AFC Cup: Odisha FC Beat Bashundhara Kings 1-0 to Advance, Mohun Bagan SG Taste Defeat at Maziya – News18

Indian Super League side Odisha FC sealed their first-ever knockout berth in their AFC Cup with their 1-0 win over Bashundhara Kings at the Kalinga Stadium in Odisha on Monday.

Mourtada Fall netted the game’s only goal to send the Juggernauts into the inter-zonal semifinal of the continental tournament.

Fall scored in the 61st minute of the game to break the deadlock and the Kalinga Warriors held on to the slender lead in front of their passionate home crowd to edge out the Bangladeshi side to confirm progress to the subsequent rounds of the competition on their AFC Cup debut.

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Mohun Bagan Super Giant lose to Maziya

Two-time interzonal semifinalists Mohun Bagan Super Giant on Monday went down 0-1 to Maziya Sports & Recreation to conclude their AFC Cup campaign with three losses from six matches.

The Juan Ferrando-coached side failed to make a comeback after a Hassan Raif stunner gave Maziya the breakthrough in the 40th minute and that goal proved to be the difference between the two teams.

Mohun Bagan finished their AFC Cup campaign in third place with seven points, while Maziya bowed out having collected six points from as many matches.

The Indian heavyweights were unlucky as Taison Singh’s powerful 50th-minute strike from outside the box rattled the underside of the crossbar and bounced across the goal before Maziya custodian Hussain Shareef pounced on it.

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In the 66th minute, Maziya right-back Hussain Sifaau’s shot from distance missed the Bagan goal by inches after taking a slight deflection on its way.

Substitute Hamza Mohamed’s shot from a tight angle was blocked by Bagan goalkeeper Shaikh four minutes later.

Hamza Mohamed hit the woodwork and Hassan Nazeem tested Shaikh with an acrobatic effort in the second-half injury time, but the one goal proved to be enough for the Maldives side to record their second win in the group stage.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)