1 Mumbai City FC
GOOOOOOAALLLLL! SAVIOUR GAMA! The defender who is allowed to run at the heart of the Mumbai defence finds the bottom corner with a low effort. FC Goa lead. Great finish from gama but poor defending from Mumbai.
55’ FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
1 - During the league stages in this @IndSuperLeague season, @FCGoaOfficial won only 1 of the 10 games they were drawing at half-time (D6 L3). Level.#FCGMCFC #LetsFootball #HeroISL pic.twitter.com/f07u0JOplV
— OptaJeev (@OptaJeev) March 5, 2021
49’ FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
Ohh what a miss! Great work from Mumbai on the right hand side. Bipin cuts it back for Ogbeche who is completely unmarked inside the box but fires his shot over. Huge chance for Mumbai to take the lead.
46’ FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
The second half begins. No changes to either side at the break.
HT: FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
First half stats
HT: FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
It’s all square at the break. Angulo and Boumous with the goals. Goa have been the better team and have looked more threatening but Boumous with a flash of brilliance has Mumbai level. Good first half. All to play for in the second
45+1’ FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
SAVE! Dheeraj denies Ogbeche again, this from close range as the Mumbai striker sends a header from a cross from the left. Good play from Mumbai who very nearly scored there.
44’ FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
Penalty shout! Ortiz dances his way into the Mumbai box and goes down but the referee is not interested. Replays show there was very minimal contact.
38’ FC Goa 1-1 Mumbai City FC
GOOOOOOAAALLLLLLL! BOUMOUS levels it. A goal very much out of nothing and also against the run of play. FC Goa caught by a quick free-kick that sees Boumous get into space. His pass rebounds off a Goa defender back into his path allowing Boumous to drill a low volley past Dheeraj into the back of the net. What a finish
33’ FC Goa 1-0 Mumbai City FC
FC Goa substitution. Seriton cannot continue and is replaced by Leander D’Cunha.
26’ FC Goa 1-0 Mumbai City FC
Angulo’s goal. Goa’s lead
25’ FC Goa 1-0 Mumbai City FC
SAVE! Ogbeche gets behind the Goa defence and forces a fingertip save from Dheeraj. Good goalkeeping.
20’ FC Goa 1-0 Mumbai City FC
GOOOOAAALLLLL! Angulo sends Amrinder the wrong way to put FC Goa in front. A deserved lead on the balance of play.
20’ FC Goa 0-0 Mumbai City FC
PENALTY FOR FC GOA! Mandar brings down Ortiz in the box and there can be no complaints about that
17’ FC Goa 0-0 Mumbai City FC
Penalty? FC Goa appeal as Vignesh appears to have brought down Jesuraj. But the referee refuses to give it. Early moment of contention in the game.
15’ FC Goa 0-0 Mumbai City FC
Mumbai have slowly taken control of this match but have so far failed to penetrate the Goa defence. Both teams still sizing up each other in these opening exhanges.
4’ FC Goa 0-0 Mumbai City FC
Bright start from Goa. Ortiz almost slips in Angulo through but Fall makes the intervention. Mumbai are yet to find their feet in this game.
1’ FC Goa 0-0 Mumbai City FC
KICK OFF! Mumbai get the first semi-final underway at Fatorda
7:30 pm: National anthems done. It’s almost time for the kick-off.
7:25 pm: Let’s talk formations
On paper, both teams appear to be lining up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, but it will be interesting if it stays that way on the pitch.
Expect Mumbai City FC to be a lot fluid with Le Fondre and Ogbeche both starting.
7:23 pm: Mumbai City FC players gearing up for the big one
IN IT, TO WIN IT!💙#FCGMCFC #AamchiCity 🔵 pic.twitter.com/vRf9fbo9nE
— Mumbai City FC (@MumbaiCityFC) March 5, 2021
7:15 pm: FC Goa have had an upper hand over Mumbai City FC in the ISL. Can the Gaurs maintain their dominance over the Islanders tonight?
FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC head-to-head record
| Wins | Draws | Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Goa | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Mumbai City FC | 5 | 4 | 7 |
TEAM NEWS!
Ogbeche and Le Fondre start upfront for Mumbai. Princeton Rebello and Alexander Jesuraj start for Goa
Here are the teams:
FC Goa XI: Dheeraj Singh (GK), Seriton Fernandes, James Donachie, Adil Khan, Saviour Gama, Edu Bedia (C), Glan Martins, Jorge Ortiz, Princeton Rebello, Alexander Jesuraj, Igor Angulo.
Mumbai City FC XI: Amrinder Singh (GK) (C), Mandar Rao Dessai, Mehtab Singh, Mourtada Fall, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Ahmed Jahouh, Raynier Fernandes, Bipin Singh, Hugo Boumous, Adam Le Fondre, Bartholomew Ogbeche.
7:00 pm: As FC Goa prepare to face Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League semi-final first leg on Thursday, history is both irrelevant and significant at the same time.
Read preview: FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC, ISL semi-final 1st leg preview: Will the past come back to haunt Gaurs?
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the first leg of the Indian Super League semi-final between FC Goa and Mumbai City FC at the Fatorda stadium. There’s plenty of scores to be settled between the two sides as they look to book a place in the final.