Confident Goa to face Chennaiyin in ISL semis

Representational PicAfter braving the odds to qualify for the Indian Super League ISL semifinals FC Goa and Chennaiyin FC are all set to do battle for a place in the final the first leg of which will take place on Saturday Goa rode on a series of brilliant performances from their striker Ferran Corominas and left winger Manuel Lanzarote who have scored 30 goals between them to finish the group stage as the best attacking outfit The Goans have scored seven goals more than league stage table toppers Bengaluru FCThe hosts had scored 22 goals in their first nine matches this season then hit an unexplained bad patch but regained form in the last three matches to score 12 and concede only one So if Goas head coach Sergio Lobera stays true to his attacking style during Saturdays match then there it could turn out to be an entertaining affairWe understand the importance of the away goal but this rule will not make us change our style of play In the last game even when a draw was enough we went for the win The team has to continue with the same mentality In the last three games we have great numbers in terms of the goals weve scored Lobera said during the prematch media interactionOn the other hand the Chennai based club who finished seventh in the last edition displayed a clinical performance throughout the season by strengthing their defence But the Chennaiyin will enter to this crucial encounter on a patchy run of just two wins in their last five games Going back to the history of the season in the league stage both teams have defeated each other once In first leg Goa edged past Chennaiyin 32 and in the return leg Chennaiyin prevailed 10It wasnt accidental that we finished second in the league table We have won in Goa and in Pune but we also lost away to NorthEast FC The trend is that we tend to win the big mustwin games Chennaiyin head coach John Gregory saidWeve earned the right to come into the playoffs and now suddenly we start from scratch the points will not come into play and its purely a semifinal and final and were ready for it he saidSo if Goa could manage to pierce the defence consisting Mailson Alves Jerry Lalrinzuala Sereno and Inigo Calderon they might end as a better team and if Chennai played collectively they could take the early advantageCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever