East Bengal FC Player Ratings vs FC Goa: Red and Gold Brigade Lose Title On Penalties as Goa Win AIFF Super Cup

The Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in Goa played host to the AIFF Super Cup final, with Kolkata giants East Bengal F.C. going head-to-head against the hosts FC Goa. With the match emerging as a thriller, let's take a look at the East Bengal F.C. player ratings. vs FC Goa in this article.

East Bengal dominated the first half, with Miguel Ferreira leading the attack. The Red and Gold brigade created some good chances but were unable to make anything happen to change the AIFF Super Cup final score. FC Goa, led by Borja Herrera, also created some promising chances but failed to breach East Bengal's defence. At the break, the East Bengal FC vs FC Goa game remained 0-0.

The second half of the AIFF Super Cup final was quite chaotic, as East Bengal and FC Goa both started things off with more pace. While FC Goa kept more possession of the ball, the Red and Gold brigade pulled off some good counter-attacking opportunities. The home side looked more dangerous in the latter phase of the half, as FC Goa hit the post twice. Despite making some great chances, neither East Bengal nor FC Goa was able to break the deadlock in 90 minutes, with the AIFF Super Cup final going into extra time.

The situation remained the same in the next 30 minutes. Both teams seemed tired as they fumbled in the midfield. As the AIFF Super Cup semi-final went into the penalty shootout, it all came down to five shots. East Bengal started the tie-breaker positively, but FC Goa captain Borja Herrera hit the top bar on their first attempt as the visitors took an early lead. However, it was not the end of drama.

FC Goa had the lifeline when Mohammed Rashid missed the fourth penalty for East Bengal F.C. After five shots, there was nothing to separate the two sides as the shootout score remained 4-4. PV Bishnu finally gave Goa an edge by missing a crucial penalty in the sudden death. The Super Cup hosts made no mistake this time and converted their chance to win the AIFF Super Cup 2025-26.

Here are East Bengal vs FC Goa Player Ratings from the AIFF Super Cup final:

East Bengal FC Player Ratings vs FC Goa

Here are East Bengal FC Player Ratings vs FC Goa from the AIFF Super Cup final:

Sportsdunia's Player of the Match goes to Crespo of East Bengal FC.