East Bengal FC Vs FC Goa Highlights, ISL 2024-25: EBFC 2-3 FCG; Borja Herrera Gonzalez's Hat-trick Hands The Gaurs Their First Win

Enough action coming your way tomorrow. Double-header i🅷n for 🃏the weekend.

BTW, here's how the ISL 2024/25 ♏standings look after EBFC vs FCG game.

“We have to prepare for the physicality of the game. With the players that we’ve, there are no excuses. We will fight hard, be competitive, and try to take three points from the game in our stadium tomorrow,” said Carles Cඣuadrat ahead of EBFC Vs FCG.

East Bengal’s Naorem Mahesh Singh has the most goal contributions in this fixture. He has three goals and two assists. However, he has struggled for form in 2024, contributing only to one game with 2 goals against Kerala Blasters FC in April 2024.

FC Goa’s Armando Sadiku has scored in both of his last two games in the ISL, a first for him. He shares this feat with Gregory Arnolin. If he scores on Friday, he’ll become the first FC Goa player to net in each of their first three appearances.

Manolo Marquez is unbeaten against Carles Cuadrat in their last three meetings -♎ two wins and a draw.

Team News In -

• Goa has scored in each of its eight ISL fixtures versus East Bengal FC. They have been dominant in collecting the three points in the 𓆏previous four clashes between the two

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• East Bengal, o♍n the other hand, has scored just once in the last two encounters, with its lone goal-scorer being PV Vishnu.

Who Scored The Most Goals This ISL Season

We are minutes away from the kick-off between two teams who would look to dominate the game from the word 'go'. The Red & Gold Brigade lost 0-1 to Bengaluru FC and then🔯 suffered a 1-2 loss against Kerala Blasters in their last two matches, while FC Goa is coming off a 1-1 draw against Mohammedan SC.

East Bengal vs FC Goa head-to-head

Played: 8

East Bengal wins: 1

Draws: 2

FC Goa wins: 5

Kick-off in Kolkata as EBFC vs FCG gets underway in what promises to be a pulsating affair betwee🍒❀n two teams, managed by two Spanish coaches.

Six minutes in and FC Goa put the EBFC backline under-pressure. Sangwan puts a cross in but the East Bengal FC defenders deflect it away to hand t♐he first corner of the night for the visitors.

EBFC 0-0 FCG

Nice, intricate p🀅lay by Souvik in the FC Goa area but is hauled down but referee asks him to get up with the oppos⛄ition captain asking the ref to book him.

EBFC 0-0 FCG

Goalllllllllllllllll!🐽 EBFC defence all over the place as FC Goa attack and despite a save from Debjit, Borja Herrera Gonzalez manages to sneak in despite the home defenders on the goal-line. The former EBFC player does not celebrate as he gives his new club the lead.

EBFC 0-1 FCG

Wowwww!! Borja Herrera Gonzalez is on a hat-trick! EBFC are all at sea in their defence with defender Hijazi making a mistake as FC ൩Goa's Boris capitalizes on his mistake and Borja makes no mistake to put it past the net. The evening got more worse for Cuad💜rat and his EBFC side in Kolkata.

EBFC 0-2 FCG

East Bengal strike up a neat play in the FC Goa area and have been awarded a penalty🧜 to the home team. Madih Talal, who was hauled down by the FC Goa defender, has a brilliant opportunity to bring his team back into the game.

EBFC 0-2 FCG

First card of the evening and EBFC's Hector Yuste is awarded the yellow card for a reckless challenge. The defender looks perplexed for the card to be award෴ed.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

Some of the snapshots from the evening

FC Goa led the game for most of the half but the penalty for EBFC has brou🧸ght the home team bꦆack in to this tie.

FC Goa's Carl McHu𒊎gh goes into the books with another yellow card of the evening. Tℱhe FCG player brings down EBFC's Talal and the referee does not hesitate to award the card.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

Two minutes added in the first-half and EBFC have another go at the F𒉰CG goal but Cleiton shoots it wide o𝄹ff the goal. In all that, the referee has awarded another yellow-card, and it's to Udanta.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

It's end of the 1st half and East Bengal trail FC Goa with the visitors leading 2-1 in this pulsating game in Kolkata. Spanish forward Borja Herrera Gonzalez scored a brace for FC Goa only for Mehdi Talal to bring the homܫe team back into the contest with a spot-kick.

Half-time: EBFC 1-2 FCG

EBFC sub: IN- PV Vishnu OUT- Mahesh 

Early change in the second-half for East Bengal as Cuad﷽rat takes off Mahesh and brings on PV Vishnu for the 2nd half. An important second-half for th♔e home team which trail by one goal to FC Goa.

Half-time: EBFC 1-2 FCG

What a goal that would have been? GOAL OF THE SEASON, if it had gone in from Borja Herrera Gonzalez,🎃 who attempts a longe-range effort from FC Goa's half. But the shot goes well over the bar andဣ the Spanish attacker's emotions tells the story.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

FC Goa so good in the middle of the park but are unable to go and score as the East Ben👍gal defence thwart away the visitors' attack. Both sides have started well in the second-half but the game's fourth goal will ultimately decide the faith.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

FC Goa forward Drazic beats Anwar and cuts in from the left, creating a yard from himself and a🀅ttempts a curler from the edge of the box, missing the target bℱy inches.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

FC Goa's Brison walks off injured and is sꦉubstituted with Nemil coming on for the last 40 minutes or so of the game left. And amidst that, Nandhakumar goes on the right wing and sends in a low cro✅ss only for the FCG defence to block it away.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

East Bengal FC make 🌱couple of changes in thꦬe second half.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

Wowww! Boris has put that shot wide and missed a golden chance to give his a 3-1 lead ⭕in Kolkata. FC Goa are all over the East Bengal but the visitors are missing the final delivery to 'kill' off the game.

EBFC 1-2 FCG

Borja Herrera Gonzalez scꦗores the ISL 2024/25 first hat-trick as the Spanish forward behoves the East Bengal defence and shoots past the EBFC goalie. For a surprise, the home crowd applaud their former hero and Borja takes in the applause. Nice touch that!

EBFC 1-3 FCG

EBFC coach Carles Cuadrat is in danger and how! The Spanish coach seems to be bereft of ideas and the Kolkata side just look all at sea in the defence. T🧸alal's frustrations plus the crowd has gone completely silent. Writing on the wall for the Spanish ma🍎nager?

EBFC 1-3 FCG

The third goal from Borja surely surely ce🏅mented all three points for the Gaurs and its first win in the ISL 2024-25 season.

EBFC 1-3 FCG

It seems the Kolkata crowd are not happy with their manager and are making their feelings known in the stands. And amidst t🐲hat, Carl McHugh gets a send-��off, a second yellow, puts FC Goa down to 10 men in the last 10 minutes of the game.

EBFC 1-3 FCG

Out of nowhere, East Bengal have a goal back and FC Goa are in deep t🌼ꦡrouble. A long range effort is not parried well by the Kattimani as David shoots in to give the hosts some hope going in the last few minutes.

EBFC 2-3 FCG

F🉐ive minutes added on as the hosts look to scor🧸e an equaliser in this game against FC Goa.

EBFC 2-3 FCG

A superb win for Manolo Marquez's men in Kolkata with a hat-trick from Borja against his former team. Pressure piles on Carles Cuadrat, who was on the receiving𓃲 end of some heat from an irate ENFC fans.

FULL-TIME!

EBFC 2-3 FCG