Goa, April 4 -- Team Herald

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PANJIM: FC Goa and Jamshedpur FC became the first two teams in the Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) 2024-25 season to book their place in the National Championship at the Reliance Corporate Park, Mumbai, on Friday.

FC Goa started their National Group Stage campaign with back-to-back losses against Diamond Harbour FC and NorthEast United FC. However, they made a remarkable turnaround in the third game, defeating Jamshedpur FC 3-0 and following it up with another convincing win over East Bengal FC.

Coming into the game against Kickstart FC, the Gaurs direly needed three points to ensure qualification to the next stage of the competition.

They started the game on the front f...