FC Goa overcame Bengaluru FC (BFC) 9-8 in sudden death to become the first Indian Super League side to enter the Durand Cup final at the Salt Lake Stadium on Wednesday.

FC Goa will face Mohammedan Sporting in the summit clash at the same venue on Sunday.

After conceding a sloppy opening goal, FC Goa goalkeeper Naveen Kumar made amends with his brilliant save off Damaitphang Lyngdoh to bring an end to the marathon 16 spot-kicks. Both teams were locked 2-2 after extra-time.

Earlier, Sivasakthi Narayanan was the star for BFC as he gave them an early advantage with his first-minute goal and then forced the match into extra-time with a strike seven minutes before regulation time.

Trailing 0-1, the Juan Ferrando-coached side snatched a 2-1 lead with strikes from Devendra Murgaokar (eighth minute) and Redeem Tlang (72nd).

There was more drama in store when Sivasakthi brought the equaliser after Namgyal Bhutia set it up with a great ball inside the box. The ensuing tie-breaker failed to break the deadlock as both the sides struck four times and missed once.

Ferrando went into the game with a five-man backline as he was missing key players like Brandon Fernandez, Glan Martins and Sertion Fernandez, all now on India duty.

Sivasakthi gave BFC a great start, thanks to a shocker by FC Goa goalkeeper Kumar.