2022 Durand Cup LIVE: Mohammedan SC wins 3-1 against FC Goa - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
Mohammedan SC get the better of defending champions FC Goa in tournament opener.
Marcus Joseph in action against FC Goa in Durand Cup 2022. (Source: Twitter/ Mohammedan SC)
An experienced Mohammedan SC side sees of a young FC Goa team as the Kolkata-based outfit secure a 3-1 win over the defending champions in the Durand Cup 2022 opener.
In the first half, FC Goa did manage to take the lead with Muhammed Nemil's wonder strike. However, a determined and more gathered Mohammedan SC side struck back early in the second half with a Pritam Singh goal.
From then onwards, last year's runners-up showed immense expertise going forward as their substitutes started combining to get their second goal of the game. Skipper Marcus Joseph confirmed all three points after he scored his team's third goal, and his 17th in the competition, in injury time.
Mohammedan's Faslu Rahman was adjudged the 'Man of the Match'.
Mohammedan SC gets the first win of the Durand Cup 2022 over defending champions FC Goa.
FT: Mohammedan SC 3-1 FC Goa
Skipper Marcus Joseph scores Mohammedan's third goal to ensure all three points.
Mohammedan SC 3-1 FC Goa
Joseph's blistering shot only singed Tiwary's gloves as the ball is parried away.