Halfway through the first half, the Blasters scurried to clear an Odisha FC corner. The ball found its way to Thoiba, whose shot from the edge of the box forced a brilliant save out of the Blasters shot-stopper.

The visitors got their noses in front 10 minutes before half-time. Adrian Luna played a short corner to Lalthathanga Khawlhring before whipping a brilliant in-swinging ball from the left flank. Khabra sprung the offside trap and broke the deadlock with a thumping header.

Playing their first home match after 982 days, Odisha FC almost equalised three minutes later from a corner, Isaac curled the ball in towards the far post. Saul Crespo, under pressure from Khabra, saw his header fly narrowly wide of goal.

Two minutes into the second half, a Jerry cross from the right wing was poked at goal by Mauricio. However, Gill was positioned well and pushed the effort onto the post before it was cleared to safety.

It was all square in the 54th minute when a ong throw by Shubham Sarangi lfrom the right was flicked on by Osama Malik in a chaotic penalty area before a Carlos Delgado shot was parried into the path of Jerry and the 25-year-old made no mistake tapping it in from close range.

A minute from the hour mark, a inswinging ball by Luna from the corner caught the Odisha FC defence off-guard. Amrinder Singh, at full stretch, could not get a glove on it and was relieved to see the ball hit the far post and roll out for a goal kick.

The game turned on its head in the 86th minute. Amrinder lofted the ball towards the final third, where substitute Pedro Martin took it down with a deft touch before smashing it past Gill with aplomb to give Odisha FC their second ISL win over Kerala Blasters FC.

The Juggernauts are now third in the ISL with six points, just a point off the top. They will host Bengaluru FC on October 27.
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TOP: Pedro Martin celebrates after scoring the match-winner for Odisha FC in their ISL match against Kerala Blasters in Bhubaneswar on 23 October 2022.
RIGHT: Odisha FC forward Jerry Mawihmingthanga in action during their ISL match against Kerala Blasters in Bhubaneswar on 23 October 2022.