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East Bengal defeated Odisha FC in a thrilling match to win the Super Cup.

By - 28 Jan 2024 11:36 PM

"Heavyweights from Kolkata, East Bengal, were declared the Super Cup champions on Sunday after defeating Odisha FC 3-2 in a thrilling final in Bhubaneswar, where Cleiton Silva scored the game-winning goal. Both teams had numerous opportunities to score, but none of them could convert, and the game ended 2-2 both at the end of regulation time and the first half of extra time. Brazilian recruit Cleiton struck the winner for East Bengal in the 111th minute of the match, leaving his team in a state of frenzy and the opponents shocked.

At a pivotal moment in the game, Cleiton took advantage of a mistake made by the Odisha FC goalkeeper and finished neatly, placing the ball into the bottom-right corner with a left-footed shot.

In the final minutes, Odisha FC made a valiant attempt to tie the score, but the East Bengal defense held firm and marked their opponents.

After receiving their second yellow card of the evening, East Bengal lost Shouvik, but they still had credit for the way they approached their assignment.

However, Odisha had also been using ten men since the 69th minute, when Mourtada Fall was substituted for after committing his second infraction of the evening."

The winning East Bengal squad will receive a nomination to participate in the elite Asian Champions League 2 qualifying round of the AFC 2023–24 season.

After falling behind by a goal, Jahouh's penalty kick and spot-kick in the 98th minute gave Odisha FC an equalizer.

Saul Crespo's penalty earlier in the half gave East Bengal the advantage.

East Bengal tied the score at one goal in the second half when Mahesh's excellent through pass set up Nandhakumar Sekar's goal in the 52nd minute.

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This came following This came after Mauricio's goal in the 39th minute gave Odisha FC the lead.