Last Update: February 23, 2023, 04:10 IST
Jamshedpur FC beat Odisha FC 2-0 (Twitter)
Harry Sawyer and Ritwik Das were on target as Eddie Boothroyd’s men registered a thumping win on the road against the likes of Kalinga Warriors
Jamshedpur FC defeated Odisha FC at the Kalinga Stadium in the Indian Super League on Wednesday.
Harry Sawyer and Ritwik Das were on target as Eddie Boothroyd’s men recorded an impressive win on the road against the likes of a Joseph Gombau-managed team.
The win was just the fifth positive result for the Red Miners as the juggernauts suffered their eighth defeat of the current season while chasing a top-six finish in the league.
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After playing all twenty of their league games this season, Kalinga Warriors are currently on thirty points to their name. The latest result proved to be a heavy blow for the team chasing a play-off position.
OFC are not out of the tournament, but the Odisha side will face defeat as they slip past top-6 chasers FC Goa.
FC Goa is yet to play its last match of the season and has 27 points. It will prove to be a problem for the Odisha side if the Goa team wins their remaining match against the high-flying Bengaluru FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.
Simon Grayson’s BFC have already sealed progress to the advanced stages of the elite Indian tournament by securing 31 points. The Karnataka team has entered the field on the basis of a great fight to reach the play-offs.
FC Goa will be determined to grab a win to put themselves in a play-off position. The Gaurs have lost their last two fixtures as they suffered a 2–1 loss to Chennai FC in their last encounter before a 3–5 defeat by League Shield winners Mumbai City FC Was.
Des Buckingham’s MCFC went on an 18-match unbeaten streak to clinch the Shield as they became the first team to seal a third berth in the latter stages of the ISL.
Defending champions Hyderabad FC, Juan Ferrando’s ATK Mohun Bagan, Bengaluru FC and Ivan Vukomanovi’s Kerala Blasters are the other teams that have sealed their progress in the current season and occupy the last spot.
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