The sixth match of the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) season will see FC Goa take on Mumbai City FC at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, Goa on Wednesday, November 25.
While Goa kicked off their ISL 2020-21 campaign with a 2-2 draw against Bengaluru FC, Mumbai lost their opening encounter to NorthEast United 1-0.
Interestingly, Mumbai had failed to register a single shot on target in their opening encounter.
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Mumbai City FC squad
Mumbai City FC coach Sergio Lobera, who had an unceremonious exit from his former club FC Goa, will look to prove a point to his former employers.
Furthermore, several of Mumbai’s players including Hugo Boumous, Ahmed Jahouh, Mourtada Fall and Mandar Rao Dessai had parted ways with Goa in the summer.
Ahead of FCG vs MCFC, Lobera stated: “It is a special game for me. The last three seasons I was at FC Goa. I have good memories. We achieved a lot of things. We increased players in the Indian football team. But tomorrow we need to compete well and win the game.”
The former Las Palmas coach has further added that their young midfielder Raynier Fernandes is still doubtful for FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC game and that he will take a call after the final practice session.
Meanwhile, the Islanders will also miss the services of their star midfielder Ahmed Jahouh, who was given a red card against NorthEast last Saturday in Bambolim.
Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Nishit Shetty, Vikram Singh, Phurba Lachenpa
Defenders: Mourtada Fall, Mandar Rao Dessai, Tondonba Singh, Sarthak Golui, Amey Ranawade, Mohamad Rakip, Mehtab Singh, Valpuia
Midfielders: Ahmed Jahouh, Cy Goddard, Hugo Boumous, Herman Santana, Rowllin Borges, Farukh Choudhary, Raynier Fernandes, Bidyananda Singh, Asif Khan, Bipin Singh, Pranjal Bhumij, Sourav Das, Vikram Singh, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy
Forwards: Bartholomew Ogbeche, Adam Le Fondre
FC Goa squad
The Gaurs had begun the Juan Ferrando era by holding Bengaluru FC to a 2-2 draw in their last encounter.
Goa were trailing by two goals until the 66th minute and managed to register a point courtesy two quick goals scored by their new Spanish recruit Igor Angulo.
After an hour mark into the contest, FCG had made two attacking substitutions by bringing on Brandon Fernandes and Alberto Noguera. The substitutions immediately paid off as the Gaurs found their way back into the game with two goals from their talisman Angulo.
After the game, Ferrando had shown his displeasure and believed that his side would only get better with more minutes on the pitch.
"We need more games and I hope game-by-game, the team will get stronger and everyone (every player) understands the concept of our tactics," he stated.
Goalkeepers: Mohammad Nawaz, Naveen Kumar, Dylan D'Silva, Shubham Dhas.
Defenders: Ivan Gonzalez, James Donachie, Seriton Fernandes, Aibanbha Dohling, Leander D'Cunha, Mohamed Ali, Sanson Pereira, Sarineo Fernandes, Saviour Gama.
Midfielders: Edu Bedia, Flan Gomes, Jorge Ortiz, Brandon Fernandes, Alberto Noguera, Lenny Rodrigues, Redeem Tlang, Seiminlen Doungel, Nestor Dias, Phrangki Buam, Princeton Rebello, Alexander Jesuraj, Makan Chothe.
Forwards: Igor Angulo, Ishan Pandita, Aaren D'Silva, Devendra Murgaonkar.
FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC predicted XI
FC Goa predicted starting XI: Mohammad Nawaz, James Donachie, Seriton Fernandes, Ivan Gonzalez, Mohamed Ali, Lenny Rodrigues, Edu Bedia, Brandon Fernandes, Princeton Rebello, Jorge Ortiz, Igor Angulo
Mumbai City FC predicted starting XI: Amrinder Singh, Mandar Rao Dessai, Tondomba Singh, Mourtada Fall, Sarthak Golui, Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges, Hugo Boumous, Raynier Fernandes, Adam Le Fondre, Bartholomew Ogbeche
Where to watch FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC live
The FC Goa vs Mumbai City FC match will be telecast live at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi as well as the respective HD TV channels in India.
The FCG vs MCFC clash will also be streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar and Jio TV.
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