FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters FC, Highlights, FCG 1-0 KBFC ISL 2023-24: Rowllin Borges’ strike takes Gaurs to the top of the table

Its all over. FC Goa goes to the top of the ISL 2023-24 league table.

FC Goa 1-0 Kerala Blasters FC

Luna is behind a deadball, this is their final throw of the dice. His ball is easily defended. 

Kerala is still looking for a definitive chance. The match is almost over. They need to come up with something special now. 

Danish Farooq gets his name into the book for his protest to the referee. 

Goa is just trying to see the game out. They are not looking for anything fancy. Jhingan and Co. are looking to keep their clean sheet intact. 

Vibin gets a yellow for his challenge on Udanta. 

Six minutes added on by the match officials after the end of regulation time. 

The regulation time is almost up. Kerala needs to find the goal soon. 

Goa is now just looking to get the sting out of the game. One goal leads are always tricky but Marquez’s defence has been immense in the second half. 

Luna’s corner is headed out by Jhingan. 

The Tuskers are looking tired, however, they are still trying. They get a corner. 

Goa’s Boris is replaced by Saviour. 

Kerala’s urgency has fizzled out in the last five minutes. The league leaders needs to somehow find a goal in the next 10 minutes to stay on top. 

Goa gets a corner from the free kick. 

Goa gets a free kick. 

Match resumes.

Cooling break. 

Noah was clear through on goal but Sachin Suresh comes out rushing and clears the ball with a clean sliding tackle out side the box. 

Carlos almost makes an immediate impact. His left-footed shot is gathered well by Sachin Suresh in KBFC goal. 

Victor Rodriguez comes off for Goa. Carlos Martinez is on.

Diamantacos’ powerful free kick is straight at Arshdeep. 

Yellow card for Victor for a tug of the shirt on Luna.

Free kick for the Blasters.

The game is opening up. Blasters are knocking, while Goa is looking for that opportunity to put the game to bed.

Noah’s cut back from the left flank is blocked.

Kerala Blasters are hunting for the equaliser. There is a sense of urgency to their play. 

Corner for KBFC. The away side is applying pressure on Goa in the last five minutes. 

Mohammed Aimen is shot is parried away by Arshdeep. It was venomous strike from outside of the box. 

Vibin’s speculative strike from 30 yards out goes wide of the goal. 

Corner for KBFC. Luna cross is blocked by Seriton Fernandes. 

Adrian Luna so far looked off colours for the visitors. He has been marked closely by the Goa midfielders. 

Goa captain Odei gets into the referee’s book for holding the shirt of Diamantacos. 

Goa is keeping possession of the ball while Kerala is sitting deep and looking to hit on counter. 

Both teams trying to settle into the second half. Diamantacos tries from the edge of the box but the shot goes wide of the far post. 

The Tuskers needs to find Adrian Luna more often, he is their danger man and he needs to come to the party to overturn the scoreline. 

Goa is trying to make a sharp start to the second session. 

Noah is down in the penalty box, he’s looking for a penalty but the referee is unmoved. 

Goal scorer Rowllin Borges is replaced by Udanta Singh. 

Its half time in Fatodra. 

FCG 1-0 KBFC

Rowllin Borges scores from a Victor Rodriquez’s free kick earned by the tricky Noah. He appears to be injured and taking back to the dressing room on stretchers. While attacking the ball, he took a strong leg on his right knee by a KBFC defender. FC Goa is currently down to 10 men. 

Two minutes added on after the end of regulation time. 

Goa is ending the first half in a better way, Noah is causing all sorts of problem for the Kerala defenders. 

Brilliant run by Jay Gupta from the left flank and finds Boris Singh Thangjam, whoes shot from the edge of the 18 yard box is blocked by Miloš Drinčić. 

Free kick for Goa. Victor behind the dead ball. He puts a brilliant ball at the far post, Goa’s centre-back pulls back Odei Onaindia with a brilliant header for his partner Sandesh Jhingan, who shoots over the target. It was a brilliant chance. 

Goa still trying to bomb forward from the flanks. However, KBFC defenders are happy to let them come and then block the passing lanes. 

Pritam Kotal’s cross from the right-flank is catch by Arshdeep. 

