Odisha FC rode on a first-half brace from Jerry Mwihmingthanga to beat NorthEast United FC 6-0 of their Durand Cup opener on Wednesday. Jerry opened the scoring within the fifteenth minute, making a wonderful finish to a well-crafted workforce transfer.
Eleven minutes later goalkeeper Lalthuamawiya Ralte discovered Nandakumar Shekhar on the left with a exact throw-out within the subject. The Salem participant confirmed some finesse to take out the 2 defenders earlier than slamming a shot into the highest nook. Jerry obtained his second (37′), on the finish of a Rainier, Pedro, Nadha stepped in to relaxation the sport.
In what turned out to be a medical efficiency in the long run, Josep Gombau’s facet dazzled late within the second half. Gombau exhausted his choices and all three responded by scoring.
Isaac scored within the 81st minute with a superb header from a Nanda nook after which Diego Muricio discovered the web with a superb free-kick (87′).
Thoiba Singh (90′) made it a day to overlook for the Northeast workforce within the final minute of the sport.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
