Bhubaneswar: In a repeat to last year’s quarterfinal which saw six red cards, FC Goa will face Jamshedpur FC in an enthralling contest in the third round of 8 match of the Super Cup football tournament here Saturday.
FC Goa will come into this encounter with plenty of confidence. The Gaurs reached the ISL finals last month before easily subduing Indian Arrows in their pre-quarterfinal tie here. Ferran Corominas, Edu Bedia and Hugo Boumous have been in fine touch against Arrows and will look to impress again against Jamshedpur to ensure progression to the semifinals.
During the 2018 edition of the tournament, Sergio Lobera’s side did make it to the semifinals before being knocked out by East Bengal. This time around, the Gaurs will look to go all the way.
As for Jamshedpur, they are coming into the tournament after finishing just outside the top four and coach Cesar Ferrando and his team will look to the second opportunity at hand for a silverware and the Miners will be eager to make it count. However, they will playing their first match Saturday after Churchill Brothers withdrew in the pre-quarterfinals.
As Goa have played an extra match, Jamshedpur might consider themselves at a slight disadvantage, considering the team will need to adapt to the conditions in Odisha.
Nevertheless, Ferrando will take confidence from his side’s record against the Gaurs this season. They dismantled FC Goa 4-1 at home in November and managed to take away a point from Fatorda earlier this year.