Hawally, Oct. 24 -- FC Goa went down 1-2 to hosts Qadsia SC in their third and final AFC Challenge League 2026-27 Group C match at the Mohammed Al Hamad Stadium in Hawally, Kuwait, on Friday.

FC Goa finished the campaign in third place with three points from their solitary win over Bangladesh's Fortis FC. The Gaurs had earlier lost to Tajikistan's FC Regar-TadAZ on Matchday 1.

Qadsia clinched the top spot with a perfect record of three wins and became the sole team from the group to qualify for the quarter-finals of Asia's third-tier men's club competition, according to a press release from AFC Media.

The Kuwaiti side took the lead in the 10th minute through Hamza Khabba, who met Rashed Al Dosary's cross with a diving header into the b...