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[caption id="attachment_13391" align="alignnone" width="580"] Zico lambasts ISL authorities for harsh punishment to FC Goa.[/caption] Internet Desk: FC Goa coach and former Brazilian legend Zico has lambasted the Indian Super League (ISL) for imposing heavy penalties on the franchise. According to Zico the order is based on a “clearly cooked” video. “I have no words! I feel disgust for the order taken by the committee. How can ISL put such a heavy fine of Rs. 11 crore (around USD 1.6 million), put bans of 2-3 year on owners and docking of 15 points for FC Goa?” Zico said in a statement issued here. “We were there — Coaches Moraci Santana and Bruno Silva saw Elano assaulting Mr. (Dattaraj) Raj Salgaocar in our dugout,” he insisted. “That video is clearly cooked! Anyone with sense can see there is a cut before the assault on the owner, and surely all the reaction that came from our team members was not without motive,” he added, referring to the video that apparently showed Elano being manhandled by Goa officials and was released before the verdict yesterday. Zico blamed the entire episode on a controversial goal scored during the match. “Interestingly, I could notice that in no time you can hear about the second goal of Mendoza that was scored by hand. It was one of the main things that extolled the spirits of those who were in the field as well on the stands. They deal with it as nothing really had happened. The video of this goal went viral but they speak that was not conclusive, but an edited video like this one brought a such harsh verdict like this to the club,” he said. Earlier, FC Goa co-owners Shrinvas Dempo and Dattaraj Salgaocar had also issued a joint statement, saying that the order has left them shocked. The ISL Regulatory Commission took the decisions after the conclusion of the hearings in Mumbai relating to the controversy surrounding the scuffle between Chennaiyin FC’s Brazilian marquee player Elano Blumer and FC Goa officials after the ISL second season final in Margao in December last.