Indian Super-League (ISL) golden boot winner Diego Mauricio’s first-half brace helped Odisha FC clinch the Super Cup 2023 title after beating Bengaluru FC 2-1 within the remaining on the EMS Stadium in Manjeri.
This is Odisha FC’s first main title.
It was the third remaining of the season for Bengaluru. For Simon Grayson’s boys, it proved the second defeat in a remaining in as many months, after shedding the ISL remaining to ATK Mohun Bagan on penalties.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
Odisha’s formidable assault consisting of Diego Mauricio, Nandhakumar, Victor Rodriguez and Jerry Mawihmingthanga — was anticipated to trigger complications to the formidable Bengaluru defence, and so they did.
The first purpose got here extra off a surprising piece of goalkeeping from Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, who was the player-of-the-match within the semifinal in opposition to Jamshedpur FC. He spilled the ball from a Mauricio freekick and watched in agony the ball going previous the goal-line within the twenty third minute.
Mauricio doubled the lead for Odisha within the thirty seventh minute. Stationed in the suitable place on the proper time, he slotted the ball residence off a nice header from Jerry, who was picked by a Victor Rodriguez cross.
Bengaluru started the second half with 4 modifications. The Blues needed to wait until the eighty fifth minute to drag a purpose again. Sivasakthi Naraynana was fouled contained in the field by Aniket Jadhav, and the referee pointed in the direction of the spot.
Sunil Chhetri’s transformed from the spot to present his crew some hope, however the evening belonged to the Odisha coach Clifford Miranda and his boys, who held on to the slender one-goal lead.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com