Maziya has lost to India’s Odisha FC 3-2 after losing their two-goal lead at the Galolhu Stadium on Tuesday.
Maziya finished the first half of the AFC cup group stage match with a two-goal lead. In the second minute, Naaiz Hassan (Dhaadhu) scored a goal from a ball pass from Aisam Ibrahim.
Maziya took the lead with a penalty goal which was granted after Mourtada Fall was sent off in the 26th minute after a foul on Vojislav Balabanovic. The goal was scored by Balabanovic himself.
With the changes made in the second half, Odisha improved their game from the previous half and increased the pace.. In the 65th minute, Fall scored a goal for Odisha when he took a shot from the corner.
Odisha equalized in the 72nd minute through Diego Mauricio, and scored the winning goal in the 85th minute through forward Roy Krishna.
Bashundhara Kings and Mohun Bagan, who are part of the group along with Maziya and Odisha, will take on each other later in the day.
With just three points from four matches so far, Maziya are at the bottom of the group. Odisha, on the other hand, finished second in the group on a temporary basis with six points after today's win. With just one game to play, Mohun Bagan are at the top of the table with seven points while Bashundhara Kings are third with four points.
The country's league has come to a standstill while Maziya competes in the AFC Cup. Maziya last played a league match on August 23, against Super United Sports (SUS). With that win, they defeated Bashundhara Kings in their AFC cup opener in Malé on September 19. Following that, they lost to Mohun Bagan and Odisha in India last month.
Maziya is scheduled to play their next match against Bashundhara Kings in Bangladesh on November 27th.
Sign In
