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ISL 2023-24 (REPORT - ODISHA FC)
PIC COURTESY - FSDL PRESS RELEASE
IST SEMIFINAL: 2ND LEG : MOHUN BAGAN SG REACHED THE FINAL FOR THE SECOND CONCECUTIVE TIME
28.04.2024 (MATCH-137): MOHUN BAGAN SG 2(3)- 0(2) ODISHA FC (FT)
MBSG: Jason Cummings (21'), Sahal Abdul Samad (90+2')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: MANVIR SINGH (MBSG)
MBSG: Vishal Kaith, Anwar Ali(Dibendu Biswas), Hector Yuste, Subhasish Bose, Aniruddh Thapa(Sahal Abdul Samad), Deepak Tangri(Abhishek Suryavanshi), Joni Kauko, Liston Colaco(Kiyan Nasiri), Manvir Singh, Dimitri Petratos, Jason Cummings.
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Amey Ranawade, Motarda Fall, Narendra Gahlot, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Princeton Rebello(Lenny Rodrigues), Ahmed Jahouh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring(Jerry Mawihmingthanga) , Isak Raltey, Roy Krishna, Diego Maricio(Cy Goddard).
REFEREE: Crystal John.
SCORE OF FIRST LEG : ODISHA FC 2-1 MOHUN BAGAN
AGGREGATE : ODISHA FC 2-3 MOHUN BAGAN
MOHUN BAGAN SG TO PLAY AGAINST THE WINNERS OF FC GOA AND MUMBAI CITY FC IN THE FINAL ON 4TH APRIL AT KOLKATA.
90+7': FINAL SCORE: MOHUN BAGAN SG 2(3)-0(2) ODISHA FC
90+3': YELLOW CARD to Amrinder Singh for protesting against the Referee's decision.
90+2': GOAL...................... MBSG scored, leading by 2-0, Sahal Abdul Samad scored of a pass from Manvir Singh from the left. The ball defected of Amrinder Singh and Sahal placed the ball in goal.
90': 7 minutes added time.
87': Isak Raltey's lob of a flick from Roy Krishna went over the cross bar.
85': Joni Kauko's curling shot from outside the 18 yards of a pass from Manvir Singh went wide.
81': Cy Goddard's cross pass from the right was cleared by Dibendu Biswas before Isak Raltey could create any danger.
75': MOHUN BAGAN SG 1-0 ODISHA FC
75': Hector Yuste's header of a corner kick from Dimitri Petratos brilliantly punched away by Amrinder Singh.
74': Sahal Samad's cross pass of a forward pass from Liston Coloco cleared by Narendra Gahlot.
69': Isak Raltey failed to touch a pass from Roy Krishna from a close range , ball cleared by Anwar Ali.
65': Dimitri Petratos's powerful freekick went over the cross bar.
64': YELLOW CARD to Motarda Fall, rough play against Aniruddh Thapa, free kick to MBSG.
60: MOHUN BAGAN SG 1-0 ODISHA FC
58': Chance wasted by MBSG.........Aniruddh Thapa's push of a cross pass from Manvir Singh beat Amrinder Singh but missed the target marginally.
55': Manvir Singh was trying to take a shot at goal of a pass from Joni Kauko but his weak shot went straight to Amrinder Singh. He should have passed the ball to unmarked Jason Cummings to did the rest.
52': Liston Colaco had a long run down the left, but he shoots wide from outside the 18 yards.
49': A cross pass from the right by Jerry Mawihmingthanga from the right to Dimitri Petratos but the ball cleared by Anwar Ali.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+6': HALF TIME SCORE: MOHUN BAGAN SG 1-0 ODISHA FC
45+4': GOAL LINE SAVE............Isak Raltey's shot of a pass from Roy Krishna saved from the goal line by Hector Yuste.
45+2': Roy Krishna's shot from outside the 18 yards saved by Vishal Kaith.
45': 6 minutes added time.
41': Deepak Tangri's header of a cross pass from Dimitri Petratos went wide of the target.
39': Manvir Singh's shot from the left of a pass from Aniruddh Thapa saved by Amrinder Singh.
37': A cross pass from Isak Raltey to Roy Krishna inside the 18 yards, but Hector Yuste cleared the ball.
35': YELLOW CARD to Subhasish Bose, he pulled down Roy Krishna.
31': YELLOW CARD to Deepak Tangri, he fouled Roy Krishna.
30': MOHUN BAGAN SG 1-0 ODISHA FC
29': Jason Cummings got past Narendra Gahlot from the right but his left footed shot saved by Amrinder Singh.
27: A forward pass from Dimitri Petratos to Manvir Singh down the right flank, but Manvir's weak cross pass went to Amrinder Singh.
25': Diego Maricio's push of a pass from Roy Krishna from the right missed the target marginally.
21': GOAL............... MBSG scored, leading by 1-0, Dimitri Petratos 's powerful shot was partially saved by Amrinder Singh and Jason Cummings pushed the ball in goal.
18': Hector Yuste's header of a free kick from Dimitri Petratos went straight to Amrinder Singh.
15': MOHUN BAGAN SG 0-0 ODISHA FC
13': YELLOW CARD to Amey Ranawade, he pulled down Liston Colaco.
12': A cross pass from Jason Cummings from the right of a pass from Dimitri Petratos, but Jerry Lalrinzualla cleared the ball.
10': Roy Krishna snatched a ball from Subhasish Bose and sends a cross pass for Diego Maricio inside the 18 yards, but Anwar Ali cleared the ball.
7': Dimitri Petrato's cross pass of a forward pass from Liston Colaco cleared by Motarda Fall.
4': Ahmed Jahouh's free kick from inside the MBSG half cleared by Subhasish Bose.
3': Roy Krishma was fouled by Dimitri Petratos inside the MBSG half, free kick to OFC.
1': Chance for MBSG...........A wrong pass from Amrinder Singh finds Aniruddh Thapa just outside the 18 yards, but Thapa's shot was blocked by Narendra Gahlot.
0': Kick off at Kolkata.
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THE MARINERS REQUIRES A TWO GOAL ADVANTAGE AT FULL HOUSE YUBABHARATI TO ENTER IN THE FINAL
27.04.24: Mohun Bagan Super Giant will Odisha FC in the second round semifinal of the 10th edition of Indian Super League at Yubabharati Kriangan, Kolkata on Sunday evening.
Odisha FC won the first round match at Bhubaneswar by a margin of 2-1 are enjoying the advantage before the second round, though Antonio Habas, the Head coach of Mohun Bagan Super Giant are confident for their entry in the final. In the first round semifinal at Bhubaneswar, Manvir Singh drew the first blood for the Mariners, while Carlos Delgado and Roy Krishna secured the win for Odisha FC.
Both the teams will miss two important footballers in the second semifinal. Carlos Delgado of Odisha FC and Armando Sadiku of Mohun Bagan Super Giant will miss the match as they were shown RED CARD in the first round semifinal at Bhubaneswar.
EQUATION TO QUALIFY IN THE FINAL
* ODISHA FC REQUIRES A DRAW TO QUALIFY IN THE FINAL.
* IF MOHUN BAGAN SG WON THE MATCH BY 1-0, THEN THE MATCH WILL DECIDE BY EXTRA TIME AND TIE BREAKER.
* IF MOHUN BAGAN SG WON THE MATCH BY 2-0 OR MORE GOALS(DIFFERENCE OF TWO GOALS) THEN THEY WILL BE QUALIFIED FOR THE FINAL.
TOP SCORERS OF MOHUN BAGAN SG (2023-24)
1. Jason Cummings : 10 GOALS IN 21 MATCHES
2. Dimitrios Petratos: 10 GOALS IN 21 MATCHES.
3. Armando Sadiku : 8 GOALS IN 22 MATCHES.
TOP SCORERS OF ODISHA FC (2023-24)
1. Roy Krishna : 13 GOALS IN 24 MATCHES.
2. Diego Maurício: 11 GOALS IN 22 MATCHES.
ANTONIO HABAS IN PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
“As a team, we have to focus on the entire opposition and not just a single player. I know there are individuals who can win the game for them, but football is football, and we have to look at the whole team.”
HEAD TO HEAD
(ALL COMPETETIONS) TOTAL MATCHES : 12
ODISHA FC WON : 2
MOHUN BAGAN SG WON : 5
TIED MATCHES : 5
ODISHA FC SCORED : 11 GOALS
MOHUN BAGAN SG SCORED : 19 GOALS
SERGIO LOBERA IN PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
“When you’re playing in a full capacity in a stadium like this (Salt Lake), it means that you’re playing for something important. It’s a big motivation for me as a coach and also for the players to perform well for the team in such kind of environment.”
1ST SEMIFINAL: 1ST LEG:
23.04.2024 (MATCH-135): ODISHA FC 2-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG (FT)
MBSG: Manvir Singh (3')
OFC: Carlos Delgado (11'), Roy Krishna (39')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: ROY KRISHNA (OFC)
OFC: Amarendra Singh, Amay Ranawade, Motarda Foall, Carlos Delgado, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Ahmed Jahouh, L Khawlhing(Lenny Rodrigues) . Jerry Mawhmingthanga(Vignesh Dakshinmurthy), Princeton Rebello(Narendra Gahlot), Isak Raltey(Aniket Yadav), Roy Krishna(Diego Maricio).
