Indian Super League 2020-21: Goa Win 3-0 Jamshedpur and Climb Up To 3rd Place

After recording a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Jamshedpur at the Fatorda Stadium yesterday, Goa moved up to 3rd place in the Indian Super League (ISL) standings.

Jorge Ortiz Mendoza scored a brace just as Goa beat Jamshedpur. Some brave goalkeeping from Naveen Kumar, who was brought in to replace Mohammad Nawaz, helped the Gaurs. Ortiz scored in both halves while Ivan Gonzalez added a late third after Alexandre Lima of Jamshedpur issued marching orders following a second booking.

In the opening minutes, it was the end-to-end play which saw both sides create opportunities for goal-scoring. When they were awarded a freekick outside the box, Jamshedpur had an early chance to take the lead. Peter Hartley was there to bring in Aitor Monroy's outswing freekick into the box, but the skipper couldn't get the right connection.

At the other end, when Brandon Fernandes played Ortiz through on goal, Goa forced the opponents and nearly broke the deadlock, but Rehenesh held the latter's shot out.

In the 19th minute, however, the Jamshedpur goalkeeper couldn't avoid Ortiz. With fast feet and composure, Noguera's brilliance on the right saw him get past his marker. Then the Spaniard squared the ball against Ortiz, who shot the ball into the bottom corner.

Soon in the beginning of the second half, Ortiz scored his second. Brandon was played through by Noguera and squared by the Goan against Ortiz. He took a first-time shot that hit the post, but he did not miss it on the rebound. A while later, Ortiz had the opportunity to complete his hat-trick, but Rehenesh pulled off a fine save this time. Goa, through Ivan Gonzalez, scored their seventh. At the edge of the box, the defender played a one-two with Angulo and dunked the ball past Rehenesh into the net.