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Odisha fought back from 1-3 down to hold Karnataka to 3-3 draw in their opening Group-B match of the 75th Senior Men National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy Final Round at Kottappadi Football Stadium in Malappuram, Karala today.
Jamir Oram (15th), Bikash Kumar Sahoo (62nd) and Chandra Muduli (76th) scored the three goals for Odisha, who would next meet Manipur at Manjeri Payyanad Football Stadium in Malappuram on April 19.
Goalkeeper Chinmaya Sekhar Behera is leading a 20-member Odisha team left in this championship. A total of 10 teams are battling it out for the coveted trophy in the Final Round. Teams would first play league matches in two groups. Odisha have been placed in Group-B with Gujarat, Karnataka, Manipur and Services.
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Group-A has been constituted with Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal. Top two teams from each group will proceed to the semi-finals. Odisha would play their opening match against Karnataka on April 17.
ODISHA SENIOR MEN TEAM: Goalkeepers: Chinmaya Sekhar Behera (Captain), Siddhanta Pradhan, Sk Kamaluddin. Defenders: Pintu Samal, Rakesh Oram, D Srinath, Abhishek Rawat, Adwin Tirkey, Bisal Tigga. Mid-fieldes: Prabin Tigga, Prasanta Shrihari, Md Imtiaz, Arpan Lakra, Jamir Oram, Sk Farid, Bikash Kumar Sahoo. Forwards: Chandra Muduli, Raghu Marandi, Raisan Tudu, Kartik Hantal.
Coaches & Support Staff: Salim Akbar Pathan (Head Coach), Sk Manjoor (Assistrant Coach), Goutam Das (Goalkeeping Coach), Nikhil Mascarenhas (Physiotherapist), Hrudaya Ranjan Behera (Manager).
ODISHA RESULTS:
April 17: Odisha (Jamir Oram 15th, Bikash Kumar Sahoo 62nd, Chandra Muduli 76th) drew with Karnataka (Sudheer Kotikela 29th, 62nd, Bavu Nishad TP 34th) 3-3.
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TOP: Odisha forward Chandra Muduli in action during their Santosh Trophy match against Karnataka on 17 April 2022.
RIGHT: Odisha defender Adwin Tirkey in action during their Santosh Trophy match against Karnataka on 17 April 2022.
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