Margao, April 7 -- Bengaluru FC head coach Gerard Zaragoza hailed veteran forward Sunil Chhetri for the impact he made as his side secured a berth in the Indian Super League (ISL) final after beating FC Goa 3-2 on aggregate in the first semi-final.

The Blues came into the second leg with a valuable two-goal cushion courtesy of their clinical win in Bengaluru in the first leg. Despite the Gaurs leveling the aggregate score through Borja Herrera's free-kick goal and substitute Armando Sadiku's headed equalizer, Chhetri's flying header in injury time punched Bengaluru FC's ticket for the ISL Cup final for the fourth time in the club's history.

"The first half was exactly like what we expected. They (FC Goa) wanted to enter the game, and th...