#2 Flop: Nishu Kumar
We always knew the in-form Jackichand Singh would infuse tons of pace, precision and trickery down the right, leaving Nishu Kumar with a tough ask of keeping his lines and not allowing Jacki to get behind him.
But Nishu endured the worst possible outing as he accumulated a couple of yellow cards in a span of 20 minutes to see himself off. The referee's decision to outcast the second yellow remains a talking point, but Nishu never ever looked settled at the back.
Time and time again, the full back was beaten for pace and the balance portrayed by Jacki. He was forced to give away fouls, and whenever he did commit, the Goa attackers got the better of him.
More so, Nishu Kumar was seen high up the pitch quite a few times. That's not a problem until you forget to look at who's lurking behind your back. Unfortunately, his lazy attitude and positional frailties, especially against a team like Goa - who love to get forward in numbers down the flanks - was suicidal.