From the very beginning of ISL, the Odisha team has been performing brilliantly. On Wednesday, in-form Odisha FC beat hosts Hyderabad FC 2-1 in an aggressive and exciting match played at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium here on Wednesday with two goals from Spanish forward Ariadne Santana. This is Odisha's fourth consecutive and sixth win in 13 matches this season. The team is now at number four in the points table with 21 points in the sixth season of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL). At the same time, this is Hyderabad's 10th and fourth consecutive defeat in 13 matches and is at the bottom.
Marsilinho opened the account for Hyderabad in the first minute. But, Odisha got the score in the 15th minute with the help of Santana's goal. Santana scored the second goal for Odisha on penalty in the 45th minute. Host Hyderabad FC made a big start in the match and took a 1-0 lead in the very first minute thanks to a great goal from captain Marsilinho Pereira.
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Bobo gave Nikhil priest a pass. The priest's shot was saved by Dorrenso and the ball went away from him and went to Marcilinho. Marsilinho opened the Hyderabad account just 39 seconds after the match started. In the second half, Hyderabad had to come down with 10 of their players. Odisha's Cisco Hernandez got a yellow card in the 49th minute. Odisha, who kept 62 percent ball possession in the 59th minute, continued to put pressure on the host team with their attack.
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In the 71st minute, Daniel Lalalimpuia of Odisha went off the shot of target. Similarly, in the 86th minute, Bobo once again missed a golden opportunity to equalize for Hyderabad. Only three minutes later, Odisha goalkeeper Dorrenso made a brilliant save and put the team ahead in the match. Four minutes of Injury time was added after the stipulated time, where Odisha won the match 2-1 while maintaining its lead.
