Odisha FC under-15 boys finished second in Delhi-Punjab Group of the Hero Junior League (HJL), defeating Punjab FC 2-1 in their last game at JLN Training Pitch 2 in Delhi today. With this win, Odisha FC ended their group campaign, garnering 16 points from eight games. They won five matches, drew one and lost two. Sudeva Football Club emerged group toppers with 21 points.
FAO Academy was another Odisha team, scheduled to compete in the four-team Rest of India Group-B. The group engagements, scheduled to commence from April 11, may not take place due to Corona Virus Pandemic.
ODISHA FC RESULTS:
28 February (At JNL Training Pitch 2): Odisha FC (Nirmanyu Singh Atri 36th, 45th) beat Punjab FC (Moirangthem Berlin 18th) 2-1. PoM: Ankit Das (OFC).
25 February (At Conscient Ground): Odisha FC (Nirmanyu Singh Atri 4th) drew against Conscient Football (Krish Uppal 82nd) 1-1. PoM: Varun Mathur (Conscient).
19 February (United Punjab Football Club Ground 1): Odisha FC (Kunal Raghav 24, 36-P, 58, 87, Yashas Sharin 25, 33, 71, Nirmanyu Singh Atri 62, Aryan Bahuguna 85) beat United Punjab Football Club 9-1. PoM: Kunal Raghav.
14 February (At JNL Training Pitch 2): Odisha FC (Pranav Ratti 25, Nirmanyu Singh Atri 54) lost to Sudeva Football Club (Tufel Hingora 8, Hiti Seb 11, R Lalbiakliana 55) 2-3. PoM: R Lalbiakliana.
9 February (At JNL Training Pitch 2): Odisha FC (Arya Kashyap 8, 20, 72-P, Yashas Sharin 12, Kunar Raghav 13, 32, 42-P, Jitinraj Suresh 64, Aryan Bahuguna 89) beat United Punjab Football Club 9-0. PoM: Arya Kashyap.
30 January (At Sudeva Football Club Ground): Odisha FC lost to Sudeva Football Club (Dizianlung Gonmei 22, R Lalbiakliana 45, 90) 0-3. PoM: R Lalbiakliana.
27 January (At Tau Devi Lal Stadium): Odisha FC (Kunal Raghav 18) beat Punjab FC 1-0. PoM: Arya Kashyap (OFC).
21 January (At JNL Training Pitch 2): Odisha FC U-15 (Yashas Sharin 7, Nirmanyu Singh Atri 39) beat Conscient Football (Harsh Motwanin 80) 2-1. PoM: Yashas Sharin.
ODISHA FC SQUAD: Ankit Das (GK), Sunny Kumar (GK), Isht Chandra (DF), Saksham Suneja (Captain, DF), Rachit Raj (DF), Visu Paraj Negi (DF), Ratul Kamra (DF), Krish Malik (DF), Parth Trisas (DF), Dushyant Singh Kandari (DF), Yashas Sharin (FW), Pranav Ratti (MF), Kunal Raghav (MF), Arya Kashyap (MF), Jitinraj Suresh (FW), Nirmanyu Singh Atri (FW), Aryan Bahuguna (FW), Vidit Jai (FW), Shriyans Mishra (FW). Coach: Gurpratap Singh; Manager: Ujjawal Raj.
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PHOTO: Odisha FC U-15 boys pose after beating Punjab FC in in their last game at the group stage of the Hero Junior League in New Delhi on 28 February, 2020.