Bhubaneswar, Nov 10: Odisha FC held Mohun Bagan Super Giant to a 1-1 draw at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season tonight. The hosts scored the early goal through Hugo Boumous from an indirect freekick. However, Manvir Singh canceled it with a brilliant header in the first half. The second period saw both teams create chances but they were unable to convert them consistently.
It was a rollicking start for the hosts, who earned an indirect freekick courtesy of Asish Rai’s back pass to Vishal Kaith in the penalty area, which the latter gathered with his hands. The referee quickly awarded Odisha FC an indirect freekick from only six yards out. Hugo Boumous stepped up and secured the lead for the hosts in the fourth minute to set things in motion.
The visitors threw bodies forward in search of an instant equaliser, and the Mariners came close in the ninth minute when Dimitrios Petratos decided to hit the target instead of treading a cross. It was a well-worked move, but Amrinder Singh was alert to the danger and thwarted it away. (PTI)
