FC Goa's dominance over Chennaiyin and other talking points from second ISL 2023-24 playoff

The Gaurs are back in the ISL semis after three seasons.

FC Goa made it to the headlines and eliminated their southern rivals Chennaiyin FC from the ISL playoffs with a dominant 2-1 win at home. With this win, the Gaurs have now booked a meeting with Mumbai City FC in the two-legged semi-final.

The home side were clearly the better outfit on the night and did not let their opponents have a chance to fight back. A Brandon Fernandes masterclass coupled with a wonderful goal from Noah Sadaoui sealed the deal for the Gaurs.

Let us now take a look at the talking points from the game.

3. Missed chances comeback to haunt Chennaiyin FC

Chennaiyin FC created a lot of chances throughout the game and were very close to scoring a lot of times, but lacked the final touch everytime. It was a tale of missed and unconverted chances for the two time champions which cost them the game. Moreover, a lack of intent was also visible as FC Goa outplayed them in a lot of aspects.

2. FC Goa pull off three back-to-back wins against Chennaiyin FC

FC Goa continued their one-sided domination against the Marina Machans and pulled off their third consecutive win of the season against them. They won the first game 0-3 away from home before securing a 4-1 win a few days back. They have scored nine goals this season against Chennaiyin FC and have conceded just twice.

1. FC Goa end semi-final drought

FC Goa took a sigh of relief as they brought an end to their three-year semi-final drought having last featured in the semis back in the 2020-21 edition. It has been a season to remember for the Gaurs under their new head coach Manolo Marquez who has turned them into a perfectly oiled machine. They are currently high on confidence and will face Mumbai City FC up next.

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