ISL: Seasoned stars help Odisha FC condemn East Bengal FC to sixth straight loss

Prolific scorers Roy Krishna and Mourtada Fall scored a goal each as Odisha FC rolled past East Bengal FC for a 21 victory at the Kalinga Stadium here in the 202425 season of the Indian Super League ISL here on Tuesday While this was the second win for Odisha in 202425 the Red amp Gold Brigade succumbed to their sixth successive loss this ISL season and a second consecutive one under new head coach Oscar BruzonSeasoned stars Roy Krishna 22rsquo and Mourtada Fall 69rsquo found the back of the net once each across two halves to overcome the penalty converted by East Bengal striker Dimitrios Diamantakos in firsthalf added timeThe stage for the same was set up by the indomitable Krishna in the 22nd minute as the Fijian forward scored his fourth goal against East Bengal FC in the competition Livewire youngster Isak Vanlalruatfela was amidst plenty of space on the left flank when he launched a slightly longranged through delivery for KrishnaThe striker was in the right place at the right time to pierce through the visitorsrsquo backline He collected the ball at ease marched forward and mastered the 1v1 situation with East Bengal FC goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill to land the ball in the bottom right cornerOdisha FC held on to that lead dearly until midfielder Thoiba Singh floundered and handled the ball in the penalty area as the first half was about to draw to an end The referee handed a spot kick to East Bengal FC and upstepped Diamantakos to snap his scoreless streak and net for the first time in five ISL matches With his left foot he deposited the ball into the bottom right corner past a fully stretched Amrinder SinghAlso Read 10man Bengaluru FC snap Punjab FCrsquos winning streak to remain only unbeaten sideIn the second half Odisha FC had to regain control back over the proceedings and Loberarsquos trusted lieutenants ndash Fall and Ahmed Jahouh yet again answered his call A freekick on the inside channel of the right flank at a distance was sufficient for the duo to turn the tables as Jahouhrsquos impeccable delivery was directed accurately to Fall who nodded the ball home and secured the lead back for his team in the 69th minuteMatters got further complicated for East Bengal FC when Provat Lakra was sent off for a second yellow card in the 76th minute for a tackle on Jahouh Being a man down they were unable to catch up with a wellcoordinated Odisha FC unit who walked back with three points in their bagWith this defeat East Bengal FC have now become the second team in ISL history to lose their first six matches of the season after NorthEast United FC in 202223 who had faced defeats in all of their opening 10 gamesOdisha FC will next play against Mumbai City FC on October 27 whereas East Bengal FC return to action in the Kolkata Derby against Mohammedan SC on November 9This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever