KOCHI. Kerala Blasters snatched a late win Odisha FC 1-0 after S. Singh scored just 1 goal (86′).

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium stadium in Kochi on Monday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Pratik Mondal. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29 degrees Celsius or 84.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Kerala Blasters was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Odisha FC that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Odisha FC was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Kerala Blasters managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Kerala Blasters shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Odisha FC shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Kerala Blasters received 5 yellow cards (Sandeep Singh, Marko Leskovic, Rahul KP, Adrián Luna and Ivan Kalyuzhnyi). Talking about the opposition, Odisha FC received 3 yellow cards (Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Nandha Kumar Sekar and Narender Gahlot).

Standings

After playing this match, Kerala Blasters will have 22 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Odisha FC will stay with 19 points like Goa to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters will host Hyderabad on the 26th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Kerala Blasters (1 draw).

Odisha FC will host Jamshedpur on the 25th of February with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Jamshedpur (2 draws).

Kerala Blasters – Formation

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

The manager Ivan Vukomanovic decided to play with the following team: Prabhsukhan Gill (6.9), Sandeep Singh (7.3), Ruivah Hormipam (6.8), Marko Lešković (6.8), Jessel Carneiro (7.0), Rahul Kannoly (6.4), Jeakson Singh (7.0), Ivan Kalyuzhny (8.1), Sahal Abdul Samad (7.2), Dimitris Diamantakos (6.6) and Adrian Luna (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Apostolos Giannou (7.2), Nihal Sudheesh (6.7), Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Ayush Adhikari, Nishu Kumar, Victor Mongil Adeva, Karanjit Singh, Bryce Miranda and Bidyashagar Singh.

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Rahul KP for Nihal Sudeesh (69′), Dimitrios Diamantakos for Apostolos Giannou (70′), Sahal Abdul Samad for Bryce Miranda (83′), Adrián Luna for Víctor Mongil (90′) and Jeakson Singh for Ayush Adhikari (90′).

Best player: Ivan Kalyuzhny​

The most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Ivan Kalyuzhny even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 41 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Odisha FC – Formation

Odisha FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Josep Gombau Balague played with: Amrinder Singh (5.8), Narender Gahlot (6.2), Osama Malik (6.6), Carlos Delgado (6.1), Sahil Panwar (6.2), Raynier Fernandes (6.8), Moirangthem Thoiba Singh (7.4), Víctor Rodríguez (6.7), Nandhakumar Sekar (6.2), Pedro Martin (6.4) and Issac Vanmalsawma (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jerry Mawihmingthanga (6.5), Niraj Kumar, Nikhil Prabhu, Denechandra Meitei, Saúl Crespo, Lalruatthara, Diego Mauricio (6.5), Akshunna Tyagi and Shubham Sarangi.

Substitutions

Odisha FC made 3 changes: Issac Vanmalsawma for Jerry Mawihmingthanga (58′), Víctor Rodríguez for Diego Maurício (68′) and Sahil Panwar for Denechandra Meitei (89′).

Best player: Moirangthem Thoiba Singh​

The player that probably impressed the most for Odisha FC was Moirangthem Thoiba Singh.

His rating is (7.4) with 24 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.​

• Kerala Blasters – Odisha FC – 1-0