ISL: Odisha FC pips over Jamshedpur FC to register their first win of season

Odisha FC beat Jamshedpur FC by 21 to earn their first victory of the Indian Super League ISL 202425 season at the Kalinga Stadium on SaturdayDiego Mauricio and Mourtada Fall gave the Kalinga Warriors a twogoal advantage before the halftime break On the other hand the Men of Steel brought one back through an own goal from Fall himselfAlthough Sergio Loberas side secured an advantage before the break it was Khalid Jamils men who started on a stronger note In just the fifth minute Jamshedpur FC could have earned their lead as Javi Hernandezs freekick from the middle of the park fell onto Stephen Ezes head who flicked it on to Pratik Chaudhari The latters shot however was saved by Amrinder SinghOdisha FC got their first positive chance in the 10th minute Isak Vanlalruatfela crossed in a ball to Jerry Mawihmingthanga who was free on goal Albino Gomes was quick to come out and gather the ball but his failed attempt gave the ball to Jerrys path who set it up for Amey Ranawade but the rightbacks shot went wide from the targetEight minutes later Imran Khan passed the ball onto Javier Siverio who left it for Hernandez The Spaniards shot rattled the post keeping Amrinder gazingOdisha FC finally broke the deadlock in the 20th minute Isak showcased some exceptional dribbling skills to find Hugo Boumous inside the box Boumous laid it off for Diego Mauricio whose shot took a slight deflection from Stephen Eze and ended in the back of the netIn the 42nd minute Fall finally gave the comfort cushion to Sergio Loberas side Boumous swung in a corner from the right and Fall headed it straight into the net In the process the Senegalese defender scored his 18th goal in the ISL all coming from headersJamshedpur FC started the second half on a high again Just two minutes after the restart Hernandez took everyone by surprise by launching an overhead kick from a corner situation However his shot went off target without disturbing Amrinder Singh Odisha FC could have added another goal to their tally in the 54th minute Boumous dribbled past Pratik and passed the ball to Mauricio on the left The Brazilian sent in a cross into the box which was saved by Albino Gomes however the rebound fell into Ranawades feet The Odisha FC rightback was unlucky once again as his shot was shouldered out by Aniket JadhavJamshedpur FC finally got one back in the 62nd minute after Fall headed a corner into his net From that moment onwards it was a freeflowing game where both teams attacked However there was no change in the scorelineMourtada Fall scored Odisha FCs second goal of the game ultimately becoming the decider between the two sides He also registered five clearances and one interceptionOdisha FC will next welcome Kerala Blasters to the Kalinga Stadium on October 3 Jamshedpur FC will also be playing a home game against East Bengal on October 5This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever