Roy Krishna's brace powered Odisha FC to pull off a dominant 4-1 win over Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
Odisha FC will play their next ISL fixture against Hyderabad FC on December 17, whereas the Mariners will travel to take on NorthEast United FC in Guwahati on December 15.
Indian Super League (ISL) club Odisha FC clinched a 3-2 win against Maziya SRC in their fourth game in Group D of the AFC Cup 2023-24 at the Maldives National Football Stadium in Male on Tuesday.
Odisha FC are set to make their debut in the continental championship after earning direct qualification to the group stages of the AFC Cup by clinching the 2023 Super Cup and winning the subsequent Club play-off against Gokulam Kerala FC.
The result has given the team, who finished sixth in the Indian Super League (ISL), a spot in Asian competition, on the back of an outstanding two weeks at the fag end of the season.
After a somewhat sluggish start to his second spell with the club, the Brazilian forward came to the fore at the crunch end of the season and guided Odisha FC to their first-ever Indian Super League (ISL) playoffs appearance.
The 2022-23 ISL season was also historical for Odisha FC as the club qualified for the playoffs for the first time. It, of course, would not have been possible without Mauricio's 12 goals. Then, on a glorious night in the Kozhikode rain, Mauricio found the net twice in the first half against
While Brazilian Diego Mauricio struck both goals for the winners in the first half, Sunil Chhetri scored from a penalty in the 84th minute to reduce the margin for Bengaluru FC.
A double strike by Nandha Kumar and a goal from Diego Mauricio were enough for Odisha to register a smooth win despite being down by an early goal scored by NorthEast's prolific goal-getter and Colombian striker Wilmar Jordan