Kolkata: Odisha FC make it to the quarter-finals of the 131st Durand Cup. Odhisa FC edge past a comfortable 3-0 win against Sudeva Delhi FC. Spanish midfielder Saul Crespo scored a brace with Jerry scoring the third for the Juggernauts.
The first-half show from Odisha FC
Odhisa FC nailed three in the first half. The first quarter of the match was a matching attack from both the sides. The opener came from a 19th minute corner from Sahil Panwar as Crespo headed into the net.
With the opener, Odisha FC begun to take control. In the 39th minute, Raynier Fernandes found Sual Crespo who bent his knees slightly, to attack the header low and deflected it from the near post. The ball went across the keeper into the far post. A minute later Nandha Kumar Sekar struck from distance and the rebound fell for Jerry, who got the third.
In the second-half Sudeva kept trying and ended the better of the two sides as well. However, Odisha FC were well in control to close out for a third successive clean-sheet as well.
Odhisa FC – 3 (Saul Crespo 19’39’, Jerry 40’)
Sudeva Delhi FC- 0
Five-star performance from Mumbai City FC
In the earlier game of the day, Mumbai City FC put a five-star performance to win 5-1 over Rajasthan United. Greg Stewart scored the opener for Mumbai City FC with Lallianzuala Chhangte doubling in the 18th and Mehtab Singh adding a third in the 35th minute. In the second, Ahmed Jahouh converted a penalty won by substitute Vikram Pratap Singh, however Gyanmar Nikum got one back for Rajasthan United with his second of the tournament.
Vikram Pratap then nailed the fifth one in the second minute of stoppage time to make it a five-star performance for the Islanders.
The first goal for Mumbai City FC gave an indication of things to come up for the day. Argentine Pereyra Diaz, with a lovely body turn in midfield, found Scotsman Greg Stewart’s run in between two defenders, who made no mistake with a clinical finish. Lallianzuala Chhangte, had a few runs to receive the ball on the right flank and cut inside, to go in with an unfortunate deflection from Rajasthan United defender Aidar Mambetaliev’s head to wrong foot keeper Niraj Kumar and go in.
In the 35th minute, Greg Stewart scored from a free-kick from the right, floating the ball across goal. Mehtab Singh, coming from deep defence, met the ball on the half-volley and found the back of the net.
In the second half Mumbai City FC were also not letting up as Vikram Pratap deemed to have been brought down in the box, Jahouh converted from the spot calmly to make it 4-0 . Rajasthan United got a consolation goal from 17-year-old Gyanmar Nikum. Enjoying the goal fest, Vikram Pratap got at the end of a through from midfield by Stewart, to slot in a fifth for Mumbai.
Mumbai City FC – 5 (Greg Stewart 10’, Lallianzuala Chhangte 18’, Mehtab Singh 36’ Ahmed Jahouh 63’(P) Vikram Pratap Singh 90+2)
Rajasthan United FC– 1 (Gyanmar Nikum 67’)
