Indian Super League: Kerala Blasters tops Jamshedpur 3-1

KOCHI. Kerala Blasters prevails over Jamshedpur 3-1.

KOCHI. Kerala Blasters prevails over Jamshedpur 3-1. Kerala Blasters took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium stadium in Kochi on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ashwin Mohanlal Kanojia. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 26 degrees Celsius or 78.78 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 69%.​

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  Kerala Blasters

  3

  

  Jamshedpur

  1

  3 Jan 2023 Full time

Match Statistics

Kerala Blasters was in firm control of the ball 56% while Jamshedpur was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Kerala Blasters was more aggressive with 74 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Kerala Blasters won the match.

Kerala Blasters shot 19 times, 9 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Jamshedpur shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Kerala Blasters received 2 yellow cards (Jessel Carneiro and Sandeep Singh). On the opposite side, Jamshedpur received 1 yellow card (Farukh Choudhary).

After this match, Kerala Blasters will have 22 points to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Jamshedpur will stay with 5 points to stay in the 10th place.

Match Events

Next match

In the upcoming Indian Super League match, Kerala Blasters will play away against Mumbai City on the 8th of January with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Mumbai City (6 draws).

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  Mumbai City

  4

  

  Kerala Blasters

  0

  8 Jan 2023 Full time

Jamshedpur will host Chennaiyin on the 7th of January with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Chennaiyin (3 draws).

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  Jamshedpur

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  Chennaiyin

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  7 Jan 2023 Full time

Kerala Blasters: Formation and Lineups

Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ivan Vukomanovic chose to play with the following team: Prabhsukhan Gill (6.5), Sandeep Singh (7.0), Ruivah Hormipam (6.8), Marko Lešković (6.7), Jessel Carneiro (6.4), Rahul Kannoly (6.6), Jeakson Singh (7.1), Adrian Luna (8.1), Sahal Abdul Samad (6.5), Apostolos Giannou (7.5) and Dimitris Diamantakos (8.7).

Substitutes

Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Jessel Carneiro for Nishu Kumar (46′), Sahal Abdul Samad for Nihal Sudeesh (71′), Apostolos Giannou for Víctor Mongil (72′), Rahul KP for Bryce Miranda (79′) and Dimitrios Diamantakos for Bidyashagar Singh (90′).

Top player: Dimitris Diamantakos

The player who no doubt impressed Kerala Blasters the most was Dimitris Diamantakos.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 40 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

Jamshedpur: Formation and Lineups

Jamshedpur started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Regarding the opposition, Aidy Boothroyd played with: Vishal Yadav (6.2), Pratik Chowdhary (6.5), Eli Sabiá (7.2), Muhammed Uvais (6.4), Boris Thangjam (6.4), Phijam Vikash Singh (6.7), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (6.5), Ricky Lallawmawma (6.4), Rafael Crivellaro (6.7), Ishan Pandita (6.8) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (7.4).

Substitutes

Jamshedpur made 4 changes: Pratik Chaudhari for Laldinliana Renthlei (46′), Boris Singh for Ritwik Das (67′), Muhammed Uvais for PC Laldinpuia (67′) and Phijam Vikash Singh for Farukh Choudhary (78′).

Top player: Daniel Chima Chukwu

The player who no doubt impressed Jamshedpur the most was Daniel Chima Chukwu.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12.