East Bengal outplayed Odisha FC 3-2 in an exciting final on Sunday to be crowned Super Cup champions in Bhubaneswar. Cleiton Silva scored the decisive goal that separated the Kolkata side from the hugely favourite home side.
Brazilian Cleiton Silva struck the winner for East Bengal in the 111th minute of the match after the two ISL sides finished 2-2 in regulation time. Odisha FC was playing with a man deficit from the 69th minute when Mourtada Fall was given the marching order after getting a second yellow card.
Cleiton capitalised on a mistake from the Odisha FC goalkeeper and came up with a neat finish at a crucial juncture of the match, slotting the ball into the bottom-right corner with a left-footed shot.
Odisha FC tried desperately for an equaliser in the remaining minutes but the East Bengal defence was up to the task, marking their opponents.
East Bengal deserved credit for how they went about their task after they lost Shouvik following a second yellow card of the night.
The victorious East Bengal team will be nominated to play in the prestigious Asian Champions League 2 preliminary stage of AFC 2023-24 season.
Trailing by a goal, Odisha FC equalised when Jahouh stepped up to take a penalty and converted it from the spot in the 98th minute.
Earlier, a penalty from Saul Crespo helped East Bengal take the lead in the 62nd minute.
In the 52nd minute, an excellent through pass from Mahesh led to a fine goal by Nandhakumar Sekar as East Bengal made it 1-1 in the second half. This was after Mauricio put Odisha FC in the lead with his 39th-minute strike.
- With PTI inputs