Mumbai City FC were tested by a gritty Chennaiyin FC side, but they continued their fine form to retain their place at the top end of the table. Kerala Blasters FC left it late to secure all three points against Odisha FC in a match that assistant head coach Ishfaq Ahmed had described as the
The match was played with high intensity from the first whistle with both teams knocking at the opponent's goal. Odisha FC looked more threatening in the first half but Kerala Blasters FC took the control back in the second half. With both teams coming close to breaking the deadlock, the
It was a match of two halves, while Odisha FC dominated the first half, the home side came with the solitary goal in the 86th Minute, once they gained the upper hand in the second half of the match. Vukomanovic was expecting this fixture to be a single-goal match and pleased with the way the
It was a game of two halves for the Blasters, who didn't find their rhythm in the first half but bounced back in the second half, with Sandeep Singh scoring the winning goal in the 86th minute.
Odisha FC are known for their comeback heroics but have to worry about their away form after suffering all three defeats on away turf, and Gombau will look to work on that, including the goal-scoring form in the recent games, going into the second half of the season.
Kerala Blasters FC and Odisha FC would look to get all three points as both teams have an equal number of points and with ATK Mohun Bagan's defeat to NorthEast United FC, a win will help either of the teams jump to the third position on the ISL points table.
Blasters will be looking to even things out this time around, as Odisha FC came back from a goal down to take all three points in the reverse fixture earlier this season. Following ATK Mohun Bagan's loss to NorthEast United FC on Saturday, an outright result for either of these teams would p
Sahal Samad opened the scoring for the visitors in the 23rd minute but Bradric's men responded strongly in the second half and scored in the 48th minute as Vincy Barretto smashed the ball home from close range.
Sahal Abdul Samad had put the Blasters in front in the first half before Vincy Barreto returned to score against his former club with an equaliser in the second.
This rivalry between the two clubs is significant as Ivan Vukomanovic's side are looking to break another unpleasant record of not winning a game at the Marina Arena.