Bhubaneswar, Feb. 10 -- Despite being reduced to 10 men, Odisha FC held Punjab FC to a 1-1 draw at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season on Monday.

A red card in the 44th minute to Rahul KP, pegged Odisha FC on the backfoot as Petros Giakoumakis opened the scoring in the first half. The second half saw Isak Vanlalruatfela's strike level things up for the Juggernauts as they eventually salvaged a point from a tricky fixture, a press release from ISL stated.

Despite the draw, both teams are well and truly in playoff contention heading into the rest of the matches. Odisha FC now have 26 points and are placed seventh, whereas Punjab FC are ninth with 24 points. To put things into context, the six...