ISL feature: Noah Sadaoui a revelation for FC Goa

First
goal

He,
however,
downplayed
his
contributions
and
credited
the
team’s
effort
as
a
whole
for
the
result.

“Yes,
it
feels
nice
that
I
could
contribute,
but
the
whole
team
did
very
well
as
a
unit.
It
wasn’t
an
easy
game,
but
we
kept
the
fight
going
together
and
that’s
the
biggest
reason
for
our
victory.”

Good
start

Sadaoui’s
late
strike
that
ensured
FC
Goa’s
win
over
the
Marina
Machans
was
also
his
first-ever
goal
in
the
ISL.

“I’m
grateful
for
the
opportunity
I
got.
Early
on
in
the
match,
I
understood
that
there
were
spaces
in
our
opponents’ defence
which
I
felt
I
could
exploit,
and
I
kept
trying
to
do
so.
A
part
of
the
credit
for
my
goal
should
also
go
to
my
team-mates
who
were
quite
supportive,
sending
passes
my
way,
perhaps
seeing
what
I
was
trying
to
do,”
he
explained.

Credit
to
team-mates

“Well,
we’ve
gotten
a
good
start
to
our
campaign.
Our
position
on
the
points
table
also
gives
us
a
lot
of
joy.
Going
forward,
we
must
ensure
that
we
maintain
this
over
the
course
of
the
season,”
Sadaoui
said,
when
asked
about
the
mood
in
the
Goa
camp.

“Our
next
assignment
is
against
Hyderabad
FC
and
it’s
another
away
match.
Our
focus
now
shifts
to
that
game
–
we
want
to
win
and
return
to
play
our
first
home
clash
on
a
highly
positive
note,”
he
added.

Proving
worth

“FC
Goa
is
what
brought
me
to
the
ISL.
We
had
been
communicating
with
each
other
for
a
while
regarding
a
possible
move.
I’ve
watched
FC
Goa
play
matches
in
the
ISL
and
the
AFC
Champions
League
and
I
enjoyed
the
style
of
play
of
the
club,”
he
had
said
at
the
time
of
signing.

Having
played
in
Israel,
the
USA,
Honduras,
South
Africa,
Oman,
Egypt,
Morocco
and
so
on,
shifting
base
to
India
was
not
much
of
a
challenge
for
the
Moroccan
international,
who
is
proving
his
worth
for
the
Gaurs.