Jamshedpur FC’s final outing against FC Goa today
Jamshedpur, April 8: Jamshedpur FC will take on FC Goa at the JRD Tata Sports Complex on April 9, in their last Indian Super League (ISL) match of the season.
The Red Miners have already crashed out of the race to qualify for the playoffs. However, the Gaurs are very much in contention for the League Shield title.
Jamshedpur FC had begun the second-half of the season strongly, but dropping 11 points out of a possible 15 from their previous five encounters has made them bow out of the hotly contested race for the sixth place.
Jamshedpur FC have been winless in their last three matches against FC Goa, facing a 1-0 loss in their latest encounter.
Currently, Jamshedpur FC are on a run of eight games where they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their own backyard. The last time they didn’t concede a goal in their home turf was against Punjab FC in October 2023. It is a team whose offensive endeavours depend massively on outplaying the opposition on the flanks and delivering accurate crosses into the box. For instance, Jamshedpur FC have made 15.1 crosses from the open play in the current campaign, second only to the top-placed FC Goa (19.3) in this regard.
Jamshedpur FC Head Coach Khalid Jamil spoke to the media ahead of clash against FC Goa
“I am not happy. I think we deserve to be in the top-six. I am not blaming everyone. Players were very committed and they were very happy, both foreigners, Indians, and the management have worked very hard, but I think we deserved to be in the top-six, and we must think higher because we have such a good fan base,” Jamshedpur FC head coach Khalid Jamil said.
“Jamshedpur FC are out of the playoffs, but when their coach had arrived, everyone believed that they were out. The team reacted very well, they even beat Mumbai City FC after being 2-0 down. The way they play, it’s very difficult to play against them,” FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez said in the pre-match press conference.
