Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Goa, 2016 Indian Super League, 2016 Indian Super League
· Indian Super League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Kerala win it late as Goa see red
CK Vineeth's 99th-minute goal helped Kerala Blasters record a 2-1 win over FC Goa on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters).
- 2': Mandar Dessai (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Rafael Dumas (Goa).
- 3': Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Rafael Dumas.
- 8': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters).
- 8': Robin Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Goal! Kerala Blasters 0, Goa 1. Rafa Coelho (Goa) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Richarlyson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 10': Foul by Grégory Arnolin (Goa).
- 10': Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi with a cross.
- 15': Hand ball by Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters).
- 17': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Rafique with a cross.
- 18': Attempt missed. Richarlyson (Goa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mandar Dessai.
- 22': Foul by Robin Singh (Goa).
- 22': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Robin Singh (Goa).
- 23': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Chopra.
- 25': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Grégory Arnolin.
- 26': Foul by Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters).
- 26': Romeo Fernandes (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Rafa Coelho (Goa).
- 27': Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Delay in match Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Mohammed Rafi tries a through ball, but Josu is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Richarlyson (Goa).
- 33': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Richarlyson (Goa) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Foul by Rafa Coelho (Goa).
- 35': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Luciano Sobrosa (Goa).
- 35': Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Luciano Sobrosa (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 38': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 39': Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Robin Singh (Goa).
- 40': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Mandar Dessai.
- 40': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters).
- 40': Laxmikant Kattimani (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Delay in match Laxmikant Kattimani (Goa) because of an injury.
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Rafa Coelho (Goa).
- 42': Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pratik Chowdhary with a cross.
- 44': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Michael Chopra tries a through ball, but Kervens Belfort is caught offside.
- 45': Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Robin Singh (Goa).
- 45': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Grégory Arnolin.
- 45'+1': Foul by Robin Singh (Goa).
- 45'+1': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Robin Singh (Goa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Josu (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kervens Belfort.
- 45'+4': Delay in match Luciano Sobrosa (Goa) because of an injury.
- 45'+7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+9': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 0, Goa 1.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 2, Goa 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters 0, Goa 1.
- 45': Substitution, Goa. Trindade replaces Rafa Coelho.
- 45': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Didier Kadio replaces Azrack-Yassine Mahamat.
- 46': Foul by Raju Eknath Gaikwad (Goa).
- 46': Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi.
- 46': Penalty conceded by Grégory Arnolin (Goa) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 46': Grégory Arnolin (Goa) is shown the red card.
- 48': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, Goa 1. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 49': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters).
- 49': Romeo Fernandes (Goa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': Attempt saved. Richarlyson (Goa) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
- 51': Foul by Romeo Fernandes (Goa).
- 51': Josu (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters).
- 52': Robin Singh (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Goa. Conceded by Mohammed Rafique.
- 53': Attempt missed. Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 55': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Josu with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Robin Singh (Goa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richarlyson.
- 56': Corner, Goa. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
- 57': Delay in match Robin Singh (Goa) because of an injury.
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Offside, