Sporting set up a semi-final clash with Aizawl FC after an 2-0 aggregate win over Mumbai FC on Wednesday.
Sporting set up a semi-final clash with Aizawl FC after an 2-0 aggregate win over Mumbai FC on Wednesday.
Sporting Clube de Goa defeated Mumbai FC by a solitary goal in the second leg to enter the semi-finals of the Hero Federation Cup with a 2-0 aggregate at Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, here on Wednesday.
The goal was scored by defender Subhasish Bose in the 46th minute from a penalty.
Sporting Clube de Goa, who beat Mumbai FC in the away match by an identical margin, will now meet Aizawl FC in the first semi-final on May 7.
Sporting Clube de Goa, who had the advantage after winning their away match, played a cautious game and attacked on the counter. Sporting had the first real chance after half an hour Sumeet Passi’s shot from a Ganesh Thakur pass was cleared by a defender.
Rowllin Borges, who controlled the midfield well, twice stretched Mumbai FC keeper Kunal Sawant to make good saves.
Sporting finally broke the deadlock soon after the break when they earned a penalty after referee Fasil Salahudeen booked defender Ashutosh Mehta for a foul inside the box. Subhashish made no mistake in converting.
Lajong make last four Earlier in Barasat, West Bengal, Meghalaya outfit Shillong Lajong FC held their nerve to down East Bengal 4-3 on aggregate in extra-time to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals.
Trailing 1-2 in the first leg, East Bengal brought their campaign back on track with a 2-1 scoreline in the regulation time as the match advanced to the extra time with 3-3 on aggregate as Brazilian Ulliams Bomfin Souza struck the decisive goal in the 114th minute.
Shillong Lajong FC will now face the winners of the Mohun Bagan and Salgaocar return leg clash here on Thursday.
