Highlights, ISL 2019 Final: Bengaluru FC beat FC Goa 1-0 in extra-time to clinch maiden title
Football | Mar 17, 2019, 11:32 PM ISTRahul Bheke scored the lone goal of the match in the 118th minute to lead Bengaluru FC to their maiden ISL title.
Rahul Bheke scored the lone goal of the match in the 118th minute to lead Bengaluru FC to their maiden ISL title.
Goa were the runners up in 2015, while Bengaluru ended up second best last season. Coincidentally, both the teams had lost to Chennaiyin FC in their respective summit clashes.
FC Goa had blanked Mumbai 5-0 in October and later on won 2-0 against the Jorge Costa-coached Mumbai team, giving the former team the edge in the semis clash.
Two-time former champions ATK finally gave their despondent fans something to cheer about as they bowed out with a 2-1 win over Delhi Dynamos.
The result sees NorthEast United FC clinch a spot in the top four for the first time in ISL history while Jamshedpur remain fifth and four points behind them.
Italy and Juventus great Alessandro Del Piero played for Delhi Dynamos in the inaugural 2014 ISL.
The win resulted in Goa sealing a play-off berth and also leapfrogged Bengaluru FC to claim the top spot in the ISL table.
The win meant Delhi are now unbeaten in their last five matches, winning three of them, while Bengaluru have lost three of their last five matches.
Matej Poplatnik scored a brace (23rd, 55th minutes) to put Kerala Blasters in the driving seat and young midfielder Sahal Abdul Samad finished things off in the 71st minute to score his first ever ISL goal.
After a goalless first half, Jamshedpur stepped up the pressure on Mumbai and found the match-winner through Memo in the 80th minute.
NorthEast United have won only one of their last seven matches but continue to be in contention for a semi-final spot.
FC Goa added a point to their tally to make it 25 points from 14 matches and remain third in the standings while Delhi are rooted to the eighth spot.
The home side survived onslaughts from Delhi Dynamos before Udanta struck the lone goal in the 87th minute to win the match.
Semifinalists' in the previous edition, Pune City have suffered four losses from five matches. They have just two points and are placed at the bottom of the table.
The good news for Goa is the return of star striker Ferran Corominas after serving his one-match suspension.
The result pulled Pune City, still without a win, off the bottom of the table temporarily while Kerala Blasters have moved up to the fifth spot with seven points from five games.
A moment of individual brilliance from Federico Gallego (82nd minute) and a clinical strike by Bartholomew Ogbeche (90th) helped NorthEast United climb to the top of the table with 11 points.
Mumbai have started the season in an unimpressive fashion -- with a 2-0 loss at home to Jamshedpur FC, followed by an away 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters.
After an away loss to Bengaluru FC in their campaign opener, Chennaiyin were outclassed by an attack-minded FC Goa at home on October 6.
ISL claimed that Gaurav Mukhi, at 16, was the youngest ever to score in the tournament's history when he scored against Bengaluru FC, the debate over the forward's age began instantly, thanks to his moustache and well-built physique.
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