KOCHI. Hyderabad overcomes Kerala Blasters 1-0 after B. Herrera scored just 1 goal (29′). Kerala Blasters was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium stadium in Kochi on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was R Venkatesh. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 27 degrees Celsius or 80.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 6 Total 9
- 0 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 102 Attack 84
- 50 Dangerous attack 50
- 94 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 8
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 9 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Kerala Blasters was in firm control of the ball 61% while Hyderabad was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hyderabad was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hyderabad won the encounter.
Kerala Blasters shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hyderabad shot 9 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Kerala Blasters received 4 yellow cards (V. Mohanan, Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, Hormipam Ruivah and Marko Leskovic). Regarding the opposition, Hyderabad received 1 yellow card (Nikhil Poojary).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Kerala Blasters will stay with 31 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Hyderabad will have 42 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters will play away against Bengaluru on the 3rd of March with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bengaluru (2 draws).
Kerala Blasters – Formation
Kerala Blasters
83'
86'
Kerala Blasters started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ivan Vukomanovic decided to play with the following team: Prabhsukhan Gill , Ruivah Hormipam , Marko Lešković , Jessel Carneiro , Ayush Adhikari , Vibin Mohanan , Ivan Kalyuzhny , Bryce Miranda , Sahal Abdul Samad , Dimitris Diamantakos and Adrian Luna .
The home team had on the bench: Bijoy Varghese , Nihal Sudheesh , Karanjit Singh, Bidyashagar Singh, Jeakson Singh, Apostolos Giannou , Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Nishu Kumar and Danish Farooq Bhat .
Substitutions
Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Bryce Miranda for Danish Farooq Bhat (62′), Ayush Adhikari for Nishu Kumar (62′), Ivan Kalyuzhnyi for Apostolos Giannou (62′), S. Samad for Nihal Sudeesh (75′) and Hormipam Ruivah for Bijoy Varghese (86′).
Best player: Jessel Carneiro
The most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Jessel Carneiro.
His rating is with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Hyderabad – Formation
Hyderabad
29'
Hyderabad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Manuel Márquez Roca played with: Gurmeet Singh , Nikhil Poojary , Odei Onaindia , Nim Dorjee Tamang , Akash Mishra , Sahil Tavora , Borja Herrera , Mohammad Yasir , Joel Chianese , Holicharan Narzary and Javier Siverio .
They had on the bench: Reagan Singh , Aaren D’Silva , Chinglensana Singh Konsham, Abdul Rabeeh , Lalbiakhlua Jongte, Anuj Kumar, João Victor , Rohit Danu and Manoj Mohammed.
Substitutions
Hyderabad made 5 changes: Reagan Singh for Reagan Singh (46′), Borja Herrera for João Victor (61′), Javi Siverio for Aaren D’Silva (75′), Halicharan Narzary for Abdul Rabeeh (75′) and Mohammed Yasir for Rohit Danu (90′).
Best player: Borja Herrera
The player that probably impressed the most for Hyderabad was Borja Herrera.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
