The match between FC Goa and Mumbai City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Fatorda, ended in a stalemate, with neither team managing to get on the score-sheet. It was Mumbai City’s first draw of the tournament, and takes them to the fourth spot and the top half of the league table with 10 points, whereas Goa stay rooted at the bottom of the table with five points.The first half began with Goa dominating proceedings, playing attacking football from the word go and going forward with some beautiful movement and build-up play. The heat and humidity seemed to have an impact on proceedings as well, as after the first 15 minutes, Goa went into their shell, with Mumbai taking control. The closest that the visitors got to scoring was when Subhash Singh put the ball in the back of the net, but the goal was correctly ruled out for offside. The momentum again switched towards the end of the half, with Goa looking the more threatening again. Home defender Grégory Arnolin came close to scoring from a corner, but his header was not accurate enough. The first half also saw a water break taken to allow the players to replenish themselves in the unforgiving climate.The story of the second half was similar, with the teams tiring out and the speed of play going down a notch. Arnolin once again came closest to scoring for the hosts from a corner, this time beating Mumbai City keeper Subrata Paul all ends up, but his shot hit the crossbar. Goa had an incredible nine corners awarded in the game, but, as their story has been so far, did not manage to convert any of their chances. Jan Štohanzl was a stand-out performer for the visitors, and was justly named the player of the match.Goa travel to the national capital to face the Delhi Dynamos FC in their eight match on November 13. Mumbai City will play their second straight away game, going to Kochi to face the Kerala Blasters FC in their next encounter on November 12.Match AwardsHero of the Match: Jan Štohanzl (Mumbai City FC)Swift Moment of the Match: Tolgay Özbey (FC Goa)Amul Fittest Player of the Match: Narayan Das (FC Goa)ISL Emerging Player of the Match: Bikramjit Singh (FC Goa)
