KOLKATA. East Bengal prevails over Kerala Blasters 1-0 after C. Silva scored just 1 goal (77′). Kerala Blasters lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

East Bengal remained with 10 players after Mobashir Rahman received a double yellow card in the 90′.

The match was played at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium in Kolkata on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ashwin Mohanlal Kanojia. The weather was haze. The temperature was pleasant at 23 degrees Celsius or 73.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Kerala Blasters was in firm control of the ball 59% while East Bengal was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kerala Blasters had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, East Bengal was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

East Bengal shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Kerala Blasters shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

East Bengal received 4 yellow cards (Alex Lima, Mobashir Rahman, Suhair VP and Sumeet Passi). On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters received 3 yellow cards (J. Singh, H. Khabra and Nishu Kumar).

Mobashir Rahman (East Bengal) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Standings

After this match, East Bengal will have 15 points to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, Kerala Blasters will stay with 28 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, East Bengal will host ATK Mohun Bagan on the 25th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (0 draws).

Kerala Blasters will host Hyderabad on the 26th of February with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Kerala Blasters (1 draw).

East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Stephen Constantine decided to play with the following team: Kamaljit Singh (7.6), Ankit Mukherjee (6.3), Golui Sarthak (6.9), Charis Kyriakou (6.8), Jerry Lalrinzuala (6.9), V.P. Suhair (5.9), Mobashir Rahman (6.6), Alex (7.6), Naorem Mahesh Singh (6.5), Jake Jervis (6.4) and Cleiton Silva (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Souvik Chakraborty, Suvam Sen, Sumeet Passi (6.7), Himanshu Jangra, Mohammad Rakip (7.4), Soraisam Pritam Kumar Singh, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Jordan O’Doherty (6.4) and Iván Garrido González.

Substitutions

East Bengal made 3 changes: Ankit Mukherjee for Mohammad Rakip (16′), Suhair VP for Jordan O’Doherty (76′) and Suhair VP for Sumeet Passi (76′).

Best player: Kamaljit Singh​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for East Bengal was the goalkeeper: Kamaljit Singh. His rating is 7.62. He performed 3 saves.

Kerala Blasters – Formation

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

Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Karanjit Singh (7.0), Harmanjot Singh Khabra (6.4), Ruivah Hormipam (7.3), Victor Mongil Adeva (7.4), Jeakson Singh (6.5), Rahul Kannoly (6.8), Adrian Luna (7.8), Jessel Carneiro (6.8), Bryce Miranda (7.0), Dimitris Diamantakos (7.1) and Apostolos Giannou (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Vibin Mohanan, Danish Farooq Bhat (6.6), Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Sahal Abdul Samad (6.4), Saurav Mandal, Nishu Kumar (6.1), Ayush Adhikari, Sachin Suresh and Khangembam Bidyashagar Singh.

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 4 changes: Bryce Miranda for Sahal Abdul Samad (61′), H. Khabra for Nishu Kumar (61′), J. Singh for Danish Farooq Bhat (75′) and R. Kannoly Praveen for Saurav Mandal (88′).

Best player: Adrian Luna​

The most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Adrian Luna.

His rating is (7.8) with 61 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• East Bengal – Kerala Blasters – 1-0