NorthEast United wins a point in gripping draw against FC Goa -Talking points
NorthEast United FC came from behind to hold FC Goa 1-1 at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season on Tuesday night. Mohammad Yasir had his fair share of luck when he handed the lead to the Gaurs but Jithin MS’ 76th minute strike saw the Highlanders split points. This was the 11th draw between these two teams, the most number of stalemates between two teams in this competition’s history. Here are the key talking points from the match: FC Goa creates an early chance The Highlanders started the game on the front foot as the likes of Guillermo Fernandez and Alaaeddine Ajaraie were making some marauding runs while keeping the FC Goa defenders on their toes. However, the first real opportunity came to the Gaurs when Dejan Drazic found Armando Sadiku with a telling cross in the penalty area. But unfortunately, the Albanian’s header was not strong enough to trouble Gurmeet Singh in goal. Ajaraie nearly scores Ajaraie almost opened the scoring when Buanthanglun Samte found …