Odisha FC rallied to beat Kerala Blasters 2-1 in their Indian Super League match at Bhubaneswar on Sunday. (More Football News)
Harmanjot K꧑habra scored in the 35th minute to give the Blasters the lead before Jerry Mawihmingthanga equalised in the 54🦹th minute and team-mate substitute Pedro Martin won it for Odisha in the 86th minute.
Odisha FC made one change to the side that lost to Mumbai City FC. Thoiba Singh replaced Raynier Fernandes in the midfield as they retained their 4-3🍃-3 formation with Diego Mauricio up top.
Kerala Blasters fielded the same eleven that lost against ATK Mohun Bagan as Ivan Kaliuzhny🅘i retained his place up front alongside Dimitrios Diamantakos.
The ball was in the Kerala Blasters' net after seven minutes, but the goal was disallowed. Mauricio cut in from the left flank before getting his shot away from an extremely acute angle. The effort📖 was parried by Prabhsukhan Gill befo꧃re it reached Isaac Chhakchhuak.
The midfielder's goal-bound shot was blocked by Gill before Jerry tried to tap it in from close range. The goal was disallowed because Gill had a glove on the ball when Jerry toe-poke🀅d it into the net.
Halfway through the first half, the Blasters scurried to clear an Odisha FC corner. The ba🐭ll found its way to Thoiba, whose shot from the edge of the box forced a brilliant save out of the Blaster’s shot-stopper.
The visitors got their noses in front ten minuꦰtes before half-time. Adrian Luna played a short corner to Lalthath🌳anga Khawlhring before whipping a brilliant in-swinging ball from the left flank. Khabra sprung the offside trap and broke the deadlock with a thumping header.
The Juggernauts almost equalised three minutes later from a corner, Isaac curled the ball in towards the far post. Saul Crespo, under pressure from Khabra, saw his header fly narr🍷owly wide of goal.
Two minutes int𓆏o the second half, Jerry's cross from the right wing was poked at goal by Mauricio. However, Gill was positioned well and pushed the effort onto the post before it was c⛎leared to safety.
It was all square in the 54th minute when Shubham Sarangi's long throw from the right was flicked on by Osama Malik in a chaotic penalty area before Carlos Delg𒐪ado's shot was parried into the path of Jerry and the 25-year-old made no mistake tapping it in from close range.
A minute from the hour mark, Luna's inswinging ball from the corner caught 🅰the Odisha FC defence off-guard. Amrinder Singh, at full stretch, could not get a glove on it and was relieved to see the ball hit the far post and roll out for a goal kick.
The game turned on its head in the 86th minute. Amrinder lofted the ball towards the final third, where substitute Pedro Martin took it down with a deft touch before smashing𒁏 it past Gill with aplomb to give Odisha FC their second ISL win over Kerala Blasters FC.
The Juggernauts are now third in the ISL with six points, just a point off the top. They will host Bengaluru FC on October 27. The Blasters are now ninth with just three points and will travel back home to welcome Mumb🐷ai City FC 💮on October 28.
