Kerala Blasters recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Odisha FC 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

KOCHI. Kerala Blasters found a way to turn the tables against Odisha FC to win 2-1.

October 28, 2023

KOCHI. Kerala Blasters succeeded in turn the tables against Odisha FC to win 2-1. It was Odisha FC to strike first with a goal of Diego Mauricio at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 66′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Adrian Luna gave the win to Kerala Blasters in the 84′ minute.

Diego Mauricio missed a decisive penalty (22′). That would have allowed Odisha FC to draw the match.

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium stadium in Kochi on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Senthil Nathan who was helped by Sapam Kennedy and . The 4th official was Rahul Kumar Gupta. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 28.66 degrees Celsius or 83.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.

Match Statistics

Kerala Blasters

2 - 1

Odisha FC

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

18 Total 7
4 On Target 5
10 Off Target 1
5 Shots blocked 1

99 Attack 70
81 Dangerous attack 42
135 Ball safe 104

0 Penalties 1
7 Corners 5

Fouls

12 Total 6
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Kerala Blasters was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Odisha FC that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kerala Blasters was more pushing with 81 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kerala Blasters won the match.

Kerala Blasters shot 18 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Odisha FC shot 7 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Kerala Blasters received 3 yellow cards (Adrian Luna, Naocha Huidrom Singh and Danish Farooq Bhat). On the opposite side, Odisha FC received 6 yellow cards (Aniket Jadhav, Amrinder Singh, Pranjal Bhumij, Diego Mauricio, Pranjal Bhumij and Ahmed Jahouh).

Match Timeline

15'

Diego Maurício(goal)Cy Goddard

Huidrom Naocha Singh- Yellow

21'

22'

Diego Maurício- missed penaltyDiego Mauricio

45'

Aniket Jadhav- Yellow

Danish Farooq- Yellow

45'

Dimitrios Diamantakos- sub ->Rahul Kannoly

58'

Freddy Lallawmawma- sub ->Vibin Mohanan

58'

63'

Diego Maurício- Yellow

65'

Carlos Delgado - sub ->Cy Goddard

65'

Thoiba Singh Moirangthem- sub ->Narender Gahlot

Dimitrios Diamantakos(goal)Daisuke Sakai

66'

67'

Amrinder Singh - Yellow

68'

Ahmed Jahouh- Yellow

Mohammed Aimen- sub ->Daisuke Sakai

70'

Pranjal Bhumij- sub ->Aniket Jadhav

79'

Michael Soosairaj- sub ->Lalthathanga Khawlhring

Adrián Luna (goal)

84'

Mohammed Azhar- sub ->Kwame Peprah

81'

Ishan Pandita- sub ->Freddy Lallawmawma

81'

90'

Pranjal Bhumij- Yellow

Adrián Luna - Yellow

90'

Pranjal Bhumij- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Goa

After playing this match, Kerala Blasters will have 10 points like Goa to drop in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Odisha FC will stay with 4 points like East Bengal and Bengaluru to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Odisha FC will host Bengaluru on the 31st of October with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Bengaluru (1 draw).

Kerala Blasters – Formation

Kerala Blasters

Sachin Suresh 31.India

8.2

Sandeep Singh 3.India

6.8

Hormipam Ruivah 4.India

7.0

Pritam Kotal 20.India

6.8

Huidrom Naocha Singh 50.India

6.8

21'

R. Kannoly Praveen 7.India

7.0

58'

V. Mohanan 8.India

7.0

58'

Adrián Luna 10.Uruguay

8.9

90'

84'

Danish Farooq 13.India

6.4

45'

Daisuke Sakai 21.Japan

7.7

70'

Kwame Peprah 14.Ghana

7.0

81'

Substitutes

Karanjit Singh 1.India

Freddy Lallawmawma 6.India

6.8

58'

Mohammed Aimen 19.India

6.4

70'

Sukham Yoihenba Meitei 22.India

Mohammed Azhar 32.India

6.7

81'

B. Miranda 81.India

Dimitrios Diamantakos 9.Greece

7.3

58'

66'

Ishan Pandita 26.India

6.3

81'

B. Singh 30.India

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

The manager Ivan Vukomanovic decided to play with the following team: Sachin Suresh (8.2), Sandeep Singh (6.8), Pritam Kotal (6.8), Ruivah Hormipam (7.0), Naocha Huidrom Singh (6.8), Rahul Kannoly (7.0), Vibin Mohanan (7.0), Danish Farooq Bhat (6.4), Daisuke Sakai (7.7), Adrian Luna (8.9) and Kwame Peprah (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Karanjit Singh, Freddy Lallawmawma (6.8), Dimitris Diamantakos (7.3), Mohammed Aimen (6.4), Sukham Yoihenba Meitei, Ishan Pandita (6.3), Bidyashagar Singh, Mohammed Azhar (6.7) and Bryce Miranda.

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Kwame Peprah for Mohammed Azhar (81′), Rahul Kannoly for Dimitris Diamantakos (58′), Vibin Mohanan for Freddy Lallawmawma (58′), Daisuke Sakai for Mohammed Aimen (70′) and Freddy Lallawmawma for Ishan Pandita (81′).

Best player: Adrian Luna

The player that probably impressed the most for Kerala Blasters was Adrian Luna.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 51 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Odisha FC – Formation

Odisha FC

Amrinder Singh 1.India

6.4

67'

Mourtada Fall 15.Senegal

6.7

Jerry Lalrinzuala 18.India

6.4

Narender Gahlot 3.India

7.0

65'

Amey Ranawade 4.India

6.7

Isak Vanlalruatfela 19.India

7.7

Aniket Jadhav 99.India

6.3

70'

45'

Puitea 7.India

6.8

79'

Ahmed Jahouh 10.Morocco

7.1

68'

Cy Goddard 11.Japan

7.5

65'

Diego Maurício 9.Brazil

7.0

65'

63'

15'

Substitutes

Lalthuammawia Ralte 28.India

T. Singh 24.India

6.4

65'

Laldinliana Renthlei 26.India

Sahil Panwar 36.India

Carlos Delgado 5.Spain

6.3

65'

Paul Ramfangzauva 8.India

Roy Krishna 21.Fiji

6.4

65'

Michael Soosairaj 23.India

6.6

79'

Pranjal Bhumij 14.India

6.7

70'

90'

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

Sergio Lobera Rodríguez played with: Amrinder Singh (6.4), Amey Ranawade (6.7), Mourtada Fall (6.7), Narender Gahlot (7.0), Jerry Lalrinzuala (6.4), Aniket Jadhav (6.3), Ahmed Jahouh (7.1), Lalthathanga Khawlhring (6.8), Isak Vanlalruatfela (7.7), Cy Goddard (7.5) and Diego Mauricio (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carlos Delgado (6.3), Paul Ramfangzauva, Pranjal Bhumij (6.7), Roy Krishna (6.4), Michael Soosairaj (6.6), Thoiba Singh Moirangthem (6.4), Laldinliana Renthlei, Lalthuammawia Ralte and Sahil Panwar.

Substitutions

Odisha FC made 5 changes: Cy Goddard for Carlos Delgado (65′), Aniket Jadhav for Pranjal Bhumij (70′), Lalthathanga Khawlhring for Michael Soosairaj (79′), Narender Gahlot for Thoiba Singh Moirangthem (65′) and Diego Mauricio for Roy Krishna (65′).