Panaji: Goa hit the put up as soon as and have been denied a late penalty as they settled for a goalless draw towards Meghalaya which was adequate to make sure a berth within the quarterfinals of the 77th Nationwide Soccer Championship for the Santosh Trophy at Golden Jubilee Stadium, Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh, on Wednesday.Mahammed Faheez was unfortunate on the hour mark when his effort hit the put up whereas Goa have been denied a penalty late within the match when substitute striker Joshua D’Silva was introduced down contained in the field.Nonetheless, Goa sealed their place within the knockouts with a recreation in hand, together with Companies, Kerala and Assam. Goa are second with eight factors from two attracts and as many wins in 4 video games. Companies lead the group with 9 factors after three wins.Goa play their final group recreation towards Assam on Friday.Meghalaya, who have been runnersup of the final version, began aggressively as they wanted a win to maintain their hopes alive within the competitors.Khlain Syiemlieh’s facet put Goa on the again foot with end-to-end motion within the preliminary moments. Goa didn’t lose persistence and arranged their defence nicely with centre-backs Mohammed Ali and Clemente Joseph giving no room for rival attackers.Goa had their first shot on the right track when Faheez discovered Jobern Cardozo, however his shot was collected by goalkeeper Linel Rymmei.Quickly, Goa created one other likelihood from a counter as Faheez discovered Lloyd Cardozo. The striker arrange Laximanrao Rane via however the midfielder agonisingly shot large.Goa custodian Dylan Da Silva was hardly troubled and was examined as soon as earlier than the break by Sheen Sohktung.Within the second half, Goa seemed a special facet and have been keen to interrupt the impasse. There have been loads of probabilities as nicely, however the former champions missed out on execution.Simply on the hour mark, Lloyd arrange Faheez, whose preliminary try was blocked by Rymmei and his header off the rebound hit the put up.Goa coach Charles Dias launched Joshua and Clencio Pinto upfront. The duo troubled Meghalaya on a number of events.With 10 minutes left to be performed, Goa might have settled the match however Myrchiang made a goalline clearance after an effort by Joshua.Goa weren’t performed and had one final likelihood when Joshua took on Dawanplielad Myrchiang and was introduced down by the Meghalaya defender, however the match referee missed the incident.
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