Odisha FC beat Maziya 3-2. (Twitter)
Mourtada Fall, Diego Mauricio and Roy Krishna all netted in Odisha’s 3-2 come-from-behind win over the Maziya, while Mohun Bagan slumped to a 1-2 defeat on the road against their Bangladeshi opposition.
Indian Super League side Odisha FC came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Maziya Sports & Recreation of Maldives 3-2 in a Group D away match of the AFC Cup on Tuesday.
The win kept Odisha’s hopes of advancing to the Inter-Zone semifinals of the AFC Cup (the continent’s second-tier club competition) alive while the defeat left Maziya on the ropes.
Maziya took the lead in the second minute, following a fine team move with Aisam dribbling his way into the Odisha box before laying off for Naiz Hassan, who scored with a simple finish.
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Odisha, who defeated Maziya 6-1 in the home fixture, came close to scoring in the seventh minute when Lalthathanga Khawlhring burst into the area before setting up Cy Goddard, who sent his shot wide.
Odisha’s Roy Krishna then saw his effort blocked in the 12th minute.
The Indian side, however, suffered another jolt in the 25th minute when they conceded a penalty following Mourtada Fall’s tackle on Vojislav Balabanovic, who coolly converted from the spot.
Maziya dominated the rest of the half and came close to scoring again in the 42nd minute when Balabanovic set up Hamza Mohamed, whose shot forced a save from Odisha keeper Amrinder Singh.
Odisha came back fighting in the second half. They reduced the margin in the 65th minute off a corner kick with Mourtada Fall nodding home Ahmed Jahouh’s cross.
The goal spurred Odisha further as they levelled the tie in the 72nd minute with Jahouh sending a fine cross for Diego Maurício to head home from inside the six-yard box.
Odisha completed the comeback in the 85th minute with Krishna netting the winning goal.
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Mohun Bagan VS Bashundhara Kings
Indian Super League champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant came up short against their Bangladeshi opponents Bashundhara Kings on Tuesday as the Kolkata giants slumped to a 1-2 defeat on the road.
Juan Ferrando’s men raced ahead to the lead in the 17th minute of the game through a Liston Colaco strike, before the home side levelled just before the break through Miguel Ferreira.
The Kings took home all points on offer as they turned things around in the 80th minute of the game with Robinho finding the back of the net to complete the come-from-behind victory against the Indian unit.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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