Odisha FC and East Bengal FC played out a stellar tactical game at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, with the former coming from behind to win 2-1 quite comfortably in the end.
This win reinforces Odisha FC’s dominance at the top of the table, with them having amassed 35 points so far. East Bengal, however, continue to languish at the eighth spot with 18 points.
Odisha FC have made it a habit of coming from behind, and on Thursday, a penalty from Diego Mauricio in the 40th minute and a close-range shot from Princeton Rebello in the 61st minute helped them script a come-from-behind win.
The goals were enough for the hosts to wipe out the lead the Torchbearers had taken thanks to PV Vishnu’s early strike, which came just 32 seconds after kickoff.
The pre-game talk was dominated by Sergio Lobera’s statement on East Bengal’s constant complaining
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Edited by Samya Majumdar
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