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The new year brought new fortunes for SC East Bengal as they finally bagged their first win in the Indian Super League (ISL), brushing aside Odisha FC. But the onus will now be on them to show that the victory was not just a flash in the pan as they prepare to face FC Goa at the Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco on Wednesday.Both sides are set to clash for the first time but they find themselves at opposite ends in the ISL table. SCEB are placed second from the bottom while Goa have jumped to third after late comeback victories over Jamshedpur and Hyderabad.The Gaurs will start favourites but with the monkey finally off the back for East Bengal, Robbie Fowler's side will certainly fancy their chances."We want to win games. The lads are in a better space now than what we were a few weeks ago. But like I said to them, we got to go out and play the way we can. If you can play the way you can, you will win games. We are not a million miles away. We've won a game but we won't get carried away. Likewise, when we lost a game early in the season, we weren't getting carried away then," Fowler, whose side has been unbeaten in the last three games, said in a statement.Fowler expects his team not just to nullify Goa's threat but also to cause them problems. "Goa will have a little bit of possession but it's up to our players to work hard. Hopefully, we'll put the ball in the back of the net and give Goa something to worry about. It's not all about what we can do to stop Goa but we've got a team to play, we've got games that we will try to win," he added.Defensively, both sides have struggled. While SCEB are yet to register a clean sheet, Goa have kept just one, despite their attacking flair. Both sides have also been guilty of conceding in the dying minutes of the game.Goa coach Juan Ferrando is not taking SCEB lightly. "The team is more compact and has displayed its quality in the last few games, " he said. "Two weeks ago, there was more pressure as they were in the last position. (But) when you have three points, the emotions in the dressing room are different. Against SCEB, we have a problem because they come into the game without any pressure or stress. It's a new opportunity (for them)."( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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