ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur FC take decisive lead in group fight to become season champions
Panaji, First Published Mar 4, 2022, 9:52 PM IST
Panaji: Goal rain on Jamshedpur FC, the number one team in ISL (ISL 2021-22). Jamshedpur beat Odisha FC by five goals to one. Daniel Chima Chukwa scored a brace for Jamshedpur.
Jamshedpur FC took the decisive lead in their bid to become group champions this season. Chima scored twice in the first half to give Jamshedpur the lead in the first half. Chima kissed the goal in the 23rd and 26th minutes. But in the innings of the first half, Paul scored for Odisha. Jamshedpur 2, Odisha 1 at the break.
In the second half, Jamshedpur won the toss and elected to bat. Odisha did not respond when Ritwik Das found the target in the 54th minute, Jorjan Murray in the 71st minute and Ishan Pandit in the 87th minute. Meanwhile, in the 73rd minute, Jonathan de Jesus was sent off and Odisha were dealt a blow.
Jamshedpur FC remain top of the table with 40 points from 19 matches. Apart from Jamshedpur, ATK Mohan Bagan with 37 points and Hyderabad FC with 35 points have already secured play-off berths. Kerala Blasters will take on Mumbai City in the final lap to become the fourth team to reach the semis. The Blasters have 33 points and Mumbai 31. Each match left.
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