Manvir Singh gave Mohun Bagan an early lead, scoring the first goal of the match in the third minute, but Carlos Delgado and Roy Krishna scored once each for Odisha FC to help the team maintain their unbeaten streak at home this season (13 matches). With this goal, Krishna became the highest-ever goal-scorer for Odisha FC in a single ISL season with a total of 13 goals.

Both teams brought an end to this hotly contested clash with 10 men on either side, as Odisha FC goal-scorer Delgado and Mohun Bagan Super Giant striker Armando Sadiku were sent off in the 74th and 67th minutes of the match after picking up a couple of yellow cards each.

Krishna was awarded as the player of the match. The second-leg semifinal between the two sides will take place at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on April 28.

BRIEF SCORE:

23 April 2024 (At Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar): Odisha FC (Carlos Delgado 11, Roy Krishna 39) beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant (Manvir Singh 3) 2-1. PoM: Roy Krishna (Odisha FC).
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TOP: Roy Krishna celebrates after scoring the match-winner for Odisha FC in their first-leg semifinal against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in Bhubaneswar on 23 April 2024.
RIGHT: Carlos Delgado celebrates after scoring the first goal for for Odisha FC in their first-leg semifinal against Mohun Bagan Super Giant in Bhubaneswar on 23 April 2024.