MBSG: Vishal Kaith, Anwar Ali, Hector Yuste, Subhasish Bose, Abhishek Suryavanshi(Deepak Tangri), Joni Kauko(Jason Cummings), Liston Colaco(Kiyan Nasiri), Aniruddh Thapa, Dimitri Petratos, Manvir Singh, Armando Sadiku.
REFEREE: Tesaj Nagvenkar.
EQUATIONS BEFORE THE 2ND LEG SEMIFINAL:
* MOHUN BAGAN SG MUST WIN BY MARGIN OF 2 GOALS IN ORDER TO REACH THE FINAL
*ODISHA FC REQUIRES A DRAW TO REACH THE FINAL.
90+6': FINAL SCORE: ODISHA FC 2-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
90': 6 minutes added time.
87': MBSG earned a corner from the right.......Dimitri Petratos's corner kick cleared by Motarda Fall.
86': MBSG are trailing by 1-2, are trying hard to wipe of the deficit.
84': Chance for MBSG...........Aniruddh Thapa's push of a pass from Liston Colaco hit the bar, ball finally cleared by Narendra Gahlot.
81': Chance for OFC.........Roy Krishna snatched a ball from Subhasish Bose and send a pass for Jerry Mawhmingthanga, but Vishal Kaith came out in time to save the situation.
BOTH THE TEAM ARE DOWN TO 10 MEN
75': ODISHA FC 2-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
75': Dimitri Petratos's powerful free kick hit the OFC defense and cleared by Princeton Rebello.
74': RED CARD to Carlos Delgado , his second YELLOW CARD, he handled the ball outside the 18 yards, free kick to MBSG.
72': Roy Krishna got past Subhasish Bose from the right but no one is there to touch the ball, as the ball rolled over the touch line.
67': RED CARD to Armando Sadiku, his second YELLOW CARD, he hit Ahmed Jahouh from behind.
65': Isak Raltey got past Anwar Ali from the left and send a cross pass inside the 18 yards, Deepak Tangri cleared the ball before Jerry Mawhmingthanga could create any danger.
62': Ahmed Jahouh's curling free kick from outside the 18 yards cleared by Subhasish Bose as a number of OFC footballers were rushing for the ball.
60': ODISHA FC 2-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
58': Dimitri Petratos powerful shot punched away by Amrinder Singh, the ball went to Anwar Ali but he shoots wide.
57': YELLOW CARD to Carlos Delgado for handling the ball. free kick to MBSG.
54': A cross pass from the left by Liston Colaco to Armando Sadiku inside the 18 yards, but Carlos Delgado cleared the ball.
52': Liston Colaco's free kick went high and wide of the target.
51': Liston Colaco was brought down by Jerry Mawhmingthanga at the age of 18 yards, free kick to MBSG.
48': A long lob by Amay Ranawade to Roy Krishna inside the 18 yards, but Anwar Ali covered the area and cleared the ball.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+5': HALF TIME SCORE: ODISHA FC 2-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
45+4': YELLOW CARD to Armando Sadiku for misconduct in the field.
45+4': YELLOW CARD to Amay Ranawade for misconduct in the field.
45': 5 minutes added time.
44': Chance wasted by OFC......... Motarda Fall's header went wide of the target from inside the six yards of a pass from Ahmed Jahouh from the left.
41': Chance for MBSG.......Dimitri Petratos's left footed shot from a close range of a pass from Manvir Singh went wide.
39': GOAL........... OFC scored, leading by 2-1, Roy Krishna received a long pass from Amrinder Singh, got past Subhasish Bose and Hector Yuste and placed the ball in goal.
36': Chance for OFC........Jerry Mawhmingthanga shoots wide of a forward pass from Isak Raltey from inside the 18 yards.
33': A curling corner kick from Dimitri Petratos from the left was going inside the goal, but Amrinder Singh flicks the ball and save his team.
30': ODISHA FC 1-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
28': YELLOW CARD to Abhishek Suryavanshi, rough tackle to Amhed Jahouh.
26': Ahmed Jahouh shoots wide of the target from outside the 18 yards of a pass from Isak Raltey.
23': Dimitri Petratos's right footed shot missed the target marginally.
22': YELLOW CARD to Ahmed Jahouh, rough play against Aniruddh Thapa, free kick to MBSG.
19': A pass from Amay Ranwade from the right to Isak Raltey inside the six yards box, but Hector Yuste finally cleared the ball.
18': Dimitri Petrtos's left footed shot from outside the 18 yards of a pass from Aniruddh Thapa saved by Amrinder Singh.
15': ODISHA FC 1-1 MOHUN BAGAN SG
13': A forward pass from Isak Raltey to Roy Krishna inside the 18 yards, Roy was challanged by Vishal Kaith, OFC appealed for a penalty, denied by Referee.
11': GOAL............ OFC equalised 1-1, Carlos Delgado's push from a close range of a corner kick from Ahmed Jahouh beat Vishal Kaith.
8': Mortadra's Fall's header of a corner kick from Ahmed Jahouh hit Hector Yuste and went over the goal line.
6': A cross from Isak Raltey of a pass from Princeton Rebello from the right went straight to Vishal Kaith.
3': GOAL............... MBSG had the early lead 1-0, Manvir Singh's header of a corner kick from Dimitri Petratos from the right beat Amrinder Singh.
2': MBSG earned a corner........Aniruddh Thapa was challenged by Mortarda Fall of a pass from Dimitri Petratos, ball rolled over the goal line.
0': Kick off at Bhubaneswar.
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SEMIFINAL AGAINST ODISHA FC IS A DIFFICULT MATCH: ANTONIO HABAS
22.04.24: Odisha FC will face the "League Shield" winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant in a first leg match of the 1st semifinal of the 10th edition of Indian Super League at Kalinga stadium, Bhubaneswar on Tuesday evening.
ISL SEMIFINAL (MOHUN BAGAN'S PREVIOUS RECORDS)
2021-22
12.03.2023: (1st Leg) Mohun Bagan 1-3 Hyderabad FC
16.03.2023: (2nd Leg) Mohun Bagan 1-0 Hyderabad FC
2022-23
09.03.2023: (1st Leg) Mohun Bagan 0-0 Hyderabad FC
13.03.2023: (2nd Leg) Mohun Bagan 0(4)-0(3) Hyderabad FC
SEMI FINAL DECIDED BY TIE BREAKER
ISL SEMIFINAL(ODISHA FC'S PREVIOUS RECORDS)
THIS IS ODISHA FC MAIDEN ENTRY IN THE SEMIFINAL
SERGIO LOBERA IN PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
“They have a very good team. We also have a very good team and we are unbeaten at Kalinga. We want to continue that momentum at home and also, we competed very well against them in the four previous matches.”
ANTONIO HABAS IN PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
“They’re a very difficult opponent because they have a good coach, they have players with experience of winning titles. Not easy. It will be a difficult match for us, but we have to prepare for the match.” I have the responsibility to activate the player in this situation. This is my work now. Because now the training is practically impossible to improve them on the field.”
ISL LEAGUE RESULTS (2023-24)
06.12.2023(MATCH-46): MOHUN BAGAN SG 2-2 ODISHA FC (FT)
OFC: AHMED JAHOUH (P-31',45+2')
MBSG: Armando Sadiku (58', 90+4')
24.02.2024 (MATCH 92) : ODISHA FC 0-0 MOHUN BAGAN SG
HEAD TO HEAD (ALL COMPETETIONS)
TOTAL MATCHES : 11
ODISHA FC WON : 1
MOHUN BAGAN SG WON : 5
TIED MATCHES : 5
ODISHA FC SCORED : 9 GOALS
MOHUN BAGAN SG SCORED : 18 GOALS
Mohun Bagan SG and Odisha FC have already faced each other four times this season – twice in the ISL and twice in the AFC Cup. Both teams won the away games in Asia while the two matches in the league ended level-pegging.
KNOCKOUT 1: ODISHA FC REACHED SEMIFINAL
19.04.2024 (MATCH-133): ODISHA FC 2-1 KERALA BLASTERS FC (FT)
KBFC: Fedor Cernych (67')
OFC: Diego Maricio (87'), Isak Raltey(98')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: AHMED JAHOUH (OFC)
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Amay Ranawade, Motarda Fall(Narendra Gahlot), Carlos Delgado(Thoiba Singh), Jerry Lalrinzualla, Ahmed Jahouh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring(Cy Goddard), Jerry Mawihmingthanga(Diego Maricio), Princeton Rebello, Isak Raltey(Vignesh Dakshinmurthy), Roy Krishna.
KBFC: Lara Sharma(Karanjit Singh), Horipam Ruivah, Milos Drincic, Marko Leskovic(Pritam Kotal), Sandeep Singh, Daisuke Sakai, Freddy Lallawmawma(Md Azhar), Vibin Mohanana, Saurav Mondal(Danish Farook), Md Aimen(Rahul K.P.), Fedor Cernych(Adrian Luna) .
REFEREE: Harish Kundu.
