ISL 2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS, Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa Semi-final: Chennai Pump 4 Past Hapless Goa

That's that! The league winners have been humbled by the team who barely scraped through!

What a performance from the home side! Chennaiyin FC beat FC Goa 4-1.

CHENNAIYIN FC 4-1 FC GOA 

85' - GOAL! Saviour Gama gets 1 back for FC Goa! 

What an outside-of-the-foot-pass from Ahmed Jahouh, which finds Coro. Goal-scorer Goian tries to get it away from danger but it goes only as far as Gama, who pokes it in. 

Is there time still for a comeback? Get the much-needed away goals?

CHENNAIYIN FC 4-1 FC GOA

79' - GOAL! Lallianzuala Chhangte makes it 4-0 in favour of Chennaiyin FC!

Anirudh Thapa does a 1-2 with Rafael Crivellaro before setting up Chhangte, who smashes it into the top corner. 

CHENNAIYIN FC 4-0 FC GOA

.@lzchhangte7 makes it FOUR!!!! 💙💙

Our number 7 sends his 🚀 strike straight into the 🔝corner

It's a goal fest at the Marina Arena and the fans are having party 😉#CFCFCG #AattamReloaded pic.twitter.com/JmMRgRLhq9

— Chennaiyin FC 🏆🏆 (@ChennaiyinFC) February 29, 2020

77' - GOAL! Eli Sabia with the third for Chennaiyin FC! This is turning out to be a nightmare for FC Goa.

Nerijus Valskis with the assist as he sends in a cut back with the Chennaiyin defender with the easiest of tap in. FC Goa are hoping the game ends right about now.

CHENNAIYIN FC 3-0 FC GOA

66' - 

Change and 2 yellow cards - 

Saviour Gama is brought on in place of Manvir Singh by FC Goa. 

Chennaiyin's Edwin Vanspaul and Goa's Coro go into the book.

61' - GOAL! Anirudh Thapa with an absolute rocket into the top corner! Doubles the lead for Chennaiyin FC.

Thapa with a stunning strike! He gets the ball from Jerry Lalrinzuala after it is cleared out by the FC Goa defense. Thapa takes a few touches and settles into position before unleashing blasting it into the right top corner. 

CHENNAIYIN FC 2-0 FC GOA

While Fall comes oh-so-close to get the equaliser for FC Goa! 

57' Fall is the latest player to receive a yellow card after he fouls @lzchhangte7.

CFC 1-0 FCG#CFCFCG #HeroISL #LetsFootball

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 29, 2020

54' - GOAL! Lucian Goian scores for Chennaiyin FC with a towering header!

The home team take the lead in the match and the tie. Rafael Crivellaro sends in a delicious ball into the penalty box from the free-kick and it is the Chennai skipper who rises in the air and power the ball into the back of the net. Mohammad Nawaz did not have a chance. 

CHENNAIYIN FC 1-0 FC GOA

50' - Chennaiyin FC's Jerry Lalrinzuala gets the first yellow card of the match for his sliding tackle on Coro of FC Goa. Nothing comes from the free-kick though.

1st Half Stats -

Goals

CFC 0 - 0 FCG

Offsides
CFC 0 - 1 FCG

Shots On Target
CFC 2 - 1 FCG

Shots Off Target
CFC 2 - 2 FCG

Number of passes
CFC 177 - 245 FCG

Touches
CFC 248 - 329 FCG

Fouls
CFC 6 - 6 FCG

Interceptions
CFC 2 - 7 FCG

Crosses
CFC 8 - 4 FCG

Corners
CFC 6 - 2 FCG

HALF-TIME! It is goalless between Chennaiyin FC and FC Goa at the break. 

Both Chennaiyin FC and FC Goa have been rather cautious in their approach when it comes to committing players forward. Who will take the plunge?

40' - Ahmed Jahouh has been a solid rock for FC Goa. He is not letting any Chennai player pass him. This time it is Rafael Crivellaro who has the ball knicked off his feet. 

Meanwhile... was that a penalty?

25' - A clear tug on Jacki? 🤔#BeGoa #CFCFCG #HeroISL | 0-0 pic.twitter.com/GUHPyPRtC8

— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) February 29, 2020

32' - FC Goa are slowly getting back in the game with some well-intentioned counter-attacks. Jackiechand Singh has been a real threat to the Chennaiyin FC defenders but Vishal Kaith has dealt with the danger so far.

