Maldives national football stadium

Maldives National Football Stadium: Odisha FC came from two goals down to defeat Maldives’ Maziya Sports & Recreation 3-2 in Group D of the AFC Cup here at Maldives National Football Stadium on Tuesday.

The win kept Odisha’s hopes of advancing to the Inter-Zone Semi-finals alive while the defeat leaves Maziya on the ropes.

Maziya threatened as early as the second minute with Ibrahim Aisam finding space above the box before sending his shot wide. The Maldivian club took the lead in the second minute, capping off a fine team move with Aisam the orchestrator when he dribbled inside the box before laying off for Naiz Hassan to score with a simple finish, reports AFC.