Last Updated: April 14, 2023, 07:00 IST
Super Cup: Odisha FC and Aizawl FC with Hyderabad FC and East Bengal FC (AIFF)
Hyderabad FC got here from behind to carry East Bengal FC 3-3 after Odisha FC beat Aizawl FC 3-0 in Group B of the Super Cup
Odisha FC registered a convincing 3-0 victory over Aizawl FC of their second match of the Super Cup on the Payyanad Stadium right here on Thursday.
After two matches, Hyderabad FC now have 4 factors, whereas East Bengal have two. In the identical group, Odisha FC have 4 factors and Aizawl FC have none.
In what turned out to be an exciting sport later within the night, Hyderabad FC and East Bengal FC performed out a 3-3 draw, which saved the followers on the sting of their seats until the ultimate whistle.
Javi Siverio (11′, 71′) and Rabeeh (83′) had been on the scoresheet for Hyderabad whereas Noarem Mahesh (4′, 44′) and VP Suhair (17′) discovered the again of the online within the first half for the Red and Gold brigade.
It was a story of two halves between Aizawl and Odisha, as they had been evenly matched within the first 45 minutes.
Both the edges shared kind of equal quantity of ball possession in addition to goal-scoring probabilities.
The first likelihood fell to Odisha centre-back Narender Gahlot, who did not preserve his header from a nook kick within the sixteenth minute on the goal.
Over the following quarter-hour, Aizawl took management of the sport and twice got here near scoring.
On each events, Hruaitea was the participant with the possibilities, his volleyed effort from a nook within the twentieth minute flying simply extensive of the submit.
In the twenty eighth minute, Hruaitea had a golden alternative to place his aspect within the lead however couldn’t get a contact on the ball on the mouth of the objective.
Just earlier than the break, Odisha winger Isak Vanlalruatfela discovered himself in area with solely Vanlalhriatpuia to beat. But the goalkeeper did nicely to parry his shot away and guarantee they went into the break degree.
The very first likelihood within the second half as soon as once more fell Isak’s manner. The 21-year-old dribbled in from the left flank and went for an outrageous try from exterior the field. Once once more, it was Vanlalhriatpuia who got here to Aizawl’s rescue with a last-gasp save.
The resultant nook within the forty seventh minute introduced the opener. Diego Mauricio poked the ball house from shut vary from a goalmouth melee and handed Odisha the lead.
Odisha adopted it up with one other objective within the fifty fifth minute. This time it was Victor Rodriguez who displayed nice footwork contained in the field to beat a defender and slot it house to double his aspect’s lead.
Clifford Miranda’s males took full cost of the sport after that and saved maintain of nearly all of ball possession.
In the second minute of stoppage time, substitute Nandha Kumar made it 3-0 to finish the win.
Mauricio’s fierce strike was stopped by Vanlalhriatpuia brilliantly, however the rebound fell to Nandha, who tapped it in.
Mauricio had one other likelihood to get on the scoresheet when he was introduced down contained in the field by Okay Lalmalsawma within the fourth minute of stoppage time. But the Brazilian’s penalty was saved by Aizawl’s goalkeeper.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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