Harmanjot Khabra scored in the 35th minute before Jerry Mawihmingthanga equalised in the 54th minute and substitute Pedro Martin won it for the Juggernauts in the 86th minute.
With just one more day to go for the landmark event FIFA U 17 Women's World Cup India 2022, Odisha Government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure its first FIFA event remains memorable for all while also creating a legacy for football in the state
As part of the preparations for the season, Chennaiyin FC will take on fellow ISL outfit Odisha FC in a friendly encounter on Saturday at the SRMC Ground in Chennai.
BFC too have had stops and starts in their campaign and scraped through a 10-man Odisha FC in the quarter-finals, with the last touch winner from Roy Krishna following a monumental blunder by the Juggernaut's keeper in the dying seconds.
Both teams have taken contrasting routes to reach the knockouts. While BFC played all their games in Kolkata and won three out of four to qualify in as Group A second place holders, OFC won all their four games to qualify as Group D toppers from the Guwahati leg of the tournament.
Three first-half goals including a brace from Saul Crespo (19', 38') and a third from Jerry Mawihmingthanga (40') earned Odisha FC their third consecutive win and a clean sheet, earning them the ticket to the knockout stages of the Durand Cup.
Odisha FC picked up from what they had left against NorthEast United FC as their dominant display against Kerala Blasters FC ensured a 2-0 victory at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Three first-half goals by Jerry Mawihmingthanga (14', 38'), Nandhakumar Sekar (26'), and as many goals in the second half by substitutes Isak Vanlalruatfela (81'), Diego Mauricio (88'), and Thoiba Singh (90+1')