After the break that match has lost its pace as both teams trying regroup itself. 

Corner for Goa. Victor’s disappointing corner is straight to Kerala goalkeeper Sachin Suresh. 

Match resumes after the break. 

Cooling break. 

Goa has pinned the visitors in its own penalty box, It is wave after wave of attack from the home side. 

Goa is trying to stretch Kerala’s defence by using its wingers go on touchline hugging runs. 

Free kick for Goa from a promising position. 

Luna’s attempted cross is blocked by Jay Gupta, its a corner for KBFC.

The match is becoming much more physical in nature as both midfields tries to assert themselves. 

Rowllin Borges’s shot from outside the box goes wide. 

Noah’s shot from the edge of the 18 yard box is saved by Sachin. It was a brilliant through ball to Noah from Victor. 

Both teams are trying to assert their dominance in the match with 15 minutes played. 

Victor’s shot on target is blocked by Hormipam Ruivah. The chance falls for the Spanish midfielder after Noah’s burst of pace from the right-hand flank and a brilliant bit of skill to beat two defenders. 

Both of Kerala’s strikers Diamantakos and Peprah combining well. 

The visitors are looking sharper after the initial minutes, they are mounting meaningful attacks but unable to find the back of the net against the league’s best defence so far. 

Jay Gupta gives the ball away in a dangerous position and Danish Farooq plays a trough ball for Peprah, who uses his blistering pace to go past Sandesh Jgingan and tries to beat onrushing Arshdeep but the ball goes tantalisingly wide off the target. 

Vibin Mohanan’s right-footed curler is saved by Arshdeep without any fuss. 

Goa goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh is calm under pressure from Diamantakos and casually dribbles past the striker and passes to a teammate. 

Adrian Luna is the obvious danger man for the visitors, who are looking to bring him into the game as much possible. 

Goa’s Boris registers the first shot on target of the match. Left-back Jay Gupta’s early cross falls for Boris, who takes a hopeful shot from 30 yards out. 

The home team team has started the match sharply, bombing forward in early exchanges. 

The referee blows the whistle at Fatodra Stadium in Goa. The clash between the top two of ISL 2023-24 so far is under way. 

Both teams looking for a win that will cement their place at the top of ISL 2023-24 table for at least some time. 

Most saves: Sachin Suresh (20 - KBFC), Arshdeep Singh (8 - FCG). 

Most shots per 90: Noah Sadaoui (8.0 - FCG), Kwame Peprah (3.1 - KBFC) 

Most chances created: Adrian Luna (25 - KBFC), Victor Rodriguez (14 - FCG) 

Most clearances: Sandesh Jhingan (31 - FCG), Milos Drincic (18 - KBFC)

FC Goa -W-W-D-W-W

Kerala Blasters FC -D-W-W-W-D

Played - 18

FC Goa - 10 | Draw - 4 | Kerala Blasters FC - 4

The FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL match will be live-streamed on the JioCinema app and website. 

The game will be live-streamed on OneFootball for those watching from outside India.

The FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL 2023-24 match will be live telecasted on the Sports18 1 Channel (TV).

The FC Goa vs Kerala Blasters ISL 2023-24 match will kick-off at 8:00 PM IST, Sunday, December 3 at Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa.

The two in-form teams, FC Goa and Kerala Blasters FC, are set to face off in an exciting match at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa on Sunday, December 3. Both teams have been playing well and are hoping for a win in this top-of-the-table clash.

FC Goa, one of the three unbeaten teams in the league, is currently in second place with 16 points. If it wins against Kerala Blasters, it will move to the top of the league, even though it has played two fewer games than its opponents.

FC Goa has been playing impressive football under the leadership of head coach Manolo Marquez. It has a robust defence, conceding the fewest goals in the league, and its attack has been relentless.

Kerala Blasters FC, on the other hand, has bounced back after a poor performance in the Durand Cup. It has won five of its eight games and lost two. A win against FC Goa would put it four points clear at the top of the league, but it has played more games than some of its rivals.

Kerala Blasters drew its last game against Chennaiyin FC, and head coach Ivan Vukomanovic will be hoping his team can improve its defensive record against an FC Goa team that is full of attacking talent.