FC Goa registered their third win on the trot at home as they drubbed NorthEast United FC 3-0 to jump to second place in the Hero Indian Super League at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Monday.
FC Goa, who led 2-0 at half time, scored through Romeo Fernandes (33rd minute), Miroslav Slepicka (45+1) and Andre Santos (74th).
The Zico-coached side ended their home campaign with their third straight win and moved to second spot with 18 points with better chances of making it to the semifinals.
FC Goa went offensive from the start and created couple of scoring chances early in the match but Amiri and Andre Santos failed to find the target.
Romeo Fernandes infused spark in the match by breaking the deadlock in the 33th minute.
Debrata Roy relayed the ball to Romeo Fernandes who, in turn, laid a pass to Andre Santos inside the box.
Santos quickly gave a forward pass back to Romeo who after getting the better of defender Miguel Garcia essayed a left footer that hit the post and went in.
Striker Miroslav Slepicka increased the lead in the first half’s injury time when he shot home with a stiff grounder, beating the rival keeper T Rehenseh to have his team leading 2-0 at the break.
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