FC Goa head coach Manolo Marquez will look to rally his males for one final time and safe his first silverware at the membership when it takes on Jamshedpur FC within the Super Cup 2025 final at the Kalinga Stadium right here on Saturday.
Goa breezed previous a second-string Mohun Bagan Super Giant 3-1 within the semifinals whereas JFC edged Mumbai City FC 1-0.
With an AFC Champions League 2 (ACL2) Preliminary Round spot up for grabs, a win might be a excellent parting present for Marquez, who will shift his focus in direction of managing the Indian males’s nationwide workforce.
Third time’s the appeal
Marquez will hope that the third time’s the appeal for him in opposition to his reverse quantity, Khalid Jamil, who turned the primary gaffer to do an Indian Super League double over Marquez since he arrived on Indian shores in 2020.
However, the Spanish coach affirmed that not one of the previous outcomes have been enjoying on his or the gamers’ minds.
Different problem
“Every game is different. Now, it’s just about two teams trying to win one game to secure a slot in the Asian competition,” Marquez stated through the pre-match press convention.
Leading the cost
The abroad gamers have led the cost for Goa, scoring six out of its eight objectives within the event thus far.
Spanish ahead Iker Guarrotxena has discovered the again of the online 4 occasions, whereas Borja Herrera has scored twice.
On the opposite hand, in distinction to its league marketing campaign, the place it conceded the second-most objectives, JFC’s defence has been its strongest swimsuit thus far within the competitors and is but to concede a purpose.
Now, because the curtains are set to be pulled on a gruelling season of Indian membership soccer, can Marquez finish his reign over the Gaurs on a excessive, or will Khalid play spoilsport and lead JFC to its first-ever continental soccer?
Published – May 02, 2025 07:11 pm IST
