Odisha FC recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over East Bengal 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BHUBANESWAR. Odisha FC managed to reverse the scoreline against East Bengal to win 2-1.

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David Brown
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Odisha FC recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over East Bengal 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BHUBANESWAR. Odisha FC managed to reverse the scoreline against East Bengal to win 2-1. It was East Bengal to strike first with an early goal of Vishnu PV at the 1′. Then it was a penalty in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Princeton Rebello gave the win to Odisha FC in the 61′ minute. Odisha FC was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kalinga Stadium stadium in Bhubaneswar. The referee was Jamal Mohamed with the collaboration of and . The 4th official was Rahul Kumar Gupta. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was hot at 29.95 degrees Celsius or 85.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Odisha FC

2 - 1

Team 1

East Bengal

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 101 Attack 78
  • 75 Dangerous attack 55
  • 75 Ball safe 70
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 4 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Odisha FC had a strong ball possession 61% while East Bengal was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Odisha FC was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Odisha FC won the match​.

Odisha FC shot 15 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, East Bengal shot 10 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Odisha FC received 3 yellow cards (Ahmed Jahouh, Thoiba Singh Moirangthem and Diego Mauricio). On the other side, East Bengal received 7 yellow cards (Gursimrat Gill, Felicio Brown Forbes, Prabhsukhan Gill, Cleiton Silva, Ajay Chhetri, V.P. Suhair and Mohammad Rakip).

Match Timeline

1'
Vishnu P V(goal)Aleksandar Pantić
28'
Suhair VP- Yellow
36'
Cleiton Silva - Yellow
Diego Maurício(penalty)
40'
39'
Prabhsukhan Singh Gill- Yellow
39'
Mohamad Rakip- Yellow
44'
Ajay Chhetri- Yellow
39'
Gursimrat Singh Gill- Yellow
46'
Souvik Chakrabarti- sub ->Ajay Chhetri
Vignesh D- sub ->Jerry Lalrinzuala
46'
46'
Naorem Mahesh Singh- sub ->V.P. Suhair
Diego Maurício- Yellow
55'
Princeton Rebello(goal)Ahmed Jahouh
61'
67'
Nishu Kumar- sub ->Mandar Rao Desai
67'
Nandha Kumar Sekar- sub ->Vishnu PV
Mourtada Fall - sub ->Diego Mauricio
68'
Ahmed Jahouh- Yellow
70'
Aniket Jadhav- sub ->Narender Gahlot
68'
72'
Felicio Brown Forbes- Yellow
84'
Harmanjot Khabra- sub ->Mohammad Rakip
Lenny Rodrigues- sub ->Princeton Rebello
84'
Thoiba Singh Moirangthem- sub ->Lalthathanga Khawlhring
89'
Thoiba Singh Moirangthem- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
ATK Mohun Bagan
48
22
Mumbai City
45
22
Goa
45
22
Odisha FC
39
22
Kerala Blasters
33
22
Chennaiyin
27
22
NorthEast United
26
22
East Bengal
24
22
Minerva Punjab
24
22
Jamshedpur
22
22
Bengaluru
22
22
Hyderabad
8
22

After this contest, Odisha FC has 35 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, East Bengal will stays with 18 points like Bengaluru to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Odisha FC will play away against Chennaiyin on the 3rd of March with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Odisha FC (8 draws).

Odisha FC – Formation

Odisha FC
G
Amrinder Singh  1.India
6.4
D
Narender Gahlot 3.India
7.0
68'
D
Amey Ranawade 4.India
7.3
D
Carlos Delgado  5.Spain
7.3
D
Jerry Lalrinzuala 18.India
6.3
46'
M
Puitea 7.India
7.5
89'
M
Ahmed Jahouh 10.Morocco
8.5
70'
M
Isak Vanlalruatfela 19.India
6.7
M
Roy Krishna 21.Fiji
7.5
M
Princeton Rebello 25.India
7.5
84' Goals61'
F
Diego Maurício 9.Brazil
7.5
68' 55' Goals40'
Substitutes
G
Lalthuammawia Ralte 28.India
D
Mourtada Fall  15.Senegal
6.8
68'
D
T. Singh 24.India
6.4
89' 90'
D
Vignesh D 32.India
6.7
46'
M
Lenny Rodrigues 42.India
6.3
84'
F
Cy Goddard 11.Japan
F
Pranjal Bhumij 14.India
F
Jerry Mawihmingthanga  17.India
F
Aniket Jadhav 99.India
6.8
68'

Odisha FC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Sergio Lobera Rodríguez decided to play with the following team: Amrinder Singh (6.4), Amey Ranawade  (7.3), Narender Gahlot (7.0), Carlos Delgado (7.3), Jerry Lalrinzuala (6.3), Ahmed Jahouh (8.5), Lalthathanga Khawlhring (7.5), Roy Krishna (7.5), Princeton Rebello (7.5), Isak Vanlalruatfela (6.7) and Diego Mauricio (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Cy Goddard, Pranjal Bhumij, Mourtada Fall (6.8), Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Thoiba Singh Moirangthem (6.4), Lalthuammawia Ralte, Vignesh D (6.7), Lenny Rodrigues (6.3) and Aniket Jadhav (6.8).

Substitutions

Odisha FC made 5 changes: Jerry Lalrinzuala for Vignesh D (46′), Diego Mauricio for Mourtada Fall (68′), Lalthathanga Khawlhring for Thoiba Singh Moirangthem (89′), Narender Gahlot for Aniket Jadhav (68′) and Princeton Rebello for Lenny Rodrigues (84′).

Player of the match: Ahmed Jahouh​

The player that probably impressed the most for Odisha FC was Ahmed Jahouh even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 85 passes (78% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 7 crosses.

East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal
G
Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 13.India
7.0
39'
D
Lalchungnunga 5.India
7.0
D
Mohamad Rakip 12.India
6.6
84' 39'
D
Mandar Rao Desai 17.India
6.6
67'
D
Aleksandar Pantic 28.Serbia
7.0
M
Ajay Chhetri 6.India
6.6
46' 44'
M
Víctor Vázquez 9.Spain
7.0
M
Cleiton Silva  10.Brazil
7.0
36'
M
Suhair VP 20.India
6.8
46' 28'
M
Vishnu P V 82.India
8.4
67' Goals1'
F
Felicio Brown Forbes 91.Costa Rica
6.6
72'
Substitutes
G
Kamaljit Singh 1.India
D
Harmanjot Khabra 7.India
6.6
84'
D
Nishu Kumar 22.India
6.6
67'
D
Gursimrat Singh Gill 33.India
39'
M
Souvik Chakrabarti 23.India
6.7
46'
M
Sayan Banerjee 84.
F
Nandha Kumar Sekar 11.India
6.4
67'
F
Naorem Mahesh Singh 29.India
7.7
46'
F
Jesin TK 59.

East Bengal started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Carles Cuadrat played with: Prabhsukhan Gill (7.0), Mohammad Rakip (6.6), Aleksandar Pantić (7.0), Lalchungnunga (7.0), Mandar Rao Desai (6.6), Ajay Chhetri (6.6), Vishnu PV (8.4), Cleiton Silva (7.0), Víctor Vázquez (7.0), V.P. Suhair (6.8) and Felicio Brown Forbes (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kamaljit Singh, Harmanjot Singh Khabra (6.6), Nandha Kumar Sekar (6.4), Nishu Kumar (6.6), Souvik Chakraborty (6.7), Naorem Mahesh Singh (7.7), Gursimrat Gill, Jesin Thonikkara and Sayan Banerjee.

Substitutions

East Bengal made 5 changes: Mandar Rao Desai for Nishu Kumar (67′), V.P. Suhair for Naorem Mahesh Singh (46′), Ajay Chhetri for Souvik Chakraborty (46′), Vishnu PV for Nandha Kumar Sekar (67′) and Mohammad Rakip for Harmanjot Singh Khabra (84′).

Player of the match: Vishnu PV​

The most impressive player for East Bengal was Vishnu PV.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 23 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.​