ODISHA FC TO FACE MOHUN BAGAN SG IN THE SEMI FINAL
THIS IS ODISHA FC'S MAIDEN ENTRY IN THE SEMIFINAL
120': FINAL SCORE: ODISHA FC 2-1 KERALA BLASTERS FC
97': GOAL........... OFC scored, leading by 2-1, A cross from the right by Roy Krishna following a cross pass from Ahmed Jahouh and unmarked Isak Raltey came from the left and pushed the ball in goal.
The match moved to extra time.
90+7': ODISHA FC 1-1 KERALA BLASTERS FC
87': GOAL........... OFC equalised 1-1, Diego Maricio's push from a close range of a pass from Roy Krishna from the right beat Karanjit Singh.
67': GOAL.......... KBFC scored, leading by 1-0, Fedor Cernych's angular shot from the top of the 18 yards following a forward pass from Md Aimen finds the target.
KNOCKOUT 2
20.04.2024 (MATCH-134): FC GOA VS CHENNAIYIN FC (GOA-7.30PM)
THE WINNERS OF THE MATCH WILL PLAY AGAINST MUMBAI CITY FC IN THE SEMI FINAL
13.04.2024 (MATCH-129) : NORTH EAST UNITED 3-0 ODISHA FC ( FT)
NEUFC :Parthib Gogoi (12’), Nestor Albiach (16’), Phalguni Singh (45+3’)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: PARTHIB GOGOI (NEUFC)
NEUFC: Mirshad Michu, Hamza Regragui, Gaurav Bora, Tondonba Singh (Buanthanglun Samte), Bekey Oram, Nestor Albiach (Tomi Juric), Mohammed Ali Bemammer, Romain Philippoteaux, Parthib Gogoi (Redeem Tlang), Jithin Ms (Manvir Singh), Konsam Phalguni Singh (Gani Nigam).
OFC: Ralte Lalthuammawia, Thoiba Singh, Mourtada Fall (Carlos Delgado), Vignesh Dakshinamurthy, Aniket Jadhav, Cy Goddard, Lenny Rodrigues, Ahmed Jahouh (Hitesh Sharma), Roy Krishna (Laldinliana Renthlei), Pranjal Bhumij, Jerry Mawihmingthanga (Givson Singh).
REFEREE: Harish Kundu.
45'+3' : GOAL................. : NEUFC scored, leading by 3-0. Phalguni Singh's right footed shot from the center of the box toff a pass from Parthib Gogoi finds the target.
25' OFC EARNED A PENALTY .........Mirshad Michu saved Roy Krishna's penalty kick.
16' : GOAL................... : NEUFC doubled the lead. Nestor Albiach's left footed shot from the middle of the 18 yards beat Odisha goalkeeper.
. 12' : GOAL.......... : NEUFC scored leading by 1-0 OFC. Parthib Gogoi scored of a pass from Nestor Albiach from the left.
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08.04.2024 (MATCH-124) : MUMBAI CIRY FC 2-1 ODISHA FC (FT)
MCFC: Pereya Diaz (22'), Lalrinzualla Chhangte (61')
OFC: Diego Maricio (25')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: LALRINZUALLA CHHANGTE (MCFC)
MCFC: Phurba Lachenpa, Akash Mishra, Tiri, Mehtab Singh, Rahul Bheke, Yoell Van Neiff, Vikram Pratap Singh, Alberto Nougera, Lalengmawia Ralte, Lalrinzualla Chhangte, Pereya Diaz.
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Amay Ranawade, Carlos Delgado, Motarda Fall, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Lenny Rodgigues. Isak Raltey, Princeton Rebello, Roy Krishna, Diego Maricio.
REFEREE: Pratik Mondal.
61': GOAL............... MCFC scored, leading by 2-1, Lalrinzualla Chhangte increased the lead with a powerful shot from inside the 18 yards.
25': GOAL........... OFC equalised.....1-1, Diego Maricio received a wrong pass from Phurba Lachenpa and scored from the top of the 18 yards.
22': GOAL............ MCFC scored, leading by 1-0, Pereya Diaz scored of a cross pass from Lalrinzualla Chhangte from the right.
ISL 2023-24
MUMBAI CITY FC, ODISHA FC, MOHUN BAGAN SG, FC GOA AND KERALA BLASTERS FC QUALIFIED FOR SUPER SIX ROUND.
02.04.2024 (MATCH-117) : ODISHA FC 3-1 PUNJAB FC (FT)
OFC: Diego Maricio (34',P-68'),Isak Raltey (61')
PFC: Madih Talal (38')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: DIEGO MARICIO (OFC)
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Amay Ranawade, Carlos Delgado, Motarda Fall, Jerry Ralrinzualla (Vignesh Dakshinamurthy), Isak Raltey(Pranjal Bhumij) , Princeton Rebello(Hitesh Sharma), Lalthathanga Khawlhring(Lenny Rodrigues) , Ahmed Jahouh, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Diego Maricio(Roy Krishna).
PFC :Ravi Kumar, Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Dimitris Chataiisaias, Suresh Meetai, Md Salah(Kingslee Fernandes), Nikhil Prabhu( Bryce Miranda) , Asish Pradhan( Sahil Tavora) , Ricky Sabong, Madih Talal(Prasanth Mohan), Jordan Murray(Juan Mera) , Luka Majcen.
REFEREE :Crystal John
68': GOAL............ Diego Maricio converts the penalty, OFC noe leading by 3-1.
67': PENALTY OFC earned a penalty as Diego Maricio was pulled down from behind inside the 18 yards.
61': GOAL.............. OFC scored, leading by 2-1, Isak Raltey scored from inside the 18 yards of a cross pass from Amay Ranawade from the right flank.
38': GOAL.......... PFC equalised, 1-1, Madih Talal snatched a ball from Princeton Rebello, covered along space and scored of a low grounder from thetop of the 18 yards.
34': GOAL............... OFC scored , leading by 1-0, A cross from Jerry Lalrinzualla from the left and Diego Maricio came between the footballers and scored of a perfect header.
30.03.2024 ( MATCH-113): BENGALURU FC 0-0 ODISHA FC (FT)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: Shankar Shimpanjiraj (BFC)
BFC : Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Nikhil Poojary, Chinlemsana Singh, Shankar Shimpanjiraj, Roshan Singh, Keziah Veendrop, Lalremtluanga Fanai(Shivaldo Singh), Javier Hernandez, Ryan Willams, Oliver Drost, Sunil Chetri (Sivashakti Narayan).
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Amay Ranawade, Carlos Delgado, Motarda Fall, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Lalthathanga Khawlhring(Lenny Rodrigues) , Ahmed Jahouh, Isak Raltey, Princeton Rebello(Hitesh Sharma), Roy Krishna(Diego Maricio), Aniket Yadav(Pranjal Bhumij).
REFEREE: Harish Kundu.
03.03.2024 (MATCH 102) : CHENNAIYIN FC 2-1 ODISHA FC (FT)
CFC: Ankit Mukherjee (6'), Jordan Murray (90+4')
OFC: Roy Krishna (77')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : CORNOR SHEILDS (CFC)
CFC: Debjit Mukherjee, Ankit Mukerjee, Ryan Edwards, Lasor Cirkovic, Akash Sangwan, Cornor Sheilds, Ayush Adhikary(Mobashir Rahman) , Vincy Barreto(Alexander Jesuraj), Raphel Crivellaro(Jordan Murray), Neenthoi Meetai(Rahim Ali), Farukh Choudhury(Irfan Yaddad).
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Amey Ranawade, Narendra Gahlot, Motarda Fall, Vignesh Dakshinmurthy ( Jerry Lalrinzuala), Ahmed Jahouuh(Cy Goddard), Isak Ralte, Princeton Rebello(Lenny Rodrigues), Lalthathanga Khawlhring(Aniket Yadav), Diego Maricio, Roy Krishna(Carlos Delgado) .
REFEREE: Crystal John.
90+4': GOAL........... CFC leading by 2-1, Jordan Murray scored of a corner kick from Cornoe Sheilds from the right.
77': GOAL............ OFC equalised 1-1, Roy Krishna's header of a header of Amay Ranawade following a corner kick from Cy Goddard defected of Cornor Sheilds and went inside the goal.
6': GOAL............ CFC leading by 1-0, Ankit Mukherjee's header of a cross pass from Raphel Crivellaro finds the target.
THE ISL DERBY BETWEEN EAST BENGAL FC ANF MOHUN BAGAN SC SCHUDULED ON 10TH MARCH AT KOLKATA, CANCELLED BY BIDHAN NAGAR POLICE AUTHORITIES DUE TO UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. REVISED DATE YET TO DECLARE BY FSDL
29.02.2024 (MATCH 98) :ODISHA FC 2-1 EAST BENGAL FC (FT)
EBFC: Vishnu P.V. (0.32')
OFC: Diego Maricio (P-39'), Princeton Rebello (61')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: PRINCETON REBELLO (OFC)
ODISHA FC : Amirinder Singh, Amay Ranawade, Nerendra Gahlot, Carlos Delgado, Jerry Lalrinzualla(Vignesh Dakshinmurthy), Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Ahmed Jahouh, Isak Raltey, Princeton Rebello(Lenny Rodrigues), Roy Krishna, Diego Maricio(Motarda Fall).
