Football fans rally in Bambolim on Monday evening

Around 100

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fans gathered at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Bambolim to take part in the rally organised by FC Goa Fan Club just before the jersey launch last evening. With chants like 'Jikktale re Jikktale... FC Goa Jikktale', and some dedicated to players like Mandar, Corominas and Lenny, 'Shaandar Jaandar.. Aamcho Mandar', 'Corominas.. Lalalalala' and 'Goenchi Fenni.. Amcho Lenny.. Ghassa ghass... Ghassa ghass', the

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- on several bikes and cars went around the area before taking the entourage into the stadium.

"It was like a fan meetup since we hadn't met since many months. The people who were there are a part of FC Goa

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and East Lower Army. We started chanting and even came up with new chants just to get everyone in the mood before the rally. We rallied - waving flags, before heading to the jersey launch," says Omkar, one of the founding members and president of the FC Goa Fan Club, and one of the singers of the FC Goa song ,Tiki-Taka (Vamos Goa).