Indian Super League: Kerala Blasters conquers East Bengal 3-1
KOCHI. Kerala Blasters conquers East Bengal 3-1.
KOCHI. Kerala Blasters beats East Bengal 3-1. Kerala Blasters got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from A. Luna (72′) and I. Kalyuzhny (82′).
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium stadium in Kochi on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Coimbatore Ramaswamy Srikrishna. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 26 degrees Celsius or 78.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Kerala Blasters was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. East Bengal that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Kerala Blasters was more aggressive with 80 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Kerala Blasters won the match.
Kerala Blasters shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, East Bengal shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Kerala Blasters received 1 yellow card (R. Hormipam). On the other side, East Bengal received 2 yellow cards (L. Lalchungnunga and A. Mukherjee).
After playing this match, Kerala Blasters has 0 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. while East Bengal stays with 0 points (4th).
Match Events
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60'60'
L. Lalchungnunga
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61'61'
T. Haokip
V. Suhair
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63'63'
A. Mukherjee
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70'70'
R. Kannoly Praveen
S. A. Samad
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72'72'
A. Luna
H. Khabra
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78'78'
R. Hormipam
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79'79'
A. Singh
S. Chakrabarti
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79'79'
I. Kalyuzhny
A. Giannou
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79'79'
B. Singh
K. Lalthathanga
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80'80'
J. Lalrinzuala
T. Das
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80'80'
Eliandro
C. Kyriakou
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81'81'
I. Kalyuzhny
B. Singh
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87'87'
Alex
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88'88'
J. O\'Doherty
Alex
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89'89'
I. Kalyuzhny
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90'90'
V. Mongil
D. Diamantakos
Next match
In the upcoming Indian Super League match, Kerala Blasters will host ATK Mohun Bagan on the 16th of October with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (1 draw).
East Bengal will host Goa on the 12th of October with a 1-1 head to head.
Kerala Blasters: Formation and Lineups
Kerala Blasters adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Ivan Vukomanovic chose to play with the following team: Prabhsukhan Gill , Harmanjot Singh Khabra , Ruivah Hormipam , Marko Lešković , Jessel Carneiro , Sahal Abdul Samad , Jeakson Singh , Lalthathanga Khawlhring , Adrian Luna , Apostolos Giannou and Dimitris Diamantakos .
Substitutes
Kerala Blasters made 3 changes: S. A. Samad for R. Kannoly Praveen (70′), A. Giannou for I. Kalyuzhny (79′) and K. Lalthathanga for B. Singh (79′).
Top player: Adrian Luna
Probably the most impressive player in Kerala Blasters was Adrian Luna.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.
East Bengal: Formation and Lineups
Also East Bengal adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Stephen Constantine played with: Kamaljit Singh , Ankit Mukherjee , Chungnunga Lal , Iván Garrido , Charis Kyriakou , Tuhin Das, Sumeet Passi , Souvik Chakraborty , Alex , Tuhin Das and V.P. Suhair , Cleiton Silva .
Substitutes
East Bengal made only 1 change substituting V. Suhair for T. Haokip (60′).
Best player: Kamaljit Singh
The player that probably impressed the most for East Bengal was the goalkeeper: Kamaljit Singh. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
