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Kolkata, 28 September (Hindustan Reporter). FC Goa's Spanish attacking midfielder Bora Herrara scored the first hat-trick of the Indian Super League 2024-25 season. With the help of his hat-trick, Gaurs defeated East Bengal FC 3-2 in the ISL 2024-25 season match played at Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan on Friday night. Herrara scored in the 13th, 30th and 71st minutes in FC Goa's first win of the season. Herra was declared player of the match for his brilliant hat-trick.
Spanish head coach Manolo Marquez must be feeling relieved by this victory of Goa. FC Goa has moved from tenth to fifth place in the table with four points from three matches, one win, one draw and one loss. At the same time, Spanish head coach Carles Cuadrat will be extremely disappointed with the third consecutive defeat of the Red and Gold Brigade. East Bengal FC remains at 12th position in the table without opening an account due to three losses in three matches.
The first goal of the match came in the 13th minute, when Spanish midfielder Bora Herrara gave FC Goa an early lead, making the score 1–0. From the left side, Serbian winger Dejan Dragic put the ball inside the box with a cross, which was cleared by East Bengal goalkeeper Debjit Majumdar by diving forward but the ball did not go very far and Herra, who reached in front, made the ball with his right foot. Sent inside the bottom left corner.
In the 20th minute, Spanish midfielder Bora Herrara scored his second goal to increase FC Goa's lead to 2-0. Goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani played an aerial through-pass from just outside his box into the adjacent third of the field, where winger Boris Singh took the ball from East Bengal centre-back Hejari Maher and then after breaking inside the box he fired from close to the goalline. Minus the ball to the center, where Herra, who was present this time, lightly lobbed the ball with his left foot and sent it inside the bottom left corner, while goalkeeper Debjit Majumdar could not save even by diving to his right.
In the 29th minute, French midfielder Madih Talal scored a penalty kick and brought some relief to East Bengal, making the score 1-2. East Bengal got this golden opportunity in the form of a penalty kick in the 28th minute, when centre-back Ningdorji Tamang brought down Talal from behind inside his box and the referee immediately signaled a penalty kick by blowing a long whistle. After this, Talal made a sharp right footer shot and entangled the ball in the goal net inside the left corner while goalkeeper Laxmikant Kattimani made a miscalculation and dived in the opposite direction.
In the 71st minute, Spanish midfielder Bora Herrara completed a hat-trick and increased FC Goa's lead to 3-1. Right-back Udanta Singh played a through-pass just outside the box from close to the touch line on the right side, on which Herara took the ball and entered the box and then fired a powerful left-footer shot into the net while goalkeeper Debjit Majumdar was in his right corner. Couldn't even put his left hand on the bullet shot emanating from it.
In the 85th minute, substitute forward David Lalhalansanga scored a goal, giving some relief to East Bengal and making the score 2-3. Centre-back Anwar Ali made a powerful shot from a distance of about thirty yards, which was blocked by goalkeeper Kattimani, but on the rebound, the ball fell forward and David entangled it in the goal net with his left foot.
Goa's joy did not last long as their Irish central midfielder Carl McHugh was sent off the field in the 81st minute by the referee after showing him a second yellow card. Therefore, in the last minute of the match, FC Goa had to play with ten players. McHugh was shown the first yellow card in the 43rd minute.
FC Goa dominated the first half as the Gaurs took and maintained the lead thanks to two goals from Spanish midfielder Bora Herrara. Hence, FC Goa went into the half-time break with a 2-1 lead. East Bengal FC had more ball control at 56 percent but only four attempts were made, out of which one shot was on target and Madih Talal brought some relief to the host team by scoring a goal on a penalty kick. At the same time, FC Goa, which had 44 percent possession of the ball, made 11 attempts, out of which three shots were on target and two resulted in goals.