Dejan Drazic scored twice and Lee Erwin struck late as Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat Odisha FC 3-2 in a five-goal ISL thriller at Salt Lake Stadium. The win took Mohun Bagan to the top of the table with 12 points from five matches.
KOLKATA, 5 November: Mohun Bagan Super Giant went ahead twice, were pegged back both times, and still beat Odisha FC 3-2 in the Indian Super League at Salt Lake Stadium, with Dejan Drazic scoring twice and Lee Erwin hitting the winner with minutes left.
Goalless first half
The first half ended 0-0. Erwin had a chance in the opening minute, but Odisha goalkeeper Hrithik Tiwari saved it, and neither side could find a way through before the break.
Drazic strikes twice
Mohun Bagan took the lead two minutes after the restart. Anirudh Thapa played a through ball, and Drazic dribbled past defenders before scoring with his left foot. Odisha were level four minutes later when Nihal Sudhish crossed and Mahmoud Eid finished past Vishal Kaith.
Drazic put the hosts ahead again in the 74th minute, turning in a low cross from Lallianzuala Chhangte. Odisha equalised in the 79th minute when a clearance by Mehtab deflected off Tekcham Abhishek Singh and fell to Everton, who curled in a right-footed finish.
Erwin settles it
Erwin decided the match late on, with a right-footed shot into the bottom-left corner. Reports differ on whether it came in the 87th or 88th minute.
The result sent Mohun Bagan top of the table on 12 points from five matches going into the international break, with NorthEast United second. It follows their 1-0 win over Chennaiyin FC. Mohun Bagan next face Churchill Brothers at Fatorda on 22 November, while Odisha play Bengaluru FC at the Kalinga Stadium on 4 December.
Result: Mohun Bagan SG 3 (Drazic 47’, 74’, Erwin 87’/88’), Odisha FC 2 (Eid 51’, Everton 79’).