EBFC: Prabshukan Singh Gill, Md Rakip(Harmonjot Khabra), Alaksander Pantic, Lal Chungnunga, Mandar Rao Desai(nishu Kumar), Victor Vasquez, Ajay Chhetri(Souvik Chakraborty), Suhair V.P.(Mahesh Singh), Vishnu P.V(Nandha Kumar Sekar), Cleiton Silva, Felicio Brown.
REFEREE: I Jamal Mohammed.
90+6': FINAL SCORE: ODISHA FC 2-1 EAST BENGAL FC
90': 6 minutes added time.
88': Mahesh Singh left footed shot from outside the 18 yards punched away by Amrinder Singh.
86': Nandha Kumar Sekar got past Amay Ranawade from the right and had a shot at goal, but Carlos Degado cleared the ball.
82': Victor Vasquez's cross pass from the left following a corner inside the 18 yards, but Amrinder Singh punched the ball away.
78': OFC leading by 2-1, EBFC had some moves deep inside the OFC half, but to create any positive chance.
73': YELLOW CARD to Falicio Brown, he brought down Ahmed Jahouh.
69': YELLOW CARD to Ahmed Jahouh, he brought down Falicio Brown.
67': A lob from Victor Vasquez from the middle to Mahesh Singh deep inside the OFC half but Amrinder Singh saved the situation.
64': Isak Raltey's low shot from the top of the 18 yards of a pass from Roy Krishna saved by Gill.
61': GOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLL. OFC leading by 2-1, Princeton Rebello's flick of a corner from Ahmed Jahouh from the left rolls into the net. The ball defector of Victor Vasquez and went inside the goal.
58': Vishnu P.V.s cross pass from the left of a pass from Mandar Rao cleared by Isak Raltey.
55': YELLOW CARD to Diego Maricio for play acting.
54': Diego Maricio was moving in sheer speed inside the 18 yards of EBFC, but Lal Chungnunga denied him.
51': Cleiton Silva got past Narendra Gahlot of a pass from Victor Vasquez but his shot went wide of the target.
49': Souvik Chakraborty shoots wide of a pass from Vishnu P.V.
48': Ahmed Jahouh's corner from the left cleared away by Alaksander Pantic.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+3': HALF TIME SCORE: ODISHA FC 1-1 EAST BENGAL FC
45': 3 minutes added time.
44': YELLOW CARD to Prabshukan Singh Gill for misconduct in the field.
43': YELLOW CARD to Ajay Chhetri, pe pulled down Diego Maricio.
39': GOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLL Diego Maricio converts the penalty.
38: YELLOW CARD to Md Rakip for brought down Diego Maricio ????
37': PENALTY for OFC... Md Rakip was brought down by Diego Maricio, but Referee pointed to spot for a penalty against EBFC.
35': YELLOW CARD to Cleiton Silva for arguing with the Referee.
32': OFC are creating tremendous pressure in EBFC defense in search to wipe of the deficit.
31': Narendra Gahlot's header of a cross pass from Ahmed Jahouh beat Gill but hit the side net.
29': Carlos Delgado's header of a free kick from Ahmed Jahouh went wide.
28': YELLOW CARD to Suhair V.P. rough play against Amay Ranawade, free kick to OFC.
25': Carlos Delgado was denied by Mandar Rao who was following a free kick from Ahmed Jahouh.
21': Amay Ranawade's cross pass from the right of a forward pass from Isak Raltey saved by Gill in second attempt.
18': V.P.Suhair's header of a cross pass from Cleiton Silva from the right was ill directed.
15': Roy Krishna got past Mander Rao from the right and had a cracking shot at goal, saved by Gill in second attempt.
14': Diego Maricio's shot from inside the 18 yards of a defection from Alaksander Pantic sailed over the cross bar.
12': Jerry Lalrinzualla's cross pass from the right headed away by Lal Chungnunga before Diego Maricio could create any problem.
9': Falicio Brown's shot from age of the 18 yards of a pass from Vishnu P.V. blocked by Narendra Gahlot.
6': A lob from Amay Ranawade deep inside the 18 yards for Diego Maricio, but Alaksader Pantic in control of te situation.
4': Diego Maricio's cross pass of a forward pass from Isak Raltey cleared by Alaksander Pantic.
0.32': GOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLL.. EBFC scored an early goal leading by 1-0. Vishnu P.V. recieved a lob from Aaksander Pantic, got past Jerry Lalrinzualla and Dimas Delgado and scored of an angular shot.
0': Kick off at Bhubaneswar.
STATUS IN ISL (2023-24)
ODISHA FC : 32 POINTS FROM 16 MATCHES
EAST BENGAL FC : 18 POINTS FROM 16 MATCHES
LAST MATCH RESULT
28.01.2024: (KALINGA SUPER CUP FINAL) EAST BENGAL FC 3-2 ODISHA FC
SERGIO LOBERA BEFORE THE MATCH
"Every game is like a final. When you have six games left, every match and every three points matters for all the teams involved."
HEAD TO HEAD (ALL COMPETETIONS)
TOTAL MATCHES: 10
ODISHA FC WON: 5
EAST BENGAL FC WON: 2
TIED MATCHES: 3
ODISHA SCORED: 23 GOALS
EAST BENGAL FC SCORED: 20 GOALS
DIMAS DELGADO BEFORE THE MATCH
"We know the way that Odisha FC is playing with, the style that they have, and we, with our weapons, will show them what we have, and make things difficult for them."
24.02.2024 (MATCH 92) : ODISHA FC 0-0 MOHUN BAGAN SG (FT)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : AMRINDER SINGH (OFC)
OFC :Amrinder Singh, Amay Ranawade, Carlos Delgado, Motarda Fall, Jerry Lalrinzualla, L Khawlhring, Lenny Rodrigues, Princeton Rebello(Cy Goddard), Isak Raltey, Roy Krishna, Diego Maricio(Aniket Yadav).
MCFC :Vishal Kaith, Anwar Ali, Deepak Tangri(Abhishek Suryabanshi), Hector Yuste, Subhasish Bose, Asish Rai, Manvir Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad(Anirudh Thapa), Jony Kauko, Armando Sadiku(Jason Cummings), Dimmitri Petratos.
REFEREE : Tesaj Nagvenkar.
90+5': FINAL SCORE: ODISHA FC 0-0 MOHUN BAGAN SG
90': 5 minutes added time.
86': Roy Krishna got past Hector Yuste from the right of a pass from Aniket Yadav, but Subhasish Bose cleared the ball to save the situation.
82': Jason Cummings left footed shot of a pass from Dimitri Petratos saved by Amrinder Singh in second attempt.
79': Manvir Singh got past Amay Ranawade and Lenny Rodrigues from the left but his cross pass went straight to Amrinder Singh.
77': Diego Maricio's cross pass from the right of a pass from Amay Ranawade cleared by Anwar Ali.
74': It is still goalless at Bhubaneswar, MBSG needs a win to be in the top of the league table.
69': Diego Maricio got past a host of MBSG defenders dangerously from the right, nut Hector Yuste denied him.
65': YELLOW CARD to Deepak Tangri, he pulled down Roy Krishna.
62': A brilliant effort by Roy Krishna. .received a pass from Amrinder Singh in the midfield got past Subhasish Bose and Hector Yuste in sheer Speed went inside the 18 yards, but his push beat Vishal Kaith and missed the target marginally.
60': Manvir Singh's volley from inside the 18 yards of a clearance from Amay Ranawade went over the cross bar.
58': Isak Raltey's shot from the age of the 18 yards of a pass from Diego Maricio blocked by Deepak Tangri.
54': Diego Maricio was trying to find his way inside the OFC half of a pass from Isak Raltey, but Sahal Samad denied him finally.
51': A wrong pass by Murtada Fall inside the 18 yards, Joni Kauko wins the ball and passed the ball to Armando Sadiku, but his push saved by Amrinder Singh.
48': Asish Rai received a defection of OFC defense went inside the 18 yards, but Motarda Fall denied him.
46': Second session Kicks off.
45+5': HALF TIME SCORE: ODISHA FC 0-0 MOHUN BAGAN SG
45+3': Isak Ralte covered a long space in sheer speed of a flick from Diego Maricio but his grounder missed the target by an inch.
45+1': Diego Maricio's right footed shot from inside the 18n yards of a pass from Roy Krishna beat Vishal Kaith and hit the bar.
45': 5 minutes added time.
44': Princeton Rebello's right footed shot of a pass from Diego Maricio saved by Vishal Kaith.
40': Manvir was trying to find his way inside the 18 yards of a pass from Joni Kauko, but Amay Ranawade blocked the area and cleared the ball.
37': Asish Rai's cross pass from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Dimitri Petratos claered by Motarda Fall.
33': A wrong pass from Carlos Delgado finds Samal Samad outside the 18 yards, Sahal sends a forward pass to unmarked Armando Sadiku , but Armainder Singh came out in time to save the situation.
29': Amay Ranawade's cross pass of a pass from Diego Maricio, but Subhasish Bose saved the situation.
25': Diego Maricio was in an open space of a pass from Princeton Rebello, but Subhasish Bose blocked the area and cleared the ball.
23': Chance for MBSG .Armando Sadiku shoots wide of the target of a pass from Manvir Singh.
