Indian Super League: Odisha FC demolishes East Bengal 3-1 with 2 goals from D. Maurício
BHUBANESWAR. Odisha FC topped East Bengal 3-1 thanks to D. Maurício who scored in the 22nd and 53rd minute.
BHUBANESWAR. Odisha FC topped East Bengal 3-1 thanks to D. Maurício who scored in the 22nd and 53rd minute. It was East Bengal to score first with a goal from Cleiton Silva. However, later Odisha FC found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with Diego Maurício (22′), Nandha Kumar Sekar (45′) and Diego Maurício (53′).
The match was held at the Kalinga Stadium Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday and this began at 2:00 pm UTC. The referee was R Venkatesh. The weather was haze. The temperature was pleasant around 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 55%.
Match Statistics
Odisha FC was in firm control of the ball 55% while East Bengal was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Odisha FC was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Odisha FC won the match.
Odisha FC shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, East Bengal shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Odisha FC. On the opposite side, East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (Charalampos Kyriakou and Ankit Mukherjee).
After playing this match, Odisha FC will have 19 points like Goa to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, East Bengal will stay with 12 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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10'10'
Cleiton Silva
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22'22'
Diego Maurício
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41'41'
Aniket Jadhav
Himanshu Jangra
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45'45'
Nandha Kumar Sekar
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46'46'
Sumeet Passi
Mobashir Rahman
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53'53'
Diego Maurício
Raynier Fernandes
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60'60'
Issac Vanmalsawma
Raynier Fernandes
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64'64'
Semboi Haokip
Naorem Mahesh Singh
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64'64'
Charalampos Kyriakou
Jordan O\'Doherty
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66'66'
Pedro Martín
Diego Maurício
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72'72'
Víctor Rodríguez
Osama Malik
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75'75'
Charalampos Kyriakou
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81'81'
Mohamad Rakip
Cleiton Silva
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90'90'
Ankit Mukherjee
Next match
In the upcoming Indian Super League match, Odisha FC will play away against Bengaluru on the 14th of January with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Bengaluru (1 draw).
East Bengal will host Jamshedpur on the 13th of January with a 2-1 head to head in favor of East Bengal (2 draws).
Odisha FC: Formation and Lineups
Odisha FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Gombau Balague chose to play with the following team: Amrinder Singh , Narender Gahlot , Carlos Delgado , Osama Malik , Denechandra Meitei , Saúl Crespo , Raynier Fernandes , Moirangthem Thoiba Singh , Jerry Mawihmingthanga , Diego Mauricio and Nandhakumar Sekar .
Substitutes
Odisha FC made 3 changes: Raynier Fernandes for Issac Vanmalsawma (60′), Diego Maurício for Pedro Martín (66′) and Osama Malik for Víctor Rodríguez (72′).
Top player: Diego Mauricio
The player who no doubt impressed Odisha FC the most was Diego Mauricio.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 8.
East Bengal: Formation and Lineups
East Bengal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Stephen Constantine played with: Suvam Sen , Ankit Mukherjee , Chungnunga Lal , Iván Garrido , Jerry Lalrinzuala , Mobashir Rahman , Jordan O’Doherty , Himanshu Jangra , Alex , Naorem Mahesh Singh and Cleiton Silva .
Substitutes
East Bengal made 5 changes: Himanshu Jangra for Aniket Jadhav (41′), Mobashir Rahman for Sumeet Passi (46′), Naorem Mahesh Singh for Semboi Haokip (64′), Jordan O’Doherty for Charalampos Kyriakou (64′) and Cleiton Silva for Mohamad Rakip (81′).
Top player: Alex
Probably the most impressive player in East Bengal was Alex.
His rating is with 51 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League
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