ISL Final: Bengaluru FC 1-0 FC Goa - 5 Talking Points as BFC overcome 2017-18 disappointment to clinch ISL trophy

#3 Mourtada Fall stood like a wall

FC Goa defender Mourtada Fall put up a brave fight in vain

Mourtada Fall, despite his being believed to be error-prone, proved a wall against the Bengaluru FC attackers. Making 25 clearances, he proved the biggest reason why Miku and co. didn’t test Naveen Kumar as much as they could have. Plus, he pulled off four tackles, two clearances and two blocks.

When Sergio Lobera brought on 21-year-old Saviour Gama, who’d started only a solitary game this season, for injured FC Goa captain Mandar Rao Dessai, it looked as though it was only a matter of time before Bengaluru wingers assisted Sunil Chhetri or Miku. However, the 31-year-old Senegal defender put in a shift at the back, helping out the Goa-born youngster whenever he was outsmarted by the in-form opposition attackers.

However, there was only so much he could do after the team had lost their fulcrum in Ahmed Jahouh as 10-men Goa conceded an unstoppable header through Rahul Bheke in the dying minutes.