ISL 2018-19, FC Goa 0-1 Mumbai City FC: 5 Talking Points as Goa set up final clash with Bengaluru despite loss

Modified Mar 13, 2019 12:36 IST

#2 Modou Sougou was a relentless headache to Goa's defence

The Senegalese International Modou Sougou, who was one of the best performers for Mumbai City FC this campaign, carried on his form to the second leg of the semifinals. It was a tough nut to crack, but he was constantly giving headaches to the defenders by running behind them.

He was coming up against his compatriot Mourtada Fall, but he decided to attack the left hand side of the defence which consisted of Carlos Pena and Mandar Rao Desai. The first goal came when the right-back was high up the pitch which enabled Issoko to pass the ball to Rafael Bastos who found the back of the net. That pass was made possible only by Sougou's movement to the left which dragged defenders towards him, and left Bastos in space.

Opponent skipper Mandar was caught on the break on several occasions, but the failure to produce a good delivery in the final third was the reason Mumbai failed to find the back of the net in the second half.

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