BFC 1-2 OFC highlights, Super Cup 2023 final: Mauricio brace clinches title for Odisha FC; sets up play-off match with Gokulam for AFC Cup spot

FULL-TIME: Odisha FC holds on and it has beaten Bengaluru FC 2-1 to clinch the Super Cup 2023 title.

Diego Mauricio is the ‘Man of the Match’ after scoring a match-winning brace.

Chhetri delivers a great cross inside the box and Krishna meets it with a thumping header. But, he cannot keep his effort on target. He is distraught at the miss.

It is a fluid attacking move from BFC and Chhetri is inches away from getting the ball and taking a shot on target. But he cannot reach it and Samad clears it. Amrinder had also come off his line but was helped by his player.

Booking: Gahlot sees a yellow card late in the match.

Paul takes a shot from the edge of the BFC box but blazes his effort over the bar. He snatched at the shot. A pass to Pedro on his right would have been a better option.

Odisha FC sub: IN- Victor OUT- Pedro

Six minutes added at the end of the second-half!!

Chhetri’s shot at goal is blocked and there is a big shout for handball from the players and Grayson as well. The referee indicates play to continue.

Roshan’s cross inside the box finds Chhetri, but he cannot get a clean contact. It is a comfortable collect for Amrinder. Meanwhile, Krishna was pleading for the ball but wasn’t heard.

Odisha FC subs: IN- Paul, Saul, Isak OUT- Princeton, Mauricio, Jerry

GOOOOALL!! It is a brilliant penalty by Chhetri. Amrinder guessed right but Chhetri’s placement was inch-perfect.

Jadhav brings down Sivasakthi inside the box and the referee points towards the spot. This is a huge lifeline for Bengaluru.

Ten minutes and stoppage time to go. It is time to throw the kitchen sink for Bengaluru right now.

Odisha FC sub: IN- Jadhav OUT- Nandha

Krishna tees up the ball for Bruno, who goes for a first-time shot from the edge of the box. But, he sees his shot blocked by the sea of Odisha shirts inside their penalty area.

Sivasakthi has not been able to in involve himself in the match going by his excellent standards. Among the subs, Prabir and Perez are putting in a good shift.

Prabir finds Chhetri from his corner. Chhetri jumps but his attempted header does not hit the mark. Judging by Chhetri’s reaction, he is disappointed in himself for missing that.

BFC does not have any answer regarding breaking the compactness of Odisha’s defence right now. Whatever the Blues are doing, the Juggernauts have an answer for it.

Bengaluru really missing the services of Javi Hernandez in the middle of the park. Javi’s vision and ability to hold the ball is an asset for the Blues.

Booking: Chhetri gets a yellow card for his challenge on Victor. The Bengaluru captain does not agree with the decision.

Mauricio is inches away from a grabbing a hat-trick. It is another good move by Odisha. Mauricio, who had done to stay onside, gets the ball inside the box and takes a vicious low shot at the near-post. But he manages to only hit the side-netting.

Sahil’s cross from the freekick finds Thoiba. Thoiba goes for a header, but it is weak.

Bruno fouls Victor and Odisha FC with a freekick in a good position. Victor was striding forward in full-flow and Bruno could not stop Victor without fouling him.

The Blues break on a counter-attack from Victor’s corner. Sivasakthi uses his pace to dart along the left flank but Gahlot makes an excellent recovery to stop the BFC player with a tackle.

Victor Rodriguez shoots at goal but Gurpreet does well to get his palm to it and make the save. OFC gets a corner.

Chhetri floats a beautiful cross inside the box and finds Jovanovic. Jovanovic gets his header away but misses the target. He could not keep the ball down.

Roy Krishna is fouled and BFC with another chance to make something from a freekick.

Chhetri and Roshan standing over it.

Chhetri floats a cross inside the box from the freekick. It is a good ball but no BFC player can get a good touch. The bal goes out of play off a Odisha player and BFC has a corner.

Pablo Perez is fouled outside the OFC box and the Blues have a good chance to pull one back. Chhetri standing ove the freekick.

Odisha starting the second-half like it finished the first. Mauricio makes his way inside tge BFC box and didpatches a low shot at goal. Gurpreet makes a good save but the rebound falls to Thoiba. Thoiba goes for a first-time shot but cannot hit the target.

BFC subs: IN- Pablo, Jovanovic, Sivasakthi, Prabir OUT- Bhutia, Rohit, Jayesh, Udanta

A Diego Mauricio brace keeps Odisha FC in a 2-0 lead at the start of the second-half.

Odisha FC leads Bengaluru FC by a scoreline of 2-0 at the break courtesy of a brace by Diego Mauricio.

BFC already looks like a defeated team, which is a worrying sign. Grayson has to give probably his most important half-time team talk of the season. Odisha FC is managing this game perfectly.

Three minutes added at the end of the first-half!!

Another flowing attacking move from Odisha. Mauricio offloads the ball to Jerry, who makes a darting run inside the box. Jerry takes a shot, which takes a slight deflection off Jhingan and then hits the post. Gurpreet was a mere spectator as the events unfolded.

Odisha FC is choking the BFC defence at the moment. Mauricio picks out Nandha with an exquisite cross. Nandha meets the cross with a first-time volley but Gurpreet gets down quickly and gets a hand to the ball to make the save.

GOOOOALLL!! ODISHA FC DOUBLES ITS LEAD!! MAURICIO WITH THE BRACE!! A beautiful cross is floated inside the BFC box. Jerry meets the ball with a header and guides the ball towards goal. Maurcio is there in the right place at the right time to get the crucial touch and guide the ball inside the net.

