ISL: FC Pune City overcome the Highlanders, Goossens scores

Mumbai: FC Pune City – coming from a loss to Kerala Blasters FC in their last home tie – will take on Ricki Herbert’s NorthEast United FC here on Monday.

FT: FC Pune City 1-0 NorthEast United FC

5: NorthEast have a chance. The dangerous Koke finds Dong, but the ball is snatched by Anupam Sarkar.

12: Lenny and Katsouranis are trying to play Israel Gurung upfront. The duo combining well.

13: Chance for hosts, Gurung tests Rehenesh who dives to his right to keep it out for a corner.

15: Katsouranis is through, he has David Trezeguet on left, but he did not pass, he chose to hoodwink Rehenesh but fails. The goalkeeper is proving to be a massive difference between the two sides.

19: Katsouranis puts in a great cross for Trezeguet. But Robin Gurung blocks it. 

22: What a classic example of defending. Pune goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya charges Durga Boro after Koke’s perceptive pass. It could have been dangerous but the custodian denied the goal. 

36: There seems to be no communication between Miguel Garcia and Rehenesh. With the striker near the bar, Garcia wanted the keeper to come and collect the ball who chose to wait for the pass instead.

40: A string of long range efforts, Lenny shoots into the stands.

HALF-TIME

47: YELLOW CARD for Pritam Kotal.

51: Good tackle by Capdevila to deny Gurung. He was clear. Ralte tries, but this time, Garcia comes and clears.

58: SUBSTITUTION; might be an important one. John Goossens comes in - he assisted Trezeguet in the last tie and was combining well with the Frenchman - for Ivan Bolado.

62: Kotal and Lenny exchanging passes, looking for the cross, but no success yet.

66: Goossens shoots, but Rehenesh at it again. 

77: Katsouranis! He almost found the net. Shoots wide off the pole.

87: GOAL! John Goossens. Dudu shoots but the ball comes back from under the crossbar, Goossens heads it. Rehenesh fails to keep clean sheet. Pune ahead.

95: YELLOW CARD for L Yanes.