
Indian Super League 2020-21: Goa Win 3-0 Jamshedpur and Climb Up To 3rd Place
Indian Super League 2020-21: Goa Win 3-0 Jamshedpur and Climb Up To 3rd Place
January 15, 2021 Author : ch799
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.