HYDERABAD. Kerala Blasters tops Hyderabad 3-1. Kerala Blasters was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Mohammed Aimen (34′), Daisuke Sakai (51′) and Nihal Sudeesh (81′). Hyderabad reduced the distance with a goal (88′) by João Victor, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the GMC Balayogi Stadium stadium in Hyderabad on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Tejas Nagvenkar who had the assistance of Sumanta Dutta and . The 4th official was Aditya Purkayastha. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.73 degrees Celsius or 90.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 15 Total 14
- 7 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 100 Attack 106
- 51 Dangerous attack 61
- 84 Ball safe 98
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 10
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 2 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hyderabad was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Kerala Blasters that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kerala Blasters was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kerala Blasters won the match.
Hyderabad shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kerala Blasters shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Hyderabad received 2 yellow cards (Alex Saji and Mohammed Rafi). On the other side, Kerala Blasters received 3 yellow cards (Danish Farooq, Marko Leskovic and Hormipam Ruivah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Hyderabad stays with 8 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters will has 33 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
Hyderabad – Formation
Hyderabad
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88'
90'
Hyderabad started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Thangboi Singto decided to play with the following team: Laxmikant Kattimani , S. Parray , Alex Saji , Mohammed Rafi , Mark Zothanpuia , Abhijith PA , João Victor , A. Rabeeh , Makan Winkle Chote , Ramhlunchhunga and Joseph Sunny .
The home team had on the bench: Lalchhanhima Sailo , Aman Kumar Sahni, Amosa Lalnundanga, Jeremy Zohminghlua, Joseph Lalrinawma Sailo, Aron Vanlalrinchhana , Rashid Madambillath, Amon Lepcha and Cris Nowang Sherpa.
Substitutions
Hyderabad made 3 changes: Joseph Sunny for Aron Vanlalrinchhana (66′), Abhijith PA for Lalchhanhima Sailo (75′) and Ramhlunchhunga for Joseph Lalrinawma Sailo (90′).
Player of the match: João Victor
The player that probably impressed the most for Hyderabad was João Victor.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.
Kerala Blasters – Formation
Kerala Blasters
Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Lara Sharma , Hormipam Ruivah , Milos Drincic , Marko Leskovic , Mohammed Azhar , Saurav Mandal , Freddy Lallawmawma , V. Mohanan , Daisuke Sakai , Ishan Pandita and Mohammed Aimen .
They had on the bench: Karanjit Singh, Sandeep Singh, Jeakson Singh , R. Kannoly Praveen, Danish Farooq , Pritam Kotal , Aritra Das, Nihal Sudeesh and Fedor Černych .
Substitutions
Kerala Blasters made 5 changes: Ishan Pandita for Fedor Černych (63′), Marko Leskovic for Pritam Kotal (73′), Daisuke Sakai for Danish Farooq (83′), Freddy Lallawmawma for Jeakson Singh (83′) and Saurav Mandal for Nihal Sudeesh (63′).
Player of the match: Mohammed Aimen
The most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was Mohammed Aimen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
