Kerala Blasters defeats Goa after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

KOCHI. Kerala Blasters had a astounding comeback against Goa.

February 26, 2024

KOCHI. Kerala Blasters had a remarkable comeback against Goa.

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 Pranjal Banerji with the help of Samar Pal and Asit Sarkar. The 4th official was R Venkatesh. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.92 degrees Celsius or 87.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Kerala Blasters

4 - 2

Goa

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

14 Total 9
7 On Target 3
2 Off Target 2
5 Shots blocked 4

95 Attack 106
67 Dangerous attack 59
82 Ball safe 100

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

16 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Kerala Blasters was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Goa that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kerala Blasters was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kerala Blasters won the match.

Kerala Blasters shot 14 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Goa shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Kerala Blasters received 3 yellow cards (Miloš Drinčić, Dimitris Diamantakos and Sandeep Singh). Regarding the opposition, Goa received 5 yellow cards (Carl McHugh, Rowllin Borges, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Seriton Fernandes and Jay Gupta).

Match Timeline

Rowllin Borges(goal)Borja Herrera

Seriton Fernandes- Yellow

Sandeep Singh- Yellow

15'

17'

Mohammed Yasir(goal)Noah Sadaoui

36'

Rowllin Borges- Yellow

Daisuke Sakai(goal)

51'

56'

Nim Dorjee Tamang- Yellow

59'

Paulo Retre- sub ->Borja Herrera

Mohammed Azhar- sub ->Jeakson Singh

67'

74'

A. Chhetri- sub ->Nim Dorjee Tamang

74'

Raynier Fernandes- sub ->Rowllin Borges

74'

Boris Thangjam- sub ->Udanta Singh

Dimitrios Diamantakos(penalty)

81'

80'

Carl McHugh- Yellow

Mohammed Aimen- sub ->Rahul KP

81'

Dimitrios Diamantakos(goal)

84'

Milos Drincic- Yellow

82'

Dimitrios Diamantakos- Yellow

84'

86'

Brison Fernandes- sub ->Mohammed Yasir

Fedor Černych(goal)Dimitris Diamantakos

88'

Danish Farooq- sub ->Vibin Mohanan

90'

Justine Emmanuel- sub ->Daisuke Sakai

90'

87'

Jay Gupta- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Goa

After this match, Kerala Blasters has 29 points to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Goa will stays with 28 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Goa will play away against Mumbai City on the 28th of February with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Mumbai City (7 draws).

Kerala Blasters – Formation

Kerala Blasters

Karanjit Singh 1.India

6.8

Sandeep Singh 3.India

6.4

15'

Hormipam Ruivah 4.India

7.0

Milos Drincic 15.Montenegro

6.8

82'

Huidrom Naocha Singh 50.India

6.7

Jeakson Singh 5.India

6.4

67'

R. Kannoly Praveen 7.India

6.3

81'

V. Mohanan 8.India

6.8

90'

Daisuke Sakai 21.Japan

7.5

90'

51'

Dimitrios Diamantakos 9.Greece

8.8

84'

81', 84'

Fedor Černych 91.Lithuania

8.1

88'

Substitutes

Lara Sharma 23.India

Pritam Kotal 20.India

Prabir Das 33.India

Danish Farooq 13.India

90'

Mohammed Aimen 19.India

7.0

81'

Mohammed Azhar 32.India

6.7

67'

Justine Emmanuel 24.Nigeria

90'

Ishan Pandita 26.India

Nihal Sudeesh 77.India

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

The manager Ivan Vukomanovic decided to play with the following team: Karanjit Singh (6.8), Sandeep Singh (6.4), Ruivah Hormipam (7.0), Miloš Drinčić (6.8), Naocha Huidrom Singh (6.7), Rahul KP (6.3), Jeakson Singh (6.4), Vibin Mohanan (6.8), Daisuke Sakai (7.5), Fedor Černych (8.1) and Dimitris Diamantakos (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Danish Farooq Bhat, Mohammed Aimen (7.0), Pritam Kotal, Lara Sharma, Emmanuel Justine, Ishan Pandita, Mohammed Azhar (6.7), Prabir Das and Nihal Sudheesh.

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 4 changes: Jeakson Singh for Mohammed Azhar (67′), Rahul KP for Mohammed Aimen (81′), Vibin Mohanan for Danish Farooq Bhat (90′) and Daisuke Sakai for Emmanuel Justine (90′).

Player of the match: Dimitris Diamantakos

The most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Dimitris Diamantakos.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 11.

Goa – Formation

Goa

Arshdeep Singh 13.India

6.1

Odei Onaindia 16.Spain

6.4

Seriton Fernandes 20.India

6.3

Nim Dorjee Tamang 30.India

6.8

74'

56'

Jay Gupta 41.India

6.4

87'

Carl McHugh 4.Republic of Ireland

6.4

80'

Mohammed Yasir 11.India

7.7

86'

17'

Udanta Singh 15.India

7.5

74'

Rowllin Borges 18.India

7.3

74'

36'

Borja Herrera 26.Spain

7.7

59'

Noah Sadaoui 7.Morocco

7.3

Substitutes

D. Singh 1.India

Narayan Das 5.India

Raynier Fernandes 8.India

6.4

74'

A. Chhetri 14.India

6.4

74'

Boris Thangjam 17.India

6.4

74'

Paulo Retre 28.Australia

6.3

59'

Brison Fernandes 42.India

5.0

86'

Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil 44.India

Carlos Martinez Rodriguez 9.Spain

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

Manuel Márquez Roca played with: Arshdeep Singh (6.1), Seriton Fernandes (6.3), Odei Onaindia (6.4), Nim Dorjee Tamang (6.8), Jay Gupta (6.4), Carl McHugh (6.4), Rowllin Borges (7.3), Mohammed Yasir (7.7), Borja Herrera (7.7), Udanta Singh (7.5) and Noah Sadaoui (7.3).

They had on the bench: Dheeraj Singh, Narayan Das, Raynier Fernandes (6.4), Carlos Martinez Rodriguez, Ayush Dev Chhetri (6.4), Boris Thangjam (6.4), Paulo Retre (6.3), Brison Fernandes (5.0) and Muhammed Nemil Vailiyattil.

Goa could not rely on the presence of Paulo Retre (injured).

Substitutions

Goa made 5 changes: Borja Herrera for Paulo Retre (59′), Nim Dorjee Tamang for Ayush Dev Chhetri (74′), Rowllin Borges for Raynier Fernandes (74′), Udanta Singh for Boris Thangjam (74′) and Mohammed Yasir for Brison Fernandes (86′).