Despite sitting on the eighth rung in the 11-team table, the road ahead looks promising for Odisha FC which plays FC Goa in the Indian Super League (ISL) at Bambolim on Tuesday.
Odisha has 17 points from 13 games and a win on Tuesday will take it to the fifth spot with a good chance of making it to the top four and playoffs.
Odisha lost its last match 2-3 against Hyderabad FC, the current league leader, but it just needs to look at some of its earlier results for inspiration. It thrashed defending champion Mumbai City 4-2 earlier this month and had begun the season with a 3-1 win over Bengaluru FC.
“The last matches, we have been playing well. We didn't win or get points but the performance was quite good. The positives are that the team is brave to try things we are doing in training,” said Odisha coach Kino Garcia.
Meanwhile, the road ahead looks gloomy for Goa though it is just a step behind Odisha in the ninth spot with 14 points from as many matches. Goa has just one win to show from its last nine matches and one gets the feeling that time is running out on its chances of making the playoffs.
Goa was a bit unlucky – it hit the woodwork thrice – in its last match, a 0-1 loss to Jamshedpur and its previous encounter with Odisha ended in a 1-1 draw.
“Our intent is always to get three points and we will keep fighting. We will never give up,” said Goa's coach Derrick Pereira.
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