ISL 3: Late Momar Ndoye goal gives Pune City first win

FC Pune City’s Momar Ndoye (left) vies for the ball with Trindade Goncalves of FC Goa in their ISL-3 match in Goa on Saturday. Pune City won 2-1.

A last-gasped goal by substitute Momar Ndoye helped FC Pune City beat FC Goa 2-1 for their first win in the Indian Super League-3 at Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

Ndoye struck the match-winner in the 90th minute after FC Goa’s Rafael Coelho (33rd minute) had cancelled out Pune side’s 25th minute goal by Arata Izumi.

Goa dominated the second half and they had chances to take the lead after the two sides were locked 1-1 at the breather, but Zico’s boys failed to put the ball into the opposition goal.

The visitors, who had their backs to the wall, capitalised on a rare chance they had in the second session through Ndoye to secure the winner. Both teams had lost their opening matches and were looking for their first win.

In the first half, the visitors had more control and better ball possession. Their defence looked solid and thwarted moves whenever the home team tried to penetrate the box.

Man of the match, Jonathan Lucca, who was the driving force for the visitors, caught the home team napping on a couple of occasions.