ISL | Jesuraj’s late goal helps Goa hold Odisha

The latter climbs above Chennaiyin and moves to seventh

Just when Odisha FC was getting ready to celebrate a lone-goal victory came FC Goa’s equaliser a couple of seconds before the final whistle in the Indian Super League at Bambolim on Tuesday.

And Goa’s saviour was Alexander Romario Jesuraj, the 24-year-old who had come in just eight minutes earlier. Jesuraj scored with a fine header after receiving a smart cross from the left from Airam Cabrera in the fourth minute of injury time.

Odisha had taken the lead through a penalty shortly after the hour mark after Goa midfielder Alberto Noguera brought down Javier Hernandez inside the box. Jonathas Cristian, who had replaced Liridon Krasniqi early in the second-half, sent a fiery shot to the top left corner to give Odisha the advantage.