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Bengaluru FC ride on Roy Krishna's strike

Goal with the last touch of the game by the former ATKMB striker takes BFC to the semi-finals of Durand Cup

Our Bureau Calcutta Published 11.09.22, 04:08 AM
Roy Krishna in action against Odisha FC on Saturday.

Roy Krishna in action against Odisha FC on Saturday. Picture courtesy: BFC

A goal with the last touch of the game by Roy Krishna and a strike from N. Siva Sakthi, his fourth of the tournament, saw Bengaluru FC (BFC) pull off a 2-1 victory over a 10-man Odisha FC in the second quarter final of the Indian Oil Durand Cup at the Kishore Bharati Stadium on Saturday.

Diego Mauricio got the equalising goal for Odisha FC.

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As many as eight yellow cards were shown during regulation time and Shubham Sarangi of Odisha got the marching orders in the 85th for a second bookable offence.

The first 90 minutes were lacklustre taking the game to extra time.

BFC got the lead in the 98th minute when Siva Sakthi hit the target with a first-time volley.

Odisha FC got a deserving equaliser when off a Sahil Panwar freekick from the left flank, Mauricio rose above his marker Aleksander Jovanovic to beat Gurpreet Singh Sandhu with a strong well-placed header.

Just when it looked like the game was heading towards penalties, a quickly taken throw-in reached Krishna about 25-yards out.

The Fijian unleashed a powerful right-footed curler which beat rival custodian Lalthuammawia Ralte all ends up.

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