ISL 2021-22: 10 things to know about FC Goa vs NorthEast United FC tie

Derrick
Pereira
and
his
men
will
look
to
further
inflict
damage
on
Khalid
Jamil
and
the
Highlanders
who
come
into
the
game
on
the
back
of
three
games
without
a
win
or
a
clean
sheet.

While
this
can
be
billed
as
a
bottom-of-the-table
clash,
one
would
be
wise
to
be
reminded
that
only
three
points
lie
between
FC
Goa,
who
are
currently
ninth
and
ATK
Mohun
in
fifth
spot
in
the
ISL
table.

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And
with
no
clear
run-away
leaders
emerging
from
the
pack,
both
the
sides
will
look
to
the
game
to
provide
them
some
much
needed
momentum
heading
into
the
second
half
of
the
season.

The
Gaurs
walk
into
this
one
on
the
back
of
their
first
win
under
Pereira
and
their
first
clean
sheet
of
the
season.
On
the
other
hand,
NorthEast
will
look
to
draw
inspiration
from
their
win
over
the
Gaurs
earlier
this
season.

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To
give
you
all
a
low
down
as
to
what
you
can
look
forward
to
on
Friday
night,
with

FC
Goa
Media
inputs,

myKhel.com
looks
at
10
things
that
could
decide
the
outcome
of
the
match.

1.
In
14
games
between
the
sides,
there
has
never
been
a
goalless
draw.
In
fact,
a
minimum
of
two
goals
have
always
been
scored
in
matches
between
FC
Goa
and
NorthEast
United.

2.
The
clean
sheet
against
NorthEast
United
was
FC
Goa’s
first
of
the
season.
This
is
the
longest
the
Gaurs
have
had
to
wait
to
record
a
clean
sheet
barring
the
2017-18
season.

3.
Anwar
Ali’s
debut
in
the
last
game
makes
him
the
fourth
player
from
the
Indian
Under-17
team
that
played
in
the
FIFA
U-17
World
Cup
to
wear
FC
Goa
colours.
The
others
to
have
done
so
before
him
are
Dheeraj
Singh
Moirangthem,
Amarjit
Singh
Kiyam
and
Nongdamba
Naorem.

4.
FC
Goa’s
biggest
win
against
NorthEast
United
came
in
a
5-1
win
over
the
Highlanders
in
the
2018-19
season.

5.
Naveen
Kumar
recorded
his
8th
clean
sheet
in
FC
Goa
colours
in
his
first
appearance
of
the
season
against
Chennaiyin.

6.
Last
week’s
win
over
Chennaiyin
saw
Aibanbha
Dohling
make
his
8th
appearance
this
season,
equalling
his
appearances
in
the
ISL
from
last
season.

7.
NorthEast
United
have
not
kept
a
clean
sheet
against
FC
Goa
in
their
last
10
games
against
the
Gaurs.
The
last
time
the
Highlanders
managed
to
blank
their
opponents
from
Saturday’s
game
was
in
October
2016.

8.
Deshorn
Brown
is
someone
that
the
Gaurs
will
have
to
keep
quiet
if
they
want
to
clinch
all
three
points
on
Friday
night.
His
mark
of
a
goal
contribution
every
62.8
minutes
is
head
and
shoulders
above
the
second
best
man
in
this
category.

9.
Naveen
Kumar
has
kept
two
clean
sheets
in
his
last
2
ISL
appearances.
The
last
time
Kumar
started
for
the
Gaurs
was
in
the
3-0
triumph
over
Jamshedpur
FC
last
season
in
January
2021.

10.
NorthEast
United’s
win
over
FC
Goa
earlier
this
season
was
the
first
win
for
the
Highlanders
against
the
Gaurs
in
eight
games.
It
was
their
first
triumph
since
a
2-1
win
in
January
2018,
a
gap
of
1,428
days.