Young Utkal Club became the first team to enter the final of the MGM-FAO Super Cup Football Tournament when they stunned Diamond Group champions Sunrise Club 9-8 in penalty shootout in the first semifinal at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack today.
The exciting match went to the shootout stage after play in the regulation time ended in a 3-3 draw. Dinabandhu Das scored a hat-trick for Young Utkal Club. The second semifinal between Odisha Police and Rising Student Club was postponed today due to heavy rain and lightning.
A total of eight teams qualified to compete in the Super Cup, after completion of the FAO Super League. The eight teams include the top from Diamond Group, top three from Gold Group and the winner of the Silver Group.
RESULTS:
7 August 2026 (Quarterfinal-1): Sunrise Club (Arbin Lakra 6, 53, Arshad P 14, Aman Xalxo 18, 31) beat Eleven Gun Club (Sushil Patra 84, Sunil Kumar Marndi 86) 5-2.
7 & 8 August 2026 (Quarterfinal-2): Odisha Police (Bholeshankar Majhi 15, 77) drew with Rovers Club (Mahesh K 34, Suresh Khadia 56) 2-2. Shootout: Odisha Police (Bijay Behera, Lakhai Murmu, Rakesh Oram, Purusottam Kerketta) beat Rovers Club (Akhil K, Abinash Muduli) 4-2.
8 August 2026 (Quarterfinal-3): Young Utkal Club (Pratyush Kumar Singh 15) drew with Sports Odisha (Basanta Hembram 80-P) 1-1. Shootout: Young Utkal Club (Tushar Kumar Sahoo, Darasingh Jamuda, Pabitra Das, Dinabandhu Das, Bapuni Bindhani, Subhasis Sahoo, Satya Prakash Pradhan) beat Sports Odisha (Nirmal Oram, Chintu Nag, Shankha Sekhar Hembram, Alok Kumar Das, Arkit Xaxa) 7-6.
8 August 2026 (Quarterfinal-4): Rising Student Club (Jansan Bandra 6, Muhammed Ashik 48, 57, Muhammed Niaz 72) beat Mangala Club (Bikash Barla 34, Fajil S 62, Muhammed Nihal 90) 4-3.
10 August 2026 (Semifinal-1): Young Utkal Club (Dinabandhu Das 7, 27, 58) drew with Sunrise Club (Aman Xalxo 51, Ramesh Oram 77-P, 90+2) 3-3. Shootout: Young Utkal (Tushar Kumar Sahoo, Asish Kumar Samal, Darasingh Jamuda, Pabitra Das, Bapuni Bindhani, Bikash Kumar Sahoo, Subhasis Sahoo, Satya Prakash Pradhan) beat Sunrise (Muhammed Thameem, Arbin Lakra, Arshad P, Mohan Majhi, Harikrishna M, Arshad A, Amosh Bhotoda) 9-8.
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PHOTO: Players of Young Utkal Club pose before their semifinal match against Sunrise Club in Cuttack on 10 August 2026.