Odisha FC 1, Punjab 2

CHENNAI (Interstat) — Punjab defeated Odisha FC 2-1 on Wednesday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, using a stoppage-time goal from Messi Bouli R. to secure the result after Odisha had equalized in the first half. The home side struck inside the opening minute, then absorbed pressure through the middle of the match before finding the decisive moment in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time. Odisha’s response came in the 15th minute, but it could not hold the draw. Punjab’s victory came in its first competition match of the season, while Odisha opened its competition schedule with a narrow… Read more...