ISL 2017/18, Match 89: Jamshedpur FC vs FC Goa, 5 Talking Points

Subrata Paul
Subrata Paul
Naveen Kumar after being sent off
Naveen Kumar after being sent off

75th minute - A deja vu in front of the Goa goal

I guess Naveen Kumar wasn't happy that Subrata Pal would hog all the headlines for his atrocious sending off despite Goa's big win. So what does he do?

He emulates what Subrata did earlier on - comes out to meet a long ball and blocks it with his hand outside the penalty box. Absolutely preposterous! What was he thinking?

After Lanzarote had scored to make it 3-0, they were out of sight in this match and just needed to see the game out while making sure no one did anything stupid or picked up an injury. And then Naveen did this!

Naveen has featured in the last four games in place of Laxmikant Kattimani, who Sergio Lobera lost patience with. Kattimani was a walking disaster and had a direct hand in many of the goals Goa conceded. Goa's better defensive record probably has something to do with Kattimani going out and Naveen coming in.

This really was something unprecedented. I would love to pore over the history books to see if this has ever happened in a match - both keepers sent off for handling the ball outside the box. Comically nonsensical is what it was.

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Edited by Sagnik Kundu
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