NEW DELHI : Super sub Romeo Fernandes scored a brace as FC Goa staged a superb comeback to win 3-2 against Delhi Dynamos at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium . Joffre Mateu scored the all important goal for FC Goa. For Dynamos Serginho Greene and Adil Nabi were the scorers.
The win took Goa to the top of ISL table while Delhi find themselves placed at the 4th spot in the table .The two teams will again face each other in the semi finals for a spot in the final . The last time Zico’s men had faced Roberto Carlos’ brigade, it was FC Goa who had the last laugh winning the match 2-0 .
Both teams started the 1st half on a cautious note. Delhi missed an early chance to take the lead as Richard Godze was caught offside by the lines man. Delhi finally took the lead in the 31 st minute . Serginho headed the ball home off a measured cross from Florent Malouda to score his 1st goal of the
match.Delhi dominated the first half after taking the lead . Few Minutes later Robin almost scored , taking advantage of a blunder from FC Goa goalkeeper.Adil Nabi stretched the lead for Dynamos . Richard Gadze gave a wonderful pass to Nabi and the West Bromwich Albion Academy graduate kept his cool before slotting the ball past the Goan keeper.Delhi went into the break with a two goal cushion. FC Goa did create a few chances but Delhi keeper Sanjiban Ghosh denied them with a couple of outstanding saves. At 51st minutes Joffre played a very smart pass to Dudu but he shot straight to the keeper. Veteran Defender Riise who was in sublime form denied Goa from scoring. He made a great block to deny Reinaldo. Super sub Romeo Fernandes who replaced Debabrata Roy in the 56th minute , finally pulled one back for the away side. He cuts in to make some space and blasted the ball into the back of the net. Romeo then equalized for the Guars. He tapped a easy ball coming from the left. Delhi started to press hard after conceding the goal. Adil Nabi heads in but he fails to kepp the shot on target. Joffre scored on the stroke of 90 minutes to complete a remarkable comeback by FC Goa . The Spaniard made his way towards the keeper and dribbles him to slot the ball home.FC Goa are now the league toppers and will once again face Delhi Dynamos for the Semifinal 1st leg on Friday.