VASCO DA GAMA. Jamshedpur and Kerala Blasters draw 1-1. G. Stewart scored the first goal (14′) for Jamshedpur. S. A. equalized (27′).

The match was played at the Tilak Maidan Stadium stadium in Vasco da Gama. The referee was Pratik Mondal. The weather was mist. The temperature was hot at 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kerala Blasters was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Jamshedpur that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Jamshedpur was putting more pressure with 111 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Jamshedpur to win the match​.

Kerala Blasters shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Jamshedpur shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Kerala Blasters received 2 yellow cards (J. Pereyra Diaz and A. Vazquez). Regarding the opposition, Jamshedpur received 1 yellow card (G. Stewart).

Standings

After playing this match, Kerala Blasters will have 13 points like Jamshedpur to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Jamshedpur will have 13 points like Kerala Blasters to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters will host Goa on the 2nd of January with a 9-3 head to head statistic in favor of Goa (2 draws).

Jamshedpur will host Chennaiyin on the 2nd of January with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Chennaiyin (3 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 (6.7), Harmanjot Singh Khabra (6.8), Ruivah Hormipam (6.8), Marko Lešković (7.3), Jessel Carneiro (7.1), Sahal Abdul Samad (7.1), Jeakson Singh (6.8), Lalthathanga Khawlhring (6.2), Adrian Luna (6.8), Álvaro Vázquez (7.0) and Jorge Pereyra Díaz (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Sachin Suresh, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (6.3), Nishu Kumar, Seityasen Singh (6.5), Enes Sipović (7.1), Sandeep Singh, Vincy Barretto (6.9), Ayush Adhikari (6.6) and Denechandra Meitei.

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: A. Luna for S. Singh (61′), S. A. Samad for V. Barretto (72′), K. Lalthathanga for A. Adhikari (72′), R. Hormipam for E. Sipovic (86′) and J. Pereyra Diaz for P. Karuthadathkuni (86′).

Best player: Marko Lešković​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kerala Blasters was Marko Lešković.

His rating is (7.3) with 40 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11.

Jamshedpur – Formation

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

Owen Coyle played with: Rehnesh Paramba (6.6), Laldinliana Renthlei (6.4), Narender Gahlot (6.3), Peter Hartley (7.1), Ricky Lallawmawma (7.1), Ritwik Kumar Das (7.5), Jitendra Singh (6.8), Alex (7.1), Boris Thangjam (7.3), Greg Stewart (7.5) and Jordan Murray (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Anas Edathodika, Sandip Mandi, Mobashir Rahman, Pawan Kumar, Laldinpuia Pc, Eli Sabiá, Vishal Yadav, Karan Amin and Ishan Pandita (6.4).

Substitutions

Jamshedpur made 2 changes: R. Kumar Das for I. Pandita (79′) and B. Singh for M. Rahman (90′).

Best player: Greg Stewart​

The most impressive player for Jamshedpur was Greg Stewart.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 34 passes (73% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 16. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Kerala Blasters – Jamshedpur – 1-1