ISL 2018 | Josep Gombau laments missed chances after Delhi draw with Pune at home

It’s still early days in the 2018-19 season of the Indian Super League but if the past few days have taught us anything, its that we’re in for one hell of a ride this year. Some high tempo matches in the opening days of the tournament have set the tone for this year’s competition already. Wednesday night’s game between Delhi Dynamos and Pune City FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi ended at 1-1 with both team’s sharing a point each.

"In the last minute, I thought it was a penalty. It was a handball inside the penalty box. It should have been a penalty. "I’ll take the positives from this match and analyse and work hard so that the next game is even better,” Gombau said in a post-match interview.

“Well, I think in the first half we started the game strongly and had a lot of chances to score but it was Delhi who scored the goal with a great chance. In the second half, we tried to press high and try to draw the match. It is true that Delhi did have two chances more to score another goal but that’s football. In the first half, we had so many chances could not score,” said coach Miguel Portugal.

“I had a lot of confidence in Ashique. For me, I am very happy with his work in training. He is a young player. For me, Ashique needs to improve with his decision making when he has the ball. Ashique’s mentality is always driving, driving, driving (forward). In football, you can do driving, pass and shoot also. I want Ashique to change that mentality,” he mentioned.