Odisha FC got the monkey off their back as they cruised to their first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, Goa on Thursday.
Kerala drew first blood through Jordan Murray (7’) but Odisha took the lead in the first half itself through an own goal from Jeakson Singh (22’) and a strike from Steven Taylor (42’). Diego Mauricio’s second-half brace (50’, 60’) then settled the tie in favor of Odisha. Gary Hooper (79’) scored a consolation for Kerala, but it proved to be not enough to spark a comeback.
It was Odisha who started better, enforcing a corner in the third minute but Kerala scored the opener much against the run of play. KP Rahul headed Facundo Pereyra’s freekick at goal and a diving Arshdeep Singh could only parry it straight into Murray’s path. The latter made no mistake from a tight angle.
Odisha struck back 15 minutes later in somewhat fortuitous fashion. Jerry…