ISL 2022-23: FC Goa vs NorthEast United Live Updates

7:00 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the FC Goa vs NorthEast United match in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23. The kick-off is just half an hour away! I’m your host Souvari Paul, and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

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FC Goa vs NorthEast United: Build-up

FC Goa will face off against NorthEast United FC at the Fatorda Stadium on Saturday for their respective 10th match of the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season. The Highlanders are still in quest for their first victory of the campaign whereas the Gaurs are in pursuit of consolidating points for a top-six finish.

Goa routed Odisha FC 3-0 in their previous encounter whereas NorthEast United suffered a 7-3 thrashing in their last match against Chennaiyin FC on Saturday.

Goa might have regained some confidence after a convincing win against the Juggernauts. It is now high time that they begin putting the defeats that they suffered in the early part of the season behind them. Carlos Pena’s men have to make the most of the home games and the Highlanders, who have looked absolutely in tatters so far, are the kind of opposition against whom they would not like to lose points.

The likes of Chennaiyin FC and East Bengal can catch up with Goa in the latter half of the season and hence the Gaurs can ill-afford to lose track of the plot right now. 

NorthEast United FC are in desperate lookout for a turnaround under the tutelage of newly-appointed head coach Vincenzo Alberto Annese. Nothing seems to be going right for them as of now but the only way from here is up. New tacticians tend to bring in fresh ideas that reinvigorate setups straightaway. At this point, the Highlanders will prefer the opportunity of riding on that wave, albeit for a short while, rather than seeing their season shatter completely in front of their eyes.