24' Top 5⃣ speed (km/h) 👇@jackichand10 - 29.8
Fall - 29.2@andreschembri27 - 28.1@NValskis - 28.1
Renthlei - 27.9

CFC 0-0 FCG#CFCFCG #HeroISL #LetsFootball

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 29, 2020

20' - Edwin Vanspaul was brought down by Seiminlen Doungel just outside the box and Chennaiyin FC were awarded a free-kick in a promising position. Rafael Crivellaro takes it and it flies over.

Fans in the stands...

Fan game strong at the Marina Arena 💙🧡#CFCFCG #HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/ldDOQI0BQv

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 29, 2020

16' - Chennaiyin FC have been the better side attacking so far in the game. Their finishing though is leaving a lot more to be desired. 

After the ball bounces around in the FC Goa penalty box, Rafael Crivellaro takes a shot which is acrobatically parried by Mohammad Nawaz. 

9' - Jackichand Singh wrestles the ball away from Lallianzuala Chhangte and after sliding past a few Chennaiyin players, passes it on to Manvir Singh. A miss-touch costs him though.

5' - Rafael Crivellaro sends in a good ball into the box from the corner which finds the head of Lucian Goian, who looks to direct it on target. Mohammad Nawaz though grabs it easily.

1' - Chennaiyin FC on the front foot from the word 'go' as Jerry Lalrinzuala gets down the left flank and sends in a delicious cross. It is comfortably cleared out for a corner and nothing comes from that too.

KICK-OFF! Chennaiyin FC and FC Goa get us underway in the 1st leg of their semi-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai. 

Teams with the highest goal aggregate in the two-legged semi-finals will progress to the final. In case scores are tied after two legs, the 'away goal' rule will apply i.e. the team which has scored more away goals will qualify for the final. Read full here

The live streaming of Indian Super League 2019-20 Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa match will be available on... details here. 

FC Goa goals, for and against -  Despite having scored a whopping 46 goals in 18 matches so far this season, the Gaurs have also conceded 23 times.

Chennai Form! Coming into the first leg, the Chennayin FC are unbeaten in eight matches – the longest unbeaten run in the Hero ISL 2019-20. They’ve won six of those encounters, with the standout victories coming against Kerala Blasters FC, ATK FC and Mumbai City FC. 

Chennaiyin FC Staring XI - Vishal Kaith (GK), Lucian Goian (C), Eli Sabia, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Laldinliana Renthlei, Rafael Crivellaro, Anirudh Thapa, Edwin Vanspaul, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Nerijus Valskis, Andre Schembri.

Substitutes - Karanjit Singh (GK), Deepak Tangri, Masih Saighani, Dhanpal Ganesh, Germanpreet Singh, Thoi Singh, Rahim Ali

Our line-up for the home leg of the @IndSuperLeague semi-finals 💪📜#CFCFCG #AattamReloaded @ApolloXSports @apollotyres pic.twitter.com/Q7o5KGmQOy

— Chennaiyin FC 🏆🏆 (@ChennaiyinFC) February 29, 2020

FC Goa Starting XI - Mohammad Nawaz (GK), Mourtada Fall, Seriton Fernandes, Carlos Pena, Ahmed Jahouh, Seiminlen Doungel, Jackichand Singh, Lenny Rodrigues, Mandar Rao Dessai (C), Ferran Corominas, Manvir Singh.

Substitutes - Naveen Kumar (GK), Aiban Dohling, Amey Ranawade, Chinglensana Singh, Saviour Gama, Kingslee Fernandes, Princeton Rebello

📋 | This is how the Gaurs are lining up in the first-leg of the semi-final. 🙌🏻

Come on, boys! 🧡#BeGoa #CFCFCG #HeroISL pic.twitter.com/ue9HcUYNzD

— FC Goa (@FCGoaOfficial) February 29, 2020

The most-played fixture in #HeroISL history is upon us once again ⚔
@ChennaiyinFC 🆚 @FCGoaOfficial 💪

Tune in tonight to watch the first leg of the semi-final!
#CFCFCG #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/ohd2mmbvVA

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) February 29, 2020