Punjab FC clinch 3-2 ISL win over Churchill Brothers in Goa
On October 25, 2026, Punjab FC defeated Churchill Brothers 3-2 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa in an Indian Super League 2026-27 match, with Konsam Sanathoi Singh scoring the decisive goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Punjab started brightly, with Bishu Sharma forcing a narrow effort over the bar in the second minute before Messi Bouli was fouled by Gaurav Bora and converted from the penalty spot in the 13th minute, sending his left-footed effort into the top-right corner to put Punjab ahead 0-1. Sayad Kadir produced saves to deny Manglenthang Kipgen and Alfred Planas as the visitors sought to extend their lead.
Churchill Brothers levelled in the 37th minute when Sebastián Gutiérrez finished from close range after a Vincy Barretto cross, slotting the ball into the bottom-right corner. Three minutes later Spaniard Alfred Planas drilled a right-footed shot into the bottom-left corner to restore Punjab's lead at 1-2.
Gutiérrez struck again in first-half stoppage time, turning the ball into the bottom-left corner with a right-footed finish to make it 2-2 before the interval. The match remained balanced at the break with both sides having traded quick goals in the closing stages of the first half.
In the second half, Messi Bouli came close with a header in the 55th minute that Kadir saved from a Planas cross, while Wayde Lekay tested Punjab goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh with a 75th-minute effort that was also stopped. Bouli set up Konsam Sanathoi Singh in the 82nd minute, but Kadir denied the forward from the centre of the box.
The decisive moment arrived in the fifth minute of stoppage time when Bouli picked out Sanathoi Singh inside the penalty area and the forward fired a right-footed shot into the bottom-right corner to put Punjab ahead 2-3. Churchill Brothers pushed for an equaliser, with Lekay sending a long-range attempt narrowly over the crossbar, but Punjab held on for the win.
Churchill Brothers lost 2-3 to Punjab FC in ISL 2026-27. Sanathoi Singh scored the winner for Punjab FC against Churchill Brothers.
