Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar: Odisha suffered back-to-back defeat in the Junior Boy's National Football Championship for Dr B C Ray Trophy 2025-2026 at Sahibzada Fateh Singh Football Stadium at Amritsar on Tuesday.
In the Tier-1 league match, Manipur defeated Odisha by 2-1 goals. Khutleibam Sultan gave the lead to Manipur in the 26th minute. After the change of sides, Odisha captain Aman Lakra scored the equaliser in the 57th minute. Manipur forward Amom Krish Singh nailed the winning goal in the 70th minute and took the match away from Odisha.
In the Group-C inaugural league match, Football Association of Odisha suffered defeat from Karnataka State Football Association by 3-1 goals. In the next league match, Odisha will face Jharkhand on 24th July 2025.