20': Lalthathanga Khawlhring shoot wide of the target following a freekick from by Princeton Rebello.
19': OFC earned a freekick deep inside the MBSG half, as Roy Krishna was fouled by Subhasish Bose.
16': Isak Raltey wins a ball from Anwar Ali and had a shot at goal, but the ball went over the cross bar.
13': Dimitri Petratos's freekick from the right cleared by Carlos Delgado.
12': MBSG earns a freekick deep inside the 18 yards, Asish Rai was fouled by Jerry Lalrinzualla.
9': The match prove to be a competitive, as both the team are trying to play attacking football.
5': Armando Sadiku's shot of a forward from Jpni Kauko was blocked by OFC defense.
3': Isak Ralte's left footed shot of a pass from Jerry Lalrinzualla cleared by Motarda Fall.
0': Kick off at Bhubaneswar.
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CURRENT STATUS IN ISL
ODISHA FC : 31 POINTS FROM 15 MATCHES
MOHUN BAGAN SG : 29 POINTS FROM 14 MATCHES
LAST MATCH RESULT
06.12.23: INDIAN SUPER LEAGUE(KOLKATA) - MOHUN BAGAN SG 2-2 ODISHA FC
SERGIO LOBERA
"This is the idea. We played very well before the break and we have no business to think of anything else. It’s an amazing and big game tomorrow, and we are excited about it.”
HEAD TO HEAD (ALL COMPETETIONS)
TOTAL MATCHES : 10
ODISHA FC WON : 1
MOHUN BAGAN SG WON : 5
TIED MATCHES : 4
ODISHA FC SCORED : 9 GOALS
MOHUN BAGAN SG SCORED : 18 GOALS
ANTONIO HABAS
“Roy Krishna is a fantastic player, and it’s football, but we don’t have any specific plans for him. We have to respect the entire team in every single match.”
09.02.2024 (MATCH-77): ODISHA FC 1-1 FC GOA (FT)
SCORER:
OFC: Roy Krishna (4')
FCG: Jay Gupta (37')
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Amay ranawade, Narendra Gahlot(Aniket Yadav), Carlos Delgado, Jerry Lalrinzualla(Vignesh Dakshinamurthy), Ahmed Jahouh, Princeton Rebello(Lenny Rodrigues), Lalthranga Khawlhring, Isak Raltey,Roy Krishna, Diego Maricio(Motarda Fall),
FCG: Arshdeep Singh, Jay Gupta, Odei Onaindia, Carl McHugh, Seriton Fernandez, Ayush Chhetri, Noal Wail, Rowlin Borges(Renier Fernandez), Brandon Fernandez, Md Yasir(Borris Singh), Carlos Martinez(Broja Herara).
REFEREE:
Rahul Kumar Gupta.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: ODEI ONAINDIA (FCG)
37': GOAL........... FCG equalised 1-1, a left footed powerful shot from Jay Gupta from the age of the 18 yards finds the target.
4': GOAL............. OFC had the early goal, leading by 1-0, A cross from the right by Amay Ranawade inside the 18 yards and Roy Krishna placed the ball at the top corner of the net.
05.02.2024 (MATCH-75) : HYDERABAD FC 0-3 ODISHA FC (FT)
OFC : Diego Maricio (27',75') ,Roy Krishna (45+1')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: DIEGO MARICIO (OFC)
HFC: Gurmeet Singh, Mark Zothanpuia, Md Rafi, Alex Saji (Aron Vanlalrinchhana), Sajad Parray, Jaoa Victor, Lalchhanhima Sailo, Ramhlunchhunga, Makan Chhote, Abdul Rabeeh, Joseph Sunny (Abijith PA).
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Amey Ranawade(Carlos Delgado), Motarda Fall, Thoiba Singh, Vignesh Dashinmurthy, Lalthathanga (Hitesh Sharma), Cy Goddard(Princeton Rebello), Lenny Rodrigues, Isak Raltey, Roy Krishna(Aniket Yadav), Diego Maricio(Jerry Mawihmingthanga).
REFEREE: Pratik Mondal.
75': GOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL OFC increased the lead to 3-0, Diego Maricio's powerful angular shot of a pass from Princeton Rebello finds the target.
45+1': GOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. OFC increased the lead to 2-0, Roy Krishna's places the ball at the top of the net of a cross pass from Isak Raltey from the right.
27': GOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. OFC scored, leading by 1-0. Diego Maricio's powerful shot of a defection finds the target.
02.02.2024 ( MATCH - 71) : ODISHA FC 2-1 KERALA BLASTERS FC (FT) br> KBFC: Dimitrious Diamantakos (10')
OFC: Roy Krishna (53',57')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: ROY KRISHNA (OFC)
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Narendra Gahlot, Carlos Delgado, Amay Ranawade, Lalthurunga Khawlhring, Princeton Rebello(Lenny Rodrigues) , Ahmed Jahouh, Isak Raltey, Roy Krishna, Diego Maricio.
KBFC : Sachin Suresh, Pritam Kotal(Sandeep Singh), Mark Drincic, Mark Leskovic, Naocha Singh, Md Aimen(Ishan Pandita), Danish Farook, Md Azhar, Daisuke Sakai(Emmanuel Justine), Dimitrious Diamantakos(Fedor Cernych), Nihal Sudesh(Saurav Mandal).
REFEREE : Harish Kundu.
57': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. OFC leading by 2-1, Roy Krishna increased the lead for OFC following a cross pass from Amay Ranawade from the right.
53': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. OFC equalised 1-1, A cross from the right Ahmed Jahouh and Roy Krishna scored of a perfect header.
10': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. KBFC leading by 1-0, A low cross from the right Nehal Sudeesh inside the 18 yards. the ball beat Amrinder Singh and Dimitrious Diamantakos just place the ball in goal to give KBFC the lead.
29.12.2023 (MATCH-67): ODISHA FC 4-1 JAMSHEDPUR FC (FT)
OFC: Isak Ralte (27'), Roy Krishna (36', 45+3'), Diego Maricio (P-45+2)
JFC: Rai Tachikawa (23')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : ROY KRISHNA (OFC)
OFC: Amarinder Singh, Amey Ranawade, Narendra Gahlot (Aniket Jadhav), Carlos Delgado, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Puitea, Ahmed Jahouh, Isak Ralte(Pranjal Bhumij), Princeton Rebello (Lenny Rodrigues), Roy Krishna (Jerry Mawihmingthanga), Diego Maricio (Mourtada Fall).
JFC: T.P.Rahenesh, P.C.Laldinpuia, Elsinho Dias, Provat Lakra, Nikhil Barla, Jitendra Singh(Nongdamba Naorem), Jeremy Monzorro, Imran Khan(Muhammed Uvais), Rei Tachikawa, Md Sanan (Seiminlen Doungel), Daniel Cheema.
REFEREE: Crystal John.
45+3': GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL. OFC scored again, score now 4-1 as Roy Krishna's left footed shot went inside the goal of a pass from Isak Ralte from the right.
45+2': GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL OFC increased the lead to 3-1, Diego Maricio converts the penalty.
45+1': PENALTY for OFC as Diego Maricio was brought down heavily by Narendra Gahlot inside the 18 yards.
36': GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL. OFC increased the lead, Roy Krishna left footed shot from close range beat T.P.Rahanesh.
27': GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL.. OFC equalised, score 1-1, Isak Ralte scored from the centre of the 18 yards of a cross from Roy Krishna.
23': GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL. JFC leading by 1-0, Rei Tachikawa powerful shot of a defection of OFC defense finds the target.
26.12.2023 (MATCH-64) : PUNJAB FC 0-1 ODISHA FC (FT)
OFC: Roy Krishna (21')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : ISAK RALTEY (OFC)
PFC : Ravi Kumar, Md Salah, Suresh Meetai, Dimitris Chatziisaias, Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Samuel Kynshi(Ashish Pradhan), Amarjit Singh(Brandon Vanlalremdika), Nikhil Prabhu, Juan Mera(Wilmar Jordán), Madih Talal, Luka Majcen.
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Carlos Delgado, Narendra Gahlot(Motarda Fall), Amey Ranawade, Princeton Rebello(Aniket Jadhav), Ahmed Jahouh, Isak Ralte(Thoiba Singh), Lenny Rodrigues, Roy Krishna, Diego Maricio(Jerry Mawihmingthanga).
REFEREE: Ashwin Kanojia
21': GOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL. OFC leading by 1-0, Roy Krishna's right footed shot of a pass from Isak Raltey went at the far corner of the net.
22.12.2023 (MATCH-60) : EAST BENGAL FC 0-0 ODISHA FC (FT)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : HIJAJI MAHER (EBFC)
EBFC: Prabsukhan Gill, Mandar Rao Desai(Md Rakip), Hijaji Maher, Lal Chungnunga, Nishu Kumar, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Broja Herara(Javier Severio), Sauvik Chakraborty, Jose Pardo, NandhaKumar Sekar(Vishnu P.V), Cleiton Silva.
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalroinzualla, Motarda Fall, Carlos Delgado, Amey Ranawade, L Khawlhring, Ahmed Jahouh, Lenny Rodrigues, Isak Ralte, Roy Krishna(Diego Maricio), Jerry Mawihmingthanga(Pranjal Bhumij).
REFEREE: Senthil Nathan S.
90+5': FINAL SCORE: EAST BENGAL FC 0-0 ODISHA FC
90+1': Vishnu P.V was pulled down from behind inside the 18 yards by Jerry Lalrinzulla. UNLIKE OTHER TWO INCIDENTS REFEREE DENIED PENALTY IN FAVOUR OF EBFC AGAIN
90': 5 minutes added time.
89': YELLOW CARD to Javier Severio for arguing with the Referee.
88': Javier Severio's header hit the hand of Motarda Fall of a defection from Amey Ranawade, Referee denied penalty.
86': YELLOW CARD to Sauvik Chakraborty, he fouled Lenny Rodrigues.
85': Vishnu P.V got past two OFC defenders inside the 18 yards but he was blocked by amey Ranawade.
82': Cleiton Silva's header of a cross from Mahesh Singh missed the target marginally.
78': The match is locked at 0-0, OFC are enjoying the territorial advantage.
73': YELLOW CARD to Jerry Lalrinzualla, he fouled Vishnu P.V
70': YELLOW CARD to L Khawlhring, he pulled down Vishnu P.V from behind.
67': YELLOW CARD to Broja Herara, rough play against Carlos Delgado.
63': Vishnu P.V unable to control a forward pass from Cleiton Silva, ball cleared by Carlos Delgado.
60': A easy chance wasted by Jerry Mawihmingthanga, failed to touch the ball of a pass from Roy Krishna from the right as no EBFC footballers were in the goal line.
56': A cross from Amey Ranawade from the right, Roy Krishna was going for the ball, but Hijaji Maher cleared the ball.
51': Mahesh Singh's left footed shot of a pass from Sauvik Chakraborty went wide.
47': Mahesh Singh's cross pass from left hit the hand of Lenny Rodrigues inside the 18 yards, Referee denied Penalty.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+2': HALF TIME SCORE: EAST BENGAL FC 0-0 ODISHA FC
45': 2 minutes added time.
40': YELLOW CARD to Hijaji Maher, he fouled Roy Krishna.
39': Broja Herara's powerful shot of a forward pass from Sauvik Chakraborty saved by Amrinder Singh.
37': A lob by Jose Pardo to Cleiton Silva inside the 18 yards, but Motarda Fall cleared the ball.
34': Jerry Mawihmingthanga shoot wide after he got past Mandar Rao of a pass from L Khawlhing.
28': YELLOW CARD to Jerry Lalrinzualla, he pulled down Souvik Chakraborty from behind.
27': NandhaKumar Sekar got past a number of OFC defenders of a forward pass from Broja Herara but his shot saved by Amrinder Singh.
25': Roy Krishna's header of a cross from Amey Ranawade from the right missed the target marginally.
24': NandhaKumar Sekar received a wrong clearance from Isak Ratle went deep inside the OFC half, but his shot went straight to Amrinder Singh.
20': A cross from the left by Mahesh Singh of a forward pass from Broja Herara, claered by Carlos Delgado out of the danger zone.
16': A long lob from Hijaji Maher finds Cleiton Silva inside the OFC half, but his shot went wide of the target.
13': A curling corner from the left by L Khawlhring, Mortarda Fall was trying for a header but Hijaji Maher cleared the ball.
9': A wrong clearance by Lal Chungnunga finds Isak Ralte deep inside the EBFC half, Isak went inside the 18 yards but his weak shot went straight to Gill.
5': Roy Krishna was trying to find his way deep inside the EBFC half of a pass from Isak Talte, but Nishu Kumar in control of the situation.
3': A long pass from Jose Pardo from the left, but Nishu Kumar unable to control the ball, cleared by Amey Ranawade .
0': Match started at Kolkata.
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HEAD TO HEAD IN ISL
TOTAL MATCHES: 6
EAST BENGAL FC WON: 1
ODISHA FC WON: 5
TIED MATCH: 0
EAST BENGAL FC SCORED:16
ODISHA FC SCORED: 22
SCORE OF THE LAST MATCH
09.04.2023 - SUPER CUP(BHUBANESWAR): ODISHA FC 1-1 EAST BENGAL FC
COACHES COMMENT BEFORE THE MATCH
CARLES CUADRAT: “We know that Odisha FC are a dangerous team in set-pieces. We have been working on trying to defend well in set-pieces. We have been a good team in defending them, not in scoring, but I hope that the plan for tomorrow works in that aspect of the game.”
SERGIO LOBERA: “I am very happy. The team is working well. We are in a good moment both in the AFC Cup and in the ISL. We have played a lot of games in this stadium lately. We have good memories here. Maybe in the last one against Mohun Bagan Super Giant was difficult because we lost points after two games, but we are ready – we know it’s a different game.”
17.12.2023 (MATCH-57) : ODISHA FC 3-0 HYDERABAD FC (FT)
OFC: Roy Krishna (35',90+4'), Motarda Fall (40')
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Carlos Delgado, Motarda Fall, Amey Ranawade, Lenny Rodrigues, Lalthathanga Khawlhling(Princeton Rebello), Ahmed Jahouh, Isak Ralte(Aniket Jadhav) , Pranjal Bhumij(Jerry Mawihmingthanga), Roy Krishna.
HFC: Gurmeet Singh, Vignesh Dakshinmurthy(Mark Zothanpuia), Chinlensena Singh, Nim Dorjee Bhutia, Nikhil Poojary(Abdul Rabeeh), Joao Victor, Sahil Tavora, Joe Knowles, Md Yasir, Petteri Pennanen, Jonathan Moya(Ramhlunchhunga).
REFEREE: I Jamal Mohammed.
PLAYER OF THE MATC: ISAK RALTE (OFC)
90+4': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. OFC leading by 3-0, Roy Krishna's left footed grounder of a pass from Jerry Mawihmingthanga went inside the near corner of the net.
40': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL. OFC scored the second goal, leading by 2-0. Mortada Fall's header of a pass from Carlos Delgado following a corner from Amhed Jahouh finds the target.
35': GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL . OFC leading by a 1-0, Roy Krishna scored from a close distance of a forward pass from Amey Ranawade from the left.
06.12.2023(MATCH-46): MOHUN BAGAN SG 2-2 ODISHA FC (FT)
OFC: AHMED JAHOUH (P-31',45+2')
MBSG: Armando Sadiku (58', 90+4')
MBSG :Vishal Kaith, Asish Rai, Brandon Hamil, Hector Yuste, Subhasish Bose, Aniruddh Thapa(Hnamte), Jason Cummings, Sahal Abdul Samad(Glan Martins,Deepak Tangri), Liston Colaco, Kyan Nasiri(Suhail Bhat), Armamdo Sadiku.
OFC :Amrinder Singh, Amey Ranawade, Narendra Gahlot, Carlos Delgado, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Isak Ralte(Roy Krishna), Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Cy Goddard(Pranjal Bhumij), Ahmed Jahouh(Leny Rodrigues), JerryMawihmingthanga(Aniket Yadav), Diego Maricio(Princeton Rebello).
REFEREE :Crystal John.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: AHMED JAHOUH (OFC)
RED CARD JUAN FERANDO AND DIEGO MARICIO for arguing between themselves after the match.
90+8': FINAL SCORE: MOHUN BAGAN SG 2-2 ODISHA FC
90+6': YELLOW CARD to Liston Colaco, he pulled down Aniket Yadav.
90+4': GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL MBSG equalised 2-2, Armando Sadiku scored of a pass from Hector Yuste. Amrinder Singh was not in his position.
90': 8 minutes added time.
90+3': A miss by Pranjal Bhumij .shoots wide from outside the 18 yards with Vishal in front of him.
89': Vishal save a GOALL..denied Roy Krishna. Roy Krishna shoots the ball of a pass from Aniket Yadav.
88': A long lob from Deepak Tangri from the left but too wide for Asish Rai to 85': YELLOW CARD to Diego Maricio for time wasting while he was leaving the playing arena.
83': Jason Cummings low powerful shot defected of Amrinder Singh and cleared by Narendra Gahlot finally.
81': Amay Ranawade's got past Subhasish Bose of a pass from Aniket Yadav from the right but his shot hit the side net.
79': Asish Rai's cross pass of a pass from Jason Cummings went straight to Amrinder Singh.
76': Lalthathanga Khawlhring left footed free kick cleared by MBSG defense.
75': Cy Goddard was fouled by Subhasish Bose deep inside the MBSG half, free kick to OFC.
71': A good collection by Amrinder Singh of a cross from Asish Rai denied Liston Colaco and Armando Sadiku.
67': Subhasish Bose's forward pass was cleared by Narendra Gahlot before Armando Sadiku could reach the ball.
63': A wrong pass by Brandon Hamil finds Roy Krishna at the age of 18 yards, but his shot was finally blocked by Hector Yuste.
60': YELLOW CARD to Asish Rai, rough play against Amey Ranawade.
58': GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL. MBSG reduced the margin by 1-2, Armando Sadiku scored of a pass from Kyan Nasiri from the right.
56': MBSG earned a corner. .Liston Colaco's corner went wide.
51': Armando Sadiku missed an easy opportunity......shoots wide from inside the 18 yards of a pass from Liston Colaco.
48: Isak Ralte received a ball from Diego Maricio deep inside the 18 yards, but his angular shot saved by Vishal Kaith.
46': Second session kicks off.
45+5': HALF TIME SCORE: MOHUN BAGAN SG 0-2 ODISHA FC
45+2': GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL. OFC scored the second goal, A cross pass from the left by Diego Maricio and Ahmed Jahouh came from behind and scored.
45': 5 minutes added time.
43': YELLOW CARD to Lalthathanga Khawlhring, he pulled down Samal Samad dangerously.
41': An aimless cross pass from Amey Ranawade from the right but no OFC footballers were there , ball rolled over the goal line.
38': YELLOW CARD to Brandon Hamil, rough play against Ahmed Jahouh.
37': A cross from the right by Sahal Samed to Jason Cummings, but Carlos Delgado blocked the area and cleared the ball.
34': Jason Cummings was tackeled from behind by Ahmed Jahouh inside the 18 yards, Referee denied penalty.
31': GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLL. OFC leading 1-0, Ahmed Jahouh converts.
30': PENALTY for OFC, Subhasish Bose handled the ball inside the 18 yards.
27': Hector Yuste's header of a free kick from Asish Rai from the right went over the cross bar.
26': YELLOW CARD to Jerry Lalrinzuala, he fouled Kyan Nasiri.
22': A cross pass from the left by Sahal Samad from left of a pass from Armando Sadiku, but Kyan Nasiri was a bit slow as the ball went over the touch line.
18': A push from Jerry Mawihmingthanga from the right of a pass from Amey Ranawade but the ball defected of Brandon Hamil and cleared by Aniruddh Thapa.
13': MBSG are in an attacking mood right from the start of the match. OFC are trying to came back in the match.
10': What a miss by Armando Sadiku. ..he failed to convert of a pass from Kyan Nasiri with Amrinder Singh in front of him.
7': YELLOW CARD to Narendra Gahlot, he fouled on rushing Liston Colaco .
6': Narendra Gahlot's header of a corner from Cy Goddard went wide.
4': A long ranger by Armando Sadiku of a pass from Liston Colaco went wide.
3': A long run by Kyan Nasiri down the right , sends a cross pass inside the 18 yards but Carlos Delgado cleared the ball.
0': Match started at Kolkata.
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POSITION IN ISL TILL NOW
MBSG: Currently placed in 3rd position with 15 points from 5 matches.
OFC: Currently placed in 4th position with 13 points from 7 matches.
SCORE OF THE LAST MATCH
27.11.2023: (AFC CUP - KOLKATA) ODISHA FC 5-2 MOHUN BAGAN SG
HEAD TO HEAD IN ISL
TOTAL MATCHES: 9
MBSG WON: 5
OFC WON: 1
DRAWN: 3
MBSG SCORED: 16 GOALS
OFC SCORED: 12 GOALS
COACHES REACTION IN PRE MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
JUAN FERRANDO: “It’s not necessary to change a lot of things. In my mind the system is the same, it is to put the goals, find spaces, etc. It’s an important match, of course, but I don’t think we need to change a lot of things.”
SERGIO LOBERA: “We are happy about the results that we have got in the last few games. But, we need to focus on the present. We are in a good moment. The team is working very well. We are growing every day, ready to improve some things obviously, especially to try to find the balance between attack and defence.
The team was better in the last game but we are going to play against a very good team. They are the favorite's to win the league because they have a very strong team. But we are ready. We showed everyone that we are ready for a big challenge and this is one of them.”
01.12.2023 ( MATCH - 42) : JAMSHEDPUR FC 0-1 ODISHA FC (FT)
OFC: Roy Krishna (56')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : AHMED JAHOUH (OFC)
JFC: T.P.Rahanesh, P.C.Laldinpuia, Elsinho Dias, Pratik Chowdhury, Nikhil Barla(Semboi Haokip), Imran Khan, Jeremy Monzorro, Rei Tachikawa (Steve Ambri), Sanan Mohammed (Nongdamba Naorem), Semilen Doungel (Provat Lakra), Daniel Cheema(Alen Stevanovic).
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Narendra Gahlot, Demas Delgado, Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Lenny Rodrigues), Ahmed Jahouh, Cy Goddard, Roy Krishna (Diego Maurício ), Isak Ralte (Pranjal Bhumij), Jerry Mawihmingthanga (Aniket Jadhav).
REFEREE: Rahul Kumar Gupta.
56': GOAL......... OFC leading by 1-0, A cross from the right by Ahmed Johouh and Roy Krishna scored of a header from a close range.
03.11.2023 : (MATCH-31) ODISHA FC 1-0 NORTH EAST UNITED FC (FT)
OFC: Diego Maricio (37')
OFC : Amarinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Carlos Delgado, Narendra Gaylot, Amay Ranawade, Cy Goddard (Roy Krishna), Ahmed Jahouh, Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Princeton Rebello), Isak Vanlalruatfela, Diego Maricio (Lenny Rodrigues), Jerry Mawihmingthanga (Pranjal Bhumij).
NEUFC : Mirshad Michu, Tondomba Singh, Ashir Aktar, Michel Zobaco, Dinesh Singh, Md Ali Bemammer, Phalguni Singh(Pragyan Gogoi), Nestor Albiach, Parthib Gogoi, Jithin M.S, Ibson Melo (Romain Philippoteaux)
REFEREE : I Jamal Mohammed
Head-to-Head
Played – 18
Odisha FC – 8
NorthEast United FC – 5
Draws – 5
Trivia: Sergio Lobera’s teams have conceded an average of 1.25 goals per game in his 84 matches in the ISL.
37': GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL. OFC are leading by a goal. Diego Maricio received a pass from the right and scored of an angular powerful shot at the top corner of the net.
31.10.2023 :(MATCH-28) ODISHA FC 3-2 BENGALURU FC (FT)
BFC: Sunil Chetri (9'), Ryan Willams (17')
OFC: Lalthathanga Khawlhring (23'),Isak Manlalruatfela (45+2'), Amay Ranawade (60')
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : AMAY RANAWADE (OFC)
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla (Pranjal Bhumij), Carlos Delgado, Narendra Gahlot, Amey Ranawade, Cy Goddard (Princeton Rebello), Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Thoiba Singh), Isak Manlalruatfela, Ahmed Jouhouh Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Roy Krishna (Diego Maricio).
BFC: Gurpreet Singh, Sandhu, Roshan Singh, Slavko Damjanovic, Aleksandar Jovanovic (Curtis Main), Namgyal Bhutia (Jessel Carneiro), Suresh Wangjam, Keziah Veendorp, Harsh Patre (Rohit Kumar), Holicharan Narzary (Sankar Simpanjiraj), Sunil Chetri, Ryan Willams.
REFEREE: Harish Kundu.
60': GOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL. OFC are now leading by 3-2, A forward pass from Cy Goddard to Amay Ranawade inside the 18 yards. Amay places the ball to the left of Gurpreet Singh to score his first of ISL.
51': RED CARD to Roshan Singh of BFC. His second YELLOW CARD of the match. He fouled Amay Ranawade at the 44 minute and Isak Manlalruatfela at the 51st minute.
45+2': GOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL OFC equalised at the stroke of half time. A shot from Roy Krishna was partially saved by Gurpreet Singh and on rushing Jerry Mawihmingthanga just pushed the ball to Isak Manlalruatfela. Isak just lobs the ball in the goal.
23': GOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL OFC reduced the margin, A powerful curling shot from almost 25 yards by Lalthathanga Khawlhring of a pass from Jerry Mawihmingthanga finds the target at the top corner of the net.
17': GOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL BFC are leading by 2-0, A long lob from the midfield by Keziah Veendorp inside the 18 yards, Ryan Willams traps the ball with his chest between Narendra Gahlot and Carlos Delgado and places ball to the left of Amrinder Singh.
9': GOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL BFC are leading by 1-0, Sunil Chetri received a loose ball after a defection of OFC defenders are scored of a powerful grounder at the far corner of the net.
HEAD TO HEAD
TOTAL MATCHES: 13
ODISHA FC: 5
BENGALURU FC: 7
DRAWN : 1
27.10.2023 (MATCH-25) : KERALA BLASTERS 2-1 ODISHA FC (FT)
OFC : Diego Maricio (15')
KBFC : Dimitrios Diamantakos (66'), Adrian Luna (84')
KBFC : Sachin Suresh, Naocha Singh, Pritam Kotal, Hormipam Ruivah, Seityasen Singh, Danish Farook, Adrian Luna, Vibin Mohanan (Freddy Lallawmawma)(Md Azhar), Daisuke Sakai (Mohammed Aimen), Rahul K.P. (Dimitrios Diamantakos), Kwame Peprah (Ishan Pandita).
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Amey Ranawade, Motarda Fall, Narendra Gahlot, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Ahmed Jahouh, Cy Goddard (Dimas Delgado), Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Anikit Yadav (Thoiba Singh), Diego Maricio (Roy Krishna).
REFEREE : Senthil Nathan.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: ADRIAN LUNA (KBFC)
84': GOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL KBFC leading 2-1, A long pass from the left received by Adrian Luna deep inside the OFC half and just lobs the ball over the head of Amrinder Singh at the top corner of the net.
66': GOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL KBFC equalised, A forward pass from Daisuke Sakai inside the 18 yards to Dimitrios Diamantakos who flicks the ball past Amrinder Singh.
21': PENALTY SAVED Diego Maricio's penalty partially saved by Sachin Suresh, ball went to Isak but his shot saved by Sachin again.
20': PENALTY for OFC, A freekick from Ahmed Jahouh hit the post but was handled by Naocha Singh inside the 18 yards, Referee awarded a penalty.
15': GOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL OFC leading by a goal. A forward pass from Cy Goddard from the midfield inside the 18 yards, Diego Maricio received the ball got past Pritam Kotal and scored of a powerful shot.
HEAD TO HEAD
TOTAL MATCHES : 20
KERALA BLASTERS WON: 7
ODISHA FC WON: 6
DRAWN: 7
07.10.2023 (MATCH-16) : FC GOA 3-2 ODISHA FC (FT)
FCG: Noah Sadaoui (P-55', 68'), Joy Gupta (90+8')
OFC: Motarda Fall (6',81')
FCG: Arsdeep Singh, Joy Gupta, Sandesh Jhingan, Odeo Onaindia, Seriton Fernandez, Carl Mchugh, Raniyer Fernandez, Noah Sadaoui, Brandon Fernandez, Udanta Singh, Carlos Martinez.
OFC : Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Carlos Delgado, Motarda Fall, Amey Ranawade, Ahmed Jahouh, Lenny Rodrigues, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Roy Krishna.
REFEREE: Crystal John.
90+8': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL FCG are leading by 3-2 at the flag end of the match. A pass from Victor Rodrigues and Joy Gupta's left footed shot finds the target.
81': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL OFC equalised, score now 2-2. Mortarda Fall converts a corner from top of the 18 yards of a powerful shot.
68': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL FCG are laeding by 2-1. A wrong clearance by Fall, finds Noah Sadaoui just inside the danger zone, Noah scored of an angular shot from a close range.
55': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL Noah Sadaoui converts the penalty and equalised the score.
54': PENALTY for FCG. Noah Sadaoui was fouled by Ahmed Johouh inside the 18 yards. 6': GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL OFC had the early lead. A corner from the right by Puitea and Fall had a powerful shot from top of the 18 yards and had the lead for OFC.
HEAD 2 HEAD IN ISL :
Played – 20
FC Goa – 12
Odisha FC – 3
Draws – 5
**** Lobera won the Super Cup with FC Goa in 2019. He was the head coach for the majority of the 2019/20 season in which they had won the ISL League Winners Shield.
28.09.2023 (MATCH-8)) : ODISHA FC 2-2 MUMBAI CITY FC (FT)
OFC: Jerry Mawihmingthanga (45'), Roy Krishna (P-75')
MCFC: Roystn Griffiths (47'), Jorge Diaz (88')
OFC: Amrinder Singh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Motarda Fall, Carlos Delgado, Amey Ranawade, Ahmed Johouh, Lenny Rodrigues, Jerry Mawihmingthanga (Sahil Panwar), Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Princeton Rebello), Diego Maricio (Roy Krishna).
MCFC: Md Nawaz, Akash Mishra, Tiri (Van Neiff), Roystn Griffiths, Rahul Bheke, Greg Stewart (El Khayati), Lalengmawia Ralte (Isak Vanlalruatfela), Vinit Rai (Jayesh Rane), Lalrinzualla Chhangte, Bipin Singh (Vikram Pratap), Jorge Diaz.
REFEREE: Pranjal Banerjee
PLAYER OF THE MATCH: JORGE PEREYRA DIAZ (MCFC)
88': GOOOAAALLLL. MCFC equalised 2-2. A cross by Vikram Pratap from the right was placed by Jorge Diaz to the left of Amrinder Singh.
75': GOOOAAALLLL. Roy Krishan places the ball to the left of Md Nawaz.
74': PENALTY for OFC. Roy Krishna was brought down by MD Nazaz inside the 18 yards.
48': GOOOAAALLLL. MCFC equalised 1-1. A left footed corner from the right by Greg Stewart was perfectly headed by Roystn Griffiths at the roof of the net.
45': GOOOAAALLLL. OFC leading at 1-0 at the stroke of half time. It was misunderstanding between Akash Mishra and goalkeeper Md Nawaz of MCFC. Nawaz failed to collect the ball neatly after Akash covered Jerry inside the 18 yards. Jerry Mawihmingthanga utilsed the situation of a defection from Jerry and lob the ball in open goal.
Odisha FC held Mumbai City FC to a 2-2 draw at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar tonight as an emotional encounter for Sergio Lobera against his former club saw some intense action that eventually left little to be separated between the two sides. Teams with largely similar on-field footballing philosophies and styles of play engaged in a tough tussle in one of the most highly-anticipated showdowns from the 10th season of the Indian Super League (ISL).
The two sides were attempting to be in greater control over the proceedings from the offset and that led to an interesting battle in the centre of the park. Greg Stewart stepped up to take a free-kick from the right-hand side just outside the box in the 42nd minute. The away side certainly had held high hopes from the attacking midfielder, who displayed impeccable technique but the ball still landed a few inches wide off the crossbar.
However, the Islanders were unable to capitalise on that momentum. Isak Vanlalruatfela played a cross-field pass that Mumbai’s goalkeeper Mohammed Nawaz mishandled, handing Jerry Mawihmingthanga an open goal to shoot into and hand the home team the lead. Mumbai kept pressing high after the break and earned a corner courtesy of the same soon in the 47th minute. Stewart again assumed set-piece responsibilities and delivered an incredible curling cross that centre-back Rostyn Griffiths headed home to bring Mumbai the much-needed equaliser.
It appeared that the game would round off drawn for a significant phase of the game after that, and so it did but not before both teams added another goal to their tally each. Nawaz fouled Odisha striker Roy Krishna inside the box and the Fijian forward made no mistakes from the spot in the 75th minute.
However, the Islanders’ sturdy resilience and determination was on complete display as they kept pushing hard to restore parity in the final 15 minutes. Vikram Pratap Singh initiated quite a few remarkable moves on either sides of the 18-yard box but finally delivered a decisive lateral pass for Jorge Pereyra Díaz that the Argentine tapped into the net in the 88th minute.
Quite late into the game, both teams eventually arguably resorted to settling for a point each. Whilst they didn’t completely shy away from seeking an injury-time winner, they simultaneously held their backline together long enough to not lose hold of the solitary point from the match.
23.09.2023 (MATCH-3):ODISHA FC 2-0 CHENNAITIN FC (FT)
OFC: Jerry Mawihmingthanga (45') Diego Maurício (62') (62')
OFC: Amrinder Singhh, Jerry Lalrinzualla, Carlos Delgado, Motarda Fall, Amey Ranawade, Lenny Rodrigous, Ahmed Johouh, Isak Vanlalruatefela, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Roy Krishna.
CFC: Soumik Mitra, Akash Sangwan, Lazar Crikovic, Bikash Yumnum, Ankit Mukherjee, Jiteshwor Singh, C Battocchio, Rafeal Crivellaro, Farouk Choudhury, Cornor Sheilds.
REFEREE: PRATIK MONDAL
Goals in either halves by Jerry Mawihmingthanga and Diego Mauricio helped Odisha FC defeat Chennaiyin FC by 2-0 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar to start their Indian Super League (ISL) 2023 campaign on a victorious note on Saturday.
Odisha seemed to have adapted into new head coach Sergio Lobera’s philosophy seamlessly right from the offset. They held the major chunk of the possession and kept probing the Chennaiyin defence with their fluid offensive moves but neither of the two teams came close to breaking the deadlock until Jerry found the breakthrough courtesy of some incredible coordination upfront in the 45th minute of the game.
Goalkeeper Samik Mitra failed to handle a long-range shot properly, which landed in fullback Amey Ranawade’s feet on the right hand side of the 18-yard box. Ranawade squared up a neat pass to Jerry, who turned around swiftly and shot firmly from his left foot into the bottom right corner to hand the Juggernauts the vital lead heading into the half-time break.
Chennaiyin came close to levelling the scores shortly after the break. They won a corner in the 56th minute and the duo of Lazar Cirkovic and Connor Shields scrapped through to somehow equalise. However, a resilient Odisha backline spearheaded by goalkeeper Amrinder Singh ensured that the team kept the visitors at bay.
Lobera reinforced Odisha’s attack by bringing in Brazilian forward Diego Mauricio for Jiteshwor Singh as the second half progressed. Mauricio, the joint-highest goal-scorer of the previous ISL season, instantly pounced upon a defensive error by Ankit Mukerjee to bag the home side’s second goal of the night. Mukherjee fumbled a back pass that ended in Mauricio’s pathway, who rounded off Mitra to calmly slot the ball into the back of the net.
The Juggernauts grew in confidence thereafter as they tested the Chennaiyin defence pretty closely in the final 20 minutes of the match. First, Isak Vanlalruatfela came close to furthering the lead but his shot ended up slightly wayward off the post in the 73rd minute. A few minutes later, towering defender Mourtada Fall jumped high amidst a tight space but ended up heading the ball faintly off target.
