Odisha FC crushed Mumbai City FC. The match was very exciting. There were many moments where the spectators were at the edge of their seats. Jerry Mawihmingthanga of Odisha was crowned the player of the match.
The match started, and in 3 minutes Odisha took the lead. It was Ariday Cabrera who scored the goal for Odisha with an assist from Javi Hernandez. It was a beautiful shot which resulted in Odisha taking the lead. An array of attempts from Mumbai City followed, at the end of which they were successful. Ahmed Jahouh scored for Mumbai City in 9 minutes with Cassio’s assist. The scoreboard was now leveled.
Both teams now turned their efforts towards claiming the lead. There were some offsides and attempts. Some attempts missed, while others were saved or blocked. Igor Angulo claimed the lead for Mumbai City in 37 minutes with Ahmed Jahouh’s assist. Although there were further attempts at scoring a goal, no more was successful in the first half. As the first half ended, Mumbai City was in the lead.
The second half saw Odisha trying to level the scoreboard. In the process of defending their lead, Ahmed Jahouh was booked with a yellow card in 46 minutes. Further, Ariday Cabrera received a yellow card for a bad foul in 50 minutes.
A lot of things happened in the following minutes. There were a lot of corners, attempts and some fouls. Odisha finally succeeded in leveling the scoreboard. Jerry Mawihmingthanga scored a goal in 69 minutes with an assist from Nandha Kumar Sekar.
70 minutes saw Ygor Catatau of Mumbai City being booked with a yellow card for a bad foul. Further into the game, Nandha Kumar Sekar of Odisha was booked with a yellow card in 73 minutes.
Jerry Mawihmingthanga scored for Odisha in 76 minutes, reclaiming the lead. Jonathas assisted. The final goal was for Odisha. Jonathas scored the final goal with an assist from Jerry Mawihmingthanga. At the end, the scoreboard read Odisha FC 4 – 2 Mumbai City FC.
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