The Indian Super League returned to action after a brief hiatus as Odisha beat NorthEast United at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, moving awfully close to top-four in the league.
NorthEast United had a further debilitated forwardline with Deshorn Brown, its highest goalscorer, and Rochharzela, both ruled out, and Marcelinho, its recent signing, unavailable.