Gerard Zaragoza expresses delight after much-needed win against Jamshedpur FC

Bengaluru FC head coach Gerard Zaragoza was delighted after a comprehensive 3-0 win against Jamshedpur FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru in the ongoing Indian Super League on Sunday.

Sunil Chhetri could not score from a spot kick but Edgar Mendez was able to give a 1-0 lead to the Blues at the stroke of halftime. After the break, Alberto Noguera scored twice to give all three points to his team.

Bengaluru FC were able to break their three-game losing streak and this was their first win after seven games. The Blues had managed a solitary draw against Hyderabad FC in their last seven outings and this was their first win of 2025.

“We are too satisfied and too happy, first of all for my family, because they suffered a lot. Then for the players and their families, because they suffered a lot. But we suffered because we deserved it more,” he said in the post-match press conference.

“During these six games, of course, you can win, you can draw, you can lose. It’s football. But one point of 18 was not fair for us. I’m happy for all of us, and the thing that we need to do is go game by game, more than ever,” he added.

Speaking on goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu’s exclusion, the Spaniard said, “I’m too happy. Gurpreet (Singh Sandhu) needed this rest. I think that Gurpreet, in the first seven matches of the league, was the top player of the season, not the goalkeeper, player of the season. And then he made some mistakes, like the other ones. And all of them I put on the bench, and then they returned better. Now here it’s the same.”

“We wanted him to rest a little bit. But also, Ralte did well. We returned to the clean sheet. And now let’s see. But I’m happy for both of them,” he further added.

Earlier in the year, the Blues suffered a 2-1 loss against Jamshedpur FC while playing away. Zaragoza said they could have scored more goals in that game.

“I think we played better in Jamshedpur than today. Today we could finish 7-0. And in Jamshedpur also,” he opined.

“But in Jamshedpur, we didn’t enter the second goal. We only need to go and see the highlights. We could win there. Easy 0-4. But we were 0-1. And we received two goals from minute 85 (84) or something like that. I think that the players deserved this. I’m happy for them. Let’s go,” Zaragoza signed off.

Bengaluru FC will next take on NorthEast United at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong on Friday.