ISL 2017, Match 44: FC Goa vs Jamshedpur FC, Player Ratings 

FC Goa have had a tiring week, having played a delayed game against ATK and then travelling to Guwahati to face NorthEast United FC.

While they drew against ATK and lost in Guwahati, the Gaurs finally managed to get themselves back on the winning track with a win against the stubborn Jamshedpur FC side.

However, the match itself was marred by controversies as Goa were awarded a questionable penalty, through which Manuel Lanzarote put them ahead, while there seemed to be a hint of off-side in their second (and the winning) goal, which was also scored by the same player.

On that note, let's take a look at how the two sets of players performed in the match that was billed as the 'best attack vs the best defence' in ISL.

FC Goa

Laxmikant Kattimani (6/10): Laxmikant Kattimani didn’t have much to do. Most of the saves he made was regular ones, and he couldn’t have done anything during the goal Goa conceded.

Seriton Fernandes (6/10): He was often found beaten by the likes of Jairu, but almost always covered his tracks to stop a lot of crosses from getting into the box.

Bruno Pinheiro (8/10): He did a great job in keeping the likes of Trindade and Azuka quiet. Pinheiro also helped Goa keep possession of the ball.

Mohamed Ali (7/10): Ali had another good game for Goa as he helped Bruno keep the Jamshedpur strikers at bay. He also covered for his wing-backs.

Narayan Das (6.5/10): Narayan was often left wanting in defence, but did well to aid Mandar Rao Desai while going forward.

Ahmed Jahouh (7/10): Jahouh could have been sent off in the first half itself, as he went in with his studs showing a couple of times. Apart from that though, Ahmed did exactly what he set out to do. He stopped a lot of Jamshedpur attacks in the midfield, and also put in a number of last-ditch tackles to save some crucial shots.

Edu Bedia (6/10): Edu Bedia had one of those rare nights in which he was poor. He missed a golden opportunity to make it three for Goa, where he failed to score in an open goal.

Brandon Fernandes (6.5/10): He was the one who earned Goa the initial penalty. Brandon also tracked back and helped out Seriton in defence, making sure the likes of Jairu couldn’t get many crosses into the box.

Manuel Lanzarote (8/10): Lanzarote had a good game for Goa, scoring a brace, the first from a penalty which he had to take twice, while he turned Andre Bikey and curled one into the top left corner of the goal for the second one.

Mandar Rao Desai (6/10): Mandar had an average game down the left wing for Goa. He didn’t have much success with his crosses or runs down the flank.

Coro (6/10): Corro, the mercurial striker of the league, having a quiet day in office is not something one sees every day. He wasn’t seen on the ball much even though he did provide some good passes to Lanzarote.

Jamshedpur FC

Trindade Goncalves had a good game in Goa. (Photo: ISL)

Subrata Paul (5.5/10): Subrata couldn’t do much during the two goals he conceded, but looked shaky during certain points in the game.

Andre Bikey (6/10): Andre was wrongly adjudged to have brought down Brandon, which resulted in a penalty. However, he did a good job in defence and made some crucial tackles which stopped a lot of the Goa attacks.

Tiri (6/10): Tiri was the main reason Corro was so quiet today. Tirri made some important tackles and also played some good long passes for his wingers and attackers.

Shouvik Ghosh (5/10): Shouvik had a poor game. If one were to analyse both the goals Goa scored, they would see that both the moves that were initiated down the left flank.

Souvik Chakrabarti (6/10): Shouvik did his best to keep Mandar in check, and also did it quite well but he was left wanting in attack. He also seemed to have a few issues in linking up with his midfielders.

Trindade Goncalves (7.5/10): Trindade was impressive throughout the game and scored one off a lovely header. He also had some good chances in the first half and and opened up the Goa defence on more than one occasions.

Memo (6/10): Had a difficult task to keep a check on the likes of Edu Bedia and Ahmed, that too, without his midfield partner Mehtab Hussain. He passing was also poor.

Bikash Jairu (5.5/10): Jairu worked hard but his ultimate ball was very poor. His crosses were of a very low quality and his passes also left a lot to be desired. He also committed some silly fouls and wasted some good moves.

Siddharth Singh (5/10): Siddharth Singh looked completely out of place behind the strikers. He was overshadowed by the likes Ahmed and Ali. His passing was also not of the desired quality.

Jerry Mawhmingthanga (6.5/10): Jerry put some brilliant crosses into the box and also added a very good assist to his name. He adjusted to his new position in the centre of park very well, as he looked to keep hold of the ball and play some good creative passes for his forwards.

Izu Azuka (6/10): Azuka had some good chances in the first half to open the scoring, but he failed to convert. He also created some good moves in the second half too, but couldn’t finish off those chances.