Match Report
Goa went into the game 3rd in the table on 3 points; Al Wahda sat 2nd on 13 — a 10-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Goa: only 33rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Scoring rates set the scale: Goa 0.33 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Al Wahda 1.17 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.42.
Al Wahda had won five straight. Over the last five, Goa had taken 5 of 15 points to Al Wahda's 15.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.