The day's opening clash will witness FC Goa and Bengaluru FC battling it out, in what promises to be one of the biggest matches of the tournament from the group stage.
Ahead of Northeast United's upcoming match against FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Friday, the Highlanders' head coach Juan Pedro Benali said that they will be playing against the strongest team in the league.
Lallianzuala Chhangte scored the opening goal of the match for the home team in the 52nd minute. Vikram Partap Singh (80th) and Gurkirat Singh (90th) netted second and third goal respectively for the winning side
NorthEast United FC will host FC Goa on December 29 for their next fixture, whereas Bengaluru FC have capped off their first-half of the campaign with this match.
Bengaluru FC came back to their winning ways under new head coach Gerard Zaragoza after they defeated Jamshedpur FC by 1-0 in the Indian Super League match in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The Marina Machans registered a comfortable 2-0 win in their last match against Bengaluru FC and are currently sitting in sixth position with a total of 12 points.
Bengaluru FC will step into a new chapter of the club as Gerard Zaragoza returns to the outfit in the capacity of a head coach with his opening fixture being against Jamshedpur FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Saturday.
Punjab Football Club (PFC) will be back at their home ground to face Kerala Blasters in Round 10 of the Indian Super League 2023-24 which will be played here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. The match is scheduled to kick off at 8 PM.
The Marina Machans opened the scoring through a goal from Crivellaro in the sixth minute, while Murray found the back of the net in the 50th minute to take the home side inside top-6 of the points table with 12 points