Tag: Odisha Football

Odisha got back into the game soon after from a mistake in the Karnataka defence. A corner from the right fell kindly to Bikash Kumar Sahoo's head and he guided the ball back into the net with the defenders stranded. Karnataka kept attacking though, with Kamalesh hitting the woodwork.

“I did not concentrate on studies because I devoted all my time playing football from a very tender age. It is a different thing that the sport could not feed us, so I have to do this job. I was hopeful of getting a job under the sports quota so that I can run my family and also continue with my game. But I was wrong."

Bhubaneswar: With an aim of developing football from the grassroots in the state, Odisha’s first ISL club Odisha FC officially inaugurated its grassroots football development programme at Sai International School here on Monday. “Our aim is to make football the no. 1 sport in the state and the state of Odisha the no. 1 football […]

Pune: Ten-man Odisha FC picked up their second win of the season as they overcame Hyderabad FC 3-2 in the Indian Super League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Wednesday. Carlos Delgado (27′) and Xisco Hernandez (41′) gave Odisha a first-half lead before Bobo (65′) scored from the spot to set up […]

Bhubaneswar: After registering a thumping victory against Jamshedpur FC in their first-ever game at the Kalinga Stadium in the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL), Odisha FC are now set to take on Chennaiyin FC in their next home game on January 6. Odisha FC had put up a brilliant performance against Jamshedpur in the last […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC registered an important win after getting the better of Chennaiyin FC 2-0 in a Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. First-half goals by Jerry Mawihmingthanga (37′) and Vinit Rai (41′) were enough for Josep Gombau’s side to make it three wins out of their last four […]

Bengaluru: Bengaluru bounced back from their defeat to Mumbai City in style with a dominating 3-0 win against Odisha FC at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Wednesday. Deshorn Brown (23′) scored in his first start for the Blues before goals by Rahul Bheke (25′) and Sunil Chhetri (61′ P) sealed the tie in favour […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha FC will look to maintain their 100 per cent record at the Kalinga Stadium when they play hosts to FC Goa here on Wednesday. Josep Gombau’s side saw their four-match winning streak being brought to a halt in Bengaluru when they went down 3-0 to Bengaluru FC last week. The club has since […]