FC Goa marches into Durand Cup 2023 semifinals after a 4-1 rout over Chennaiyin FC

FC Goa, the Durand Cup 2021 champion, marched into the semifinals of this version of the match, defeating Chennaiyin FC 4-1 within the third quarterfinal right here on the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.

Three of Goa’s overseas signings scored as Carl Mchugh scored one and assisted one, Noah Sadaoui scored his fifth of the match, Carlos Martinez his third, and Victor Rodriguez scored the ultimate objective of the sport.

Bikash Yumnam scored the lone objective for the Marina Machans.

Alexander “Sandy” Stewart was accountable for Chennaiyin FC and he made six adjustments to the facet which performed its remaining group recreation in opposition to Delhi FC, together with Rahim Ali, Italian midfielder Christian Battocchio and Sarthak Goloui, who made his debut for CFC.

AS IT HAPPENED: FC Goa vs Chennaiyin FC Highlights

The Gaurs, with Gauramangi Singh on the helm, went one higher with seven, bringing Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem and Brandon Fernandez again and introducing Carl Mchugh as a Goa participant.

CFC acquired the early breakthrough when Aakash Sangwan’s nook was headed in powerfully by Bikash.

The Gaurs, alternatively, needed to wait until the half-hour mark to get on degree phrases. Udanta Singh and Brandon performed a one-two on the precise flank after which the previous floated a cross to Sadaoui on the far put up. The Moroccan headed the ball proper in entrance of Mchugh’s toes, who scored on his debut.

Sadaoui nearly put the Guars forward a few minutes later, once more getting behind an Udanta cross on the far put up, however this time, with solely Samik Mitra to beat, he misdirected his header.

The comeback was full with a strike from one other new signing, Spaniard Carlos Martinez Rodriguez. The skilled strike took a contact along with his again to objective, then turned Sangwan in and with a sight at objective and the keeper in entrance, executed an audacious chip over the keeper.

Chennaiyin did start the second half with extra firepower, with captain Jordan Murray Connor Shields consistently testing the opposition’s defence. Dheeraj denied a transparent probability on objective by Murray whereas Sangwan’s free-kick was additionally punched away by the Goa keeper, maintaining the slender lead intact.

The remaining nail within the coffin of CFC arrived within the final moments of the sport when a jaded Chennaiyin defence was picked aside by the Gaurs. Mchugh turned supplier within the first minute of second-half damage time, discovering Sadaoui contained in the field, who introduced it down fantastically to nail it previous Samik with a shot on the flip.

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The CFC custodian was then crushed for a fourth time when Boris Singh laid it on Victor Rodriguez’s path a few minutes later. The substitute took a superb first contact to depart his marker, Jiteshwor Singh, behind and blasted a left-footer into the left high nook of the Chennaiyin internet.

FC Goa will play Mohun Bagan Super Giant or Mumbai City FC subsequent, within the semifinal, with the latter two in motion on Sunday.