BHUBANESWAR. Odisha FC managed to find the solution against Kerala Blasters to win 2-1. R. Krishna was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Kerala Blasters to strike first with a goal of Dimitris Diamantakos at the 11′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Roy Krishna gave the win to Odisha FC in the 57′ minute scoring a double. Odisha FC was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Kalinga Stadium stadium in Bhubaneswar. The referee was Harish Kundu with the support of and Anthony Abraham. The 4th official was Pratik Mondal. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 24.81 degrees Celsius or 76.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 11 Total 8
- 6 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 106
- 53 Dangerous attack 67
- 106 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
- 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Odisha FC had a superior ball possession 62% while Kerala Blasters was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kerala Blasters had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Odisha FC succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Odisha FC shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters shot 8 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Odisha FC received 3 yellow cards (Princeton Rebello, Narender Gahlot and Lalthuammawia Ralte). On the other side, Kerala Blasters received 2 yellow cards (Danish Farooq Bhat and Marko Lešković).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Odisha FC has 27 points like Goa to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, Kerala Blasters will stays with 26 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Odisha FC will play away against Hyderabad on the 5th of February with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Odisha FC – Formation
Odisha FC
90'
88'
53', 57'
Odisha FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sergio Lobera Rodríguez decided to play with the following team: Amrinder Singh , Amey Ranawade , Narender Gahlot , Carlos Delgado , Jerry Lalrinzuala , Princeton Rebello , Ahmed Jahouh , Lalthathanga Khawlhring , Roy Krishna , Diego Mauricio and Isak Vanlalruatfela .
The home team had on the bench: Cy Goddard , Pranjal Bhumij, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Thoiba Singh Moirangthem, Lalthuammawia Ralte, Ashangbam Aphaoba Singh, Vignesh D , Lenny Rodrigues and Aniket Jadhav .
Substitutions
Odisha FC made 4 changes: Diego Mauricio for Cy Goddard (87′), Isak Vanlalruatfela for Aniket Jadhav (87′), Lalthathanga Khawlhring for Vignesh D (88′) and Princeton Rebello for Lenny Rodrigues (79′).
Player of the match: Roy Krishna
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Odisha FC was Roy Krishna.
His rating is with 2 goals, 37 passes (65% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.
Kerala Blasters – Formation
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Sachin Suresh , Pritam Kotal , Miloš Drinčić , Marko Lešković , Naocha Huidrom Singh , Daisuke Sakai , Danish Farooq Bhat , Mohammed Azhar , Mohammed Aimen , Nihal Sudheesh and Dimitris Diamantakos .
These were the players on the bench: Karanjit Singh, Sandeep Singh , Ruivah Hormipam, Jeakson Singh , Saurav Mandal , Emmanuel Justine , Ishan Pandita , Prabir Das and Fedor Černych .
Substitutions
Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Daisuke Sakai for Emmanuel Justine (65′), Nihal Sudheesh for Saurav Mandal (65′), Mohammed Aimen for Ishan Pandita (74′), Pritam Kotal for Sandeep Singh (74′) and Dimitris Diamantakos for Fedor Černych (83′).
Player of the match: Dimitris Diamantakos
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Dimitris Diamantakos.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
