In a match that witnessed plenty of chances, it was left to some lacklustre finishing by Odisha FC and an 82nd-minute equaliser by Erik Paartalu, to hand Bengaluru FC a thrilling 1-1 draw in their Indian Super League match at the Fatorda Stadium on Sunday.
It also turned out to be a battle of goalkeepers on the night, with both posts guarded solidly against relentless press by each side by Arshdeep Singh and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
Odisha FC had taken an eighth-minute lead through Diego Mauricio and looked to have earned their second win of the season but till a determined BFC finally managed to get an equaliser late in the game, despite Arshdeep Singh’s heroics in goal
BFC interim coach Naushad Moosa made no changes to the side that lost against Kerala Blasters while Odisha made one change with Steven Taylor returning to the starting XI after serving his one-match suspension.
Bengaluru had a bright start at Fatorda, but were stunned by an early goal from Mauricio which…