A late penalty dictated proceedings at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, as the home team Bengaluru FC succumbed to their second consecutive defeat in Hero Indian Super League (ISL) 2017-18 against Jamshedpur FC on Thursday. Rahul Bheke’s mistake inside the penalty box cost the Blues a penalty in the 90th minute which Trindade Goncalves converted with absolute ease, to edge past with a 1-0 win. Even though the Blues had more shots on target compared to the visitors, they failed to breach Subrata Paul and Jamshedpur’s solid defence.

Present at the post-match press conference was the home team’s head coach Albert Roca, who visibly looked disappointed with the turn of events. Speaking of the loss, he said, “You have to try everything. It is a shame it is like this (losing matches at the dying minutes). We have to learn about that. We are not so good but we’re not so bad. It’s a shame after winning two good away games, we have to come here (at home) and lose two games at the last minute. Hard luck! It’s for us to learn and for me first.”

“I think we did not deserved to win, but we didn’t deserve to lose either. We found a team who don’t give you a lot of spaces. In the second half, we created some chances to score, but it was not possible. It was my decision to risk a little more. I knew it could lead to some counters. It was not our day to produce enough to win, but it’s good to see when it happens,” he further added.

On being asked how he would encourage his team to bounce back in their next fixture when they face Kerala Blasters FC, after back-to-back losses, the Spaniard said, “We must be clever and work hard for the next game. We for sure are a little bit down. But tomorrow, it’s another day and we look forward to getting the three points. This is football. We’re not dead. It’s hard to lose games at the last minute but it’s for us to learn about that. Stay ahead and try to do things better,” he concluded.