However, Mumbai restored the parity in the 89th minute. Vikram Pratap Singh delivered a fine cross into the box that Jorge Diaz headed into the net as the teams shared the point
Mawihmingthanga jerry celebrates after scoring a goal during Match No 8 between Odisha FC and Mumbai City FC, at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Pic/PTI
Former champions Mumbai City FC and Odisha FC played out an exciting 2-2 draw in their Indian Super League match here on Thursday. Odisha took the lead at the stroke of the first half after Jerry Mawia exploited a defensive lapse by Akash Mishra. However, Mumbai found the equaliser two minutes into the second half. Rostyn Griffiths rose high above the Odisha defenders to head in a perfect cross by Greg Stewart.
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Odisha went ahead for the second time in the match through Roy Krishna in the 76th minute. Mumbai's Nawaz made a rough tackle on Krishna, and the referee awarded a penalty which the latter converted easily. However, Mumbai restored the parity in the 89th minute. Vikram Pratap Singh delivered a fine cross into the box that Jorge Diaz headed into the net as the teams shared the point.
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