Nandha swings a low cross inside the BFC box from the right flank. This time, Gurpreet makes no mistake in catching the ball and holding on to it.

Mauricio gets at the end of a beautiful cross inside the box and heads the ball. But., Jhingan does well to pressurise the Odisha forward as Mauricio heads the ball wide.

Chhetri is inches away from equalising for the Blues- Udanta does very well to keep the ball in play and float a cross towards the far-post. Chhetri goes for power instead of placement and fires his shot wide.

The only consolation for BFC is that there is plenty of football to play. It would have been very different if Gurpreet made his error late in the game.

It is still anyone’s match.

GOOOOALL!! MAURICIO SCORES FOR ODISHA!! Sandhu has gifted the lead to Odisha. Mauricio goes for goal from a freekick. He keeps his shot on target and it should have been a simple catch for Gurpreet. However, the BFC keepers spills the ball and it ends up inside the net. He would not want to look at that again.

Booking: Suresh sees a yellow card for bringing down Victor

Mauricio pokes the ball to catch Gurpreet out from close distance but the keeper does well to dive down to his right quickly and makes the save.

The camera pans towards Javi Hernandez in the stands. He is a big miss in this final as far as the Blues are concerned.

An uncharacteristic error from Bruno Ramires as he completely misses the ball in a bid to clear it. He ends up slicing the ball, but luckily Gurpreet was right behind him to mop up the danger.

Roshan makes a run on the overlap. He does well to escape his marker Jerry and ping a cross inside the box. Rohit jumped to get his head to the ball, but cannot make much of the situation.

Roshan whips the ball across the face of goal. Udanta was the intended target but the cross is too heavy and the latter cannot get to the ball. Goalkick to Odisha FC.

Roshan tries to find a teammate with a direct freekick but sends the ball straight to Amrinder, who collects it comfortably.

Bhutia finds Krishna with a good ball over the top. Krishna does well to hook the ball over his marker to Rohit. Once inside the box, Rohit goes for a shot on the volley but misses the target by a fair distance.

Both teams have started on a positive note. At the moment, there is a constant battle for the second balls. Just the start one would want in a final.

It is pouring heavily at the EMS Stadium so don’t be surprised if there are some errors early in the first-half.

The Super Cup 2023 final between Bengaluru FC and Odisha FC is underway at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode.

Played: 12 | Bengaluru FC: 7 | Draw: 1 | Odisha FC: 4

Bengaluru FC: Gurpreet(GK), Roshan, Bruno, Jhingan, Bhutia, Suresh, Jayesh, Rohit, Udanta, Krishna, Chhetri.

Odisha FC: Amrinder(GK), Sahil, Carlos, Osama, Gahlot, Princeton, Thoiba, Victor R, Nandha, Jerry, Mauricio

During the press conference ahead of the Super Cup final, Clifford Miranda explained why an Indian coach, like him, was an oddity in the ISL. The Odisha FC coach conceded the Indian coaches had some way to go yet.

Miranda added it was also difficult to convince the franchise owners even if the coaches were good and that they would have to work twice or three times more than their foreign counterparts. Over the last couple of weeks, he has shown, however, an Indian coach could take a team all the way to the final of a major tournament like the Super Cup.

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When will the Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC, Super Cup 2023 final match be played?

The Super Cup 2023 final match between Bengaluru FC vs Jamshedpur FC will be played on April 25th.

Where will the Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC, Super Cup 2023 final match be played?

The Super Cup 2023 final match between Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC will be played at the EMS Stadium Kozhikode in Kerala.

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The Super Cup 2023 final match between Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC will begin at 7:00 PM IST.

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The Super Cup 2023 final match between Bengaluru FC vs Odisha FC will be telecasted on the Sony Sports network in India.

Predicted XI

Bengaluru FC: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK), Bruno Ramires, Sandesh Jhingan, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Prabir Das, Javier Hernandez, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Jayesh Rane, Naorem Roshan Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Sivasakthi Narayanan.

Odisha FC: Amrinder Singh (GK); Narender Gahlot, Thoiba Singh, Carlos Delgado, Sahil Panwar; Saul Crespo, Princeton Rebello, Victor Rodriguez; Nandhakumar Sekar, Diego Mauricio, Jerry Mawihmingthanga.

FULL SQUADS

Bengaluru FC

Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrit Gope, Lara Sharma, Sharon Padattil

Defenders: Sandesh Jhingan, Parag Shrivas, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Naorem Roshan Singh, Prabir Das, Namgyal Bhutia, Wungngayam Muirang, Robin Yadav, Biswa Darjee

Midfielders: Bruno Ramires, Jayesh Rane, Suresh Wangjam, Javi Hernandez, Rohit Kumar, Pablo Perez, Ashish Jha, Lalremtluanga Fanai, Thoi Singh, Damaitphang Lyngdoh, Shreyas Ketkar

Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Roy Krishna, Harmanpreet Singh, Leon Augustine, Udanta Singh

Odisha FC

Goalkeepers: Amrinder Singh, Niraj Kumar, and Lalthuammawia Ralte

Defenders: Narender Gahlot, Carlos Delgado, Osama Malik, Shubham Sarangi, Denechandra Meitei, Sahil Panwar and Lalruatthara

Midfielders: Paul Ramfangzauva, Raynier Fernandes, Saul Crespo, Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Princeton Rebello, Victor Rodriguez, and Isaac Vanmalsawma

Forwards: Pedro Martin, Diego Mauricio, Nandhakumar Sekar, Akshunna Tyagi, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Isak Ralte, Soosai Raj, and Aniket Jadhav