Minerva Punjab overcomes Kerala Blasters 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

KOCHI. Minerva Punjab succeeded in turn the tables against Kerala Blasters.

By
Mark Hall
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Minerva Punjab overcomes Kerala Blasters 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit

KOCHI. Minerva Punjab found a way to reverse the scoreline against Kerala Blasters. It was Kerala Blasters to score first with a goal from Miloš Drinčić. Nevertheless, later Minerva Punjab found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Wilmar Jordan (42′), Wilmar Jordan (61′) and Luka Majcen (88′). Kerala Blasters was surely better in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium stadium in Kochi on Monday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Jamal Mohamed with the support of and . The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.58 degrees Celsius or 88.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Kerala Blasters

1 - 3

Team 1

Minerva Punjab

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 107 Attack 72
  • 83 Dangerous attack 41
  • 73 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 4
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kerala Blasters had a superior ball possession 66% while Minerva Punjab was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kerala Blasters was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Minerva Punjab succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Kerala Blasters shot 11 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Minerva Punjab shot 16 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Kerala Blasters received 3 yellow cards (Dimitris Diamantakos, Miloš Drinčić and Freddy Lallawmawma). On the other side, Minerva Punjab received 1 yellow card (Ravi Kumar).

Match Timeline

Milos Drincic- Yellow
26'
Milos Drincic(goal)
39'
42'
W. Jordán(goal)Madih Talal
46'
K. Lhungdim- sub ->Mohammed Salah
61'
W. Jordán(goal)
Danish Farooq- sub ->Jeakson Singh 
61'
Justine Emmanuel- sub ->Fedor Černych 
61'
61'
R. Shabong- sub ->Sahil Tavora
Nihal Sudeesh- sub ->Rahul KP
63'
75'
Juan Mera- sub ->Wilmar Jordan
76'
P. Mohan- sub ->Madih Talal
78'
A. Pradhan- sub ->Amarjit Kiyam Singh
Freddy Lallawmawma- sub ->Mohammed Azhar
82'
Ishan Pandita- sub ->Daisuke Sakai
82'
85'
R. Kumar- Yellow
88'
L. Majcen(penalty)
Freddy Lallawmawma- Yellow
90'
Dimitrios Diamantakos- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
ATK Mohun Bagan
48
22
Mumbai City
45
22
Goa
45
22
Odisha FC
39
22
Kerala Blasters
33
22
Chennaiyin
27
22
NorthEast United
26
22
East Bengal
24
22
Minerva Punjab
24
22
Jamshedpur
22
22
Bengaluru
22
22
Hyderabad
8
22

After this encounter, Kerala Blasters stays with 26 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Minerva Punjab will has 14 points like Jamshedpur to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters will play away with Chennaiyin on the 16th of February with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Minerva Punjab will host Jamshedpur on the 15th of February with a 0-0 head to head record.

Kerala Blasters – Formation

Kerala Blasters
G
Sachin Suresh  31.India
6.7
D
Hormipam Ruivah 4.India
6.4
D
Milos Drincic 15.Montenegro
7.1
26' Goals39'
D
Pritam Kotal 20.India
7.0
D
Huidrom Naocha Singh 50.India
7.0
M
Jeakson Singh 5.India
7.0
61'
M
R. Kannoly Praveen 7.India
6.8
63'
M
Daisuke Sakai 21.Japan
7.9
82'
M
Mohammed Azhar 32.India
7.0
82'
F
Dimitrios Diamantakos 9.Greece
6.7
90'
F
Fedor Černych 91.Lithuania
7.5
61'
Substitutes
G
Karanjit Singh 1.India
D
Sandeep Singh 3.India
D
Marko Leskovic  55.Croatia
M
Freddy Lallawmawma 6.India
5.3
82' 90'
M
Danish Farooq 13.India
7.0
61'
M
Mohammed Aimen 19.India
F
Justine Emmanuel 24.Nigeria
6.8
61'
F
Ishan Pandita 26.India
6.4
82'
F
Nihal Sudeesh 77.India
6.7
63'

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

The manager Ivan Vukomanovic decided to play with the following team: Sachin Suresh (6.7), Pritam Kotal (7.0), Ruivah Hormipam (6.4), Miloš Drinčić (7.1), Naocha Huidrom Singh (7.0), Rahul KP (6.8), Mohammed Azhar (7.0), Jeakson Singh  (7.0), Daisuke Sakai (7.9), Fedor Černych  (7.5) and Dimitris Diamantakos (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Karanjit Singh, Sandeep Singh, Freddy Lallawmawma (5.3), Danish Farooq Bhat (7.0), Mohammed Aimen, Emmanuel Justine (6.8), Ishan Pandita (6.4), Marko Lešković and Nihal Sudheesh (6.7).

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Fedor Černych  for Emmanuel Justine (61′), Jeakson Singh  for Danish Farooq Bhat (61′), Rahul KP for Nihal Sudheesh (63′), Mohammed Azhar for Freddy Lallawmawma (82′) and Daisuke Sakai for Ishan Pandita (82′).

Player of the match: Daisuke Sakai​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Daisuke Sakai.

His rating is 7.9 with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Minerva Punjab – Formation

Minerva Punjab
G
R. Kumar 1.India
7.0
85'
D
T. Singh 2.India
6.7
D
D. Chatziisaias 5.Greece
6.8
D
M. Salah 39.India
6.4
46'
D
S. Meitei 74.India
7.5
M
N. Prabhu 4.India
6.7
M
S. Tavora 22.India
6.6
61'
M
A. Singh 80.India
6.8
78'
F
M. Talal 8.France
7.5
76'
F
W. Jordán 9.Colombia
8.8
75' Goals42', 61'
F
L. Majcen 99.Slovenia
7.0
Goals88'
Substitutes
G
J. Singh 21.India
D
K. Lhungdim 12.India
7.0
46'
D
M. Assisi 34.India
M
R. Shabong 6.India
7.1
61'
M
Juan Mera 14.Spain
6.3
75'
M
A. Pradhan 23.India
6.8
78'
F
D. Lalhlimpuia 19.India
F
P. Mohan 24.India
6.4
76'
F
B. Singh 77.India

Minerva Punjab started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Staikos Vergetis played with: Ravi Kumar (7.0), Tekcham Abhishek Singh (6.7), Suresh Meitei (7.5), Dimitris Chatziisaias (6.8), Mohammed Salah (6.4), Amarjit Kiyam Singh (6.8), Nikhil Prabhu (6.7), Sahil Tavora (6.6), Luka Majcen (7.0), Madih Talal (7.5) and Wilmar Jordan (8.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ricky John Shabong (7.1), Khaiminthang Lhungdim (7.0), Juan Mera (6.3), Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Jaskaranvir Singh, Ashish Pradhan (6.8), Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (6.4), Melroy Assisi and Bidyashagar Singh.

Substitutions

Minerva Punjab made 5 changes: Mohammed Salah for Khaiminthang Lhungdim (46′), Amarjit Kiyam Singh for Ashish Pradhan (78′), Sahil Tavora for Ricky John Shabong (61′), Madih Talal for Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (76′) and Wilmar Jordan for Juan Mera (75′).

Player of the match: Wilmar Jordan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minerva Punjab was Wilmar Jordan.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 13 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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