Goa: FC Goa notched up a 1-0 victory over bottom-placed Chennaiyin FC to seal the second spot in the Indian Super League points table here Thursday.
Ferran Corominas extended his lead to 14 goals in the race for Golden Boot award, scoring the winner for Sergio Lobera’s team in the 26th minute.
Goa now has 34 points, same as Bengaluru FC, but on head-to-head equation a tad behind on the table.
With both BFC and FC Goa finishing their league engagements, it’s clear now that the two will play their second-leg semi-final games at home March 11 and March 12 respectively.
The loss saw Chennaiyin FC finish bottom of the league with just nine points from 18 games – the lowest tally ever managed by an ISL team.
Both teams went on to fashion several half chances but a goal remained elusive. It did come in the 26th minute for Goa when Ahmed Jahouh picked out Jackichand Singh’s run into the penalty box with a lovely long ball.
The winger went on to cushion a first-time pass for Coro who picked his spot past a helpless Karanjit Singh to score his 14th goal of the season.
Goa went on to see out the game with ease and inflict a 13th loss of the season on Chennaiyin FC.
PTI
