Former champions Bengaluru FC survived a stern Odisha FC test on Monday to keep their faint hopes of making the바카라 웹사이트Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 play-off hopes alive. ()
The 2018-19 champions conceded an early goal then fought back to beat Odisha FC 2-1 in a must-win game. This was바카라 웹사이트Bengaluru's first win in three matches.
The win at Athletic Stadium in Panaji helped Marco바카라 웹사이트Pezzaiuoli's men move to fifth place in the ISL table with바카라 웹사이트26 points from 18 matches. But to make the semis, Bengaluru still need to win all바카라 웹사이트their remaining matches and pray for other teams to drop points.
As things stand now, Hyderabad FC are at the top of the table with 32 points from 17 matches, followed by바카라 웹사이트Jamshedpur FC (31), ATK Mohun Bagan (30) and바카라 웹사이트Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters (27) from 16 matches바카라 웹사이트each.
Odisha FC, winless in three outings and second defeat in five outings, will need a miracle of sorts to make the last바카라 웹사이트four. They have 22 points from 18 matches.바카라 웹사이트They can only have a maximum of 28 points.
Odisha's Nandhakumar Sekar (8’) pounced on a loose ball바카라 웹사이트to score early in the game but Danish Farooq라이브 바카라 (31’)바카라 웹사이트header levelled the score. Cleiton Silva (49’) scored from바카라 웹사이트the penalty spot in the second half, which eventually separated the two teams.
Both teams began on a strong note, creating decent scoring opportunities.
Bengaluru's Bruno Ramires came close to scoring inside바카라 웹사이트five minutes but his long-ranger swerved narrowly past the바카라 웹사이트target. But Odisha FC took the lead.
Another Brazilian, Jonathas Cristian de Jesus found space바카라 웹사이트behind the BFC backline but saw his shot saved by Lara바카라 웹사이트Sharma. Unfortunately for the Blues, the rebound fell to바카라 웹사이트Sekar, who sent his team into an early lead.
The equaliser arrived soon as Farooq scored with a header바카라 웹사이트from Roshan Naorem라이브 바카라 corner at the half-hour mark.
Kamaljit Singh misjudged the flight of the ball that gave바카라 웹사이트the midfielder a free-header on the far post, leading to the바카라 웹사이트goal.
The first half had an eventful end with Sekar coming up바카라 웹사이트one-on-one with the goalkeeper. But, the Odisha winger바카라 웹사이트could only manage to hit the side netting after dodging the바카라 웹사이트advancing Sharma, failing to score a second.
The second half started on a poor note for the Kalinga바카라 웹사이트Warriors as they gave away a penalty inside the first few바카라 웹사이트minutes of the restart after Udanta Kumam was tripped바카라 웹사이트inside the box.
Silva took the spot-kick and expertly sent the goalkeeper바카라 웹사이트in the wrong direction to hand the lead to BFC.
Odisha라이브 바카라 quest for a second saw them make a few바카라 웹사이트attacking substitutions, including the introduction of바카라 웹사이트Spaniard Aridai Cabrera.
But Bengaluru FC defended resiliently in the final stages of바카라 웹사이트the match.
Odisha FC라이브 바카라 next outing will be against top-four contenders바카라 웹사이트ATK Mohun Bagan at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on바카라 웹사이트Thursday whereas Bengaluru FC also play the Mariners바카라 웹사이트next at the PJN Stadium on Sunday.
Odisha play Jamshedpur in the final league game on March 4. Bengaluru's league stage ends with a clash against East Bengal on March 5.
