Bengaluru FC registered a 2-1 win victory over Odisha FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) season 7 at GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Thursday. Cleiton Silva (79') scored the match-winner for Bengaluru after Steven Taylor (71') had cancelled out Sunil Chhetri (38') first-half lead for the team.
Bengaluru dominated with 58 per cent possession in the first half but despite playing an attacking game, they struggled to get the ball past the Odisha defence line. Bengaluru was dominant from the beginning. Diego Mauricio played a delightful through ball for Manuel Onwu, who managed to get the ball past Gurpreet, but his celebrations were curtailed, as the assistant referee signaled it offside. Bengaluru finally got the breakthrough in the 38th minute and it was their skipper Chhetri who got the much-needed goal. Also, with this goal, Chhetri became the first Indian player to record 50 goal contributions in the ISL -- 42 goals and 8 assists.
Odisha FC remained winless in the six matches of the ongoing Indian Super League. After the defeat, Odisha FC coach Stuart Baxter believes that his job is to keep players motivated for the upcoming games. Odisha boss further stated that his team has run out of luck in some matches and he has a difficult job at hand to make his players turn things around.
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