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NDTV
03-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
FC Goa Crowned Super Cup Champions With 3-0 Win Over Jamshedpur FC In Final
Bhubaneswar: FC Goa on Saturday became the first team to win the Super Cup title twice with a 3-0 win over Jamshedpur FC in the final here as they also booked a slot for the preliminary round in the AFC Champions League Two. Borja Herrera (23rd and 51st minute) scored a brace while Dejan Drazic struck the other goal in the 72nd minute to complete a dominant win for the Goan club, which had India head coach Manolo Marquez at the helm of affairs. FC Goa had earlier won the Super Cup title in 2019, and they will return to continental football after an absence of four years. Their only appearance in Asia came in the 2021 AFC Champions League group stage.
Deccan Herald
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Deccan Herald
FC Goa crowned Super Cup champions for second time with 3-0 win over Jamshedpur FC in final
Borja Herrera (23rd and 51st minute) scored a brace while Dejan Drazic struck the other goal in the 72nd minute to complete a dominant win for the Goan club, which had India head coach Manolo Marquez at the helm of affairs.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
FC Goa set up semis date with Mohun Bagan
Put to test against a full-strength in Kalinga Super Cup quarterfinals on Saturday afternoon, the reserve team of ISL double winners Super Giant came out with flying colours in Bhubaneswar. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The young and Indian-heavy side put up a gritty and spirited display of football at Kalinga Stadium to carve out a 2-1 victory over the Blasters. They booked a place in the semifinals against , who made a stunning comeback in the evening game to beat Punjab FC 2-1 with a stoppage-time winner from Mohammed Yasir. Trailing a spirited Punjab FC till the 89th minute, Goa's relentless attacks bore fruit when Borja Herrera drew level one minute from regulation time. As the match was heading to shootout to complete the semifinal line-up, Yasir broke Punjab FC's heart with a jaw-dropping strike three minutes into the second-half added time. Earlier, Norberto 'Pulga' Vidal had put Punjab in the lead with a 57th-minute strike but the Argentine striker's substitution late into the game backfired for Punjab as it took the pressure off Goa defence. Meanwhile, for the Mariners Sahal Abdul Samad opened the scoring midway through the first half while Suhail Ahmad Bhat doubled the lead early in the second. Constant pressure from the Blasters put paid when MS Sreekuttan pulled one back four minutes into the second-half added time. But it was too little, too late. Despite a barrage of attacks made by the Blasters frontline, Bagan stood firm with Nuno Reis – the only foreigner on Bagan roster on Sunday – showing true leadership quality on debut for the Mariners. The Portuguese centre-back, playing for the Kolkata giants after sitting out for almost eight months, made an instant impact guarding the backline with commendable support from his Indian teammates Dippendu Biswas, Saurabh Bhanwala and Amandeep. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Special mention should be made of goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, who was like a rolling rock under the bar gathering almost all the balls shot at Bagan goal. Bagan on the other hand had only three shots on target among the eight shots at goal while Kerala had seven on target among 18 efforts. However, precision and finesse of the Bagan attackers made all the difference. The first goal was sublime in nature. Player of the match Salahudheen Adnan beat Blasters left-back Naocha Singh with quick twists and turns before sending in a cross into the six-yard box. Sahal finally got the ball, and evading his marker Ruivah Hormipam with a superb first touch, took a turn and chipped it over goalkeeper Sachin Suresh to make it 1-0 in the 22nd minute. India international Ashique Kuruniyan crafted the second goal from the left flank. He sent in an inch-perfect ball into the six-yard box for Suhail, who guided it home with ease. Bagan could have scored their third but for the Glan Martins shot hitting the left post in the dying minutes of the game.
The Hindu
30-04-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
An aggressive FC Goa eases past Mohun Bagan SG
Manolo Marquez took another step to his dream farewell as FC Goa (FCG) beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant (MBSG) 3-1 in the Super Cup 2025 semifinal at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. FCG began the game on a more aggressive note, making its intentions clear with hard tackles and sliding challenges in the final third. The constant pressure finally paid off when it won a corner in the 20th minute. Borja Herrera played the ball short on the right before getting it back and curling it into a dangerous area. ISL's Emerging Player of the Season, Brison Fernandes, did just enough to get ahead of Abhishek Suryavashi and get the slightest of touches to send the ball into the back of the net. The lead, however, lasted just three minutes after Ashique Kuruniyan left his marker in the dust on the left before playing a low pass into the six-yard box, where Suhail Bhat had an easy finish. FCG restored its lead six minutes into the second half when Dejan Drazic was brought down by Dheeraj inside the penalty box. Iker Guarrotxena stepped up to the spot and smashed the ball into the middle of the goal. Seven minutes later, Dheeraj had another moment to forget when Borja swung the ball into a crowded penalty area and caught the goalkeeper off his line, curling it into the top-left corner to secure a healthy lead. The result: Mohun Bagan Super Giant 1 (Suhail Bhat 23) lost to FC Goa 3 (Brison Fernandes 20, Iker Guarrotxena 51-pen, Borja Herrera 58).
United News of India
27-04-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
FC Goa strike late to pip Punjab in Kalinga Super Cup
Bhubaneswar, Apr 26 (UNI) FC Goa produced a sensational late comeback to defeat Punjab FC 2-1 in the quarter-finals of the 2025 Kalinga Super Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday night. The win helped the Gaurs book a semi-final date with Mohun Bagan Super Giant, which will be played on April 30. Punjab FC, who had taken the lead early in the second half through Ezequiel Vidal (57'), looked set for a famous win. However, two quickfire goals in the space of three minutes from Borja Herrera and Mohammed Yasir in the dying minutes turned the game on its head, leaving Punjab heartbroken. The match kicked off with Punjab FC showing greater urgency and attacking intent. Their forwards pressed high and tested the FC Goa defence, creating the first real chance of the game in the ninth minute. Vidal's corner found Nikhil Prabhu, whose header forced a sharp save from Goa's goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari. Punjab remained compact defensively as well, successfully keeping FC Goa's talisman Iker Guarrotxena quiet throughout the first half. The Spaniard, who had been a key figure for the Gaurs all season, found little room to operate against a disciplined Punjab backline. FC Goa, on the other hand, took time to settle down and their first major opportunity came in the 18th minute following a delightful team move. Udanta Singh found himself on the end of the final pass but failed to hit the target. Minutes later, Borja saw his shot saved by Muheet Shabir, and although Guarrotxena latched onto the rebound, his effort was blocked amidst appeals for a handball, which the referee waved away. With the first half ending goalless, both sides regrouped, but it was Punjab FC who struck first. In the 57th minute, Muhammad Suhail unleashed a left-footed effort from distance that rattled the post. Vidal reacted quickest to the rebound, slotting home to give Punjab a deserved lead. FC Goa, now chasing the game, struggled to break down Punjab's defence, which remained resolute as the clock ticked towards full-time. Despite Goa's growing possession, Punjab appeared to have done enough to see the match out. But football can be cruel, and in the 89th minute, Punjab's resistance was finally broken. Substitute Brison Fernandes swung in a cross from the right that Ashish Pradhan failed to clear properly. The loose ball fell to Borja, who finished clinically into the bottom right corner to level the score. Barely three minutes later, disaster struck for Punjab again. Dejan Drazic's floated cross from the left found Punjab defender Pramveer in position to clear, but his weak header dropped invitingly to Yasir. The FC Goa midfielder rifled a venomous shot into the net to complete a stunning turnaround. To compound Punjab's misery, Pramveer received his second yellow card in stoppage time and was sent off, ending a night to forget for the defender. Borja Herrera was handed the Kalinga Player of the Match award by Amit Kumar Nayak, OAS, Deputy Secretary to Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha. UNI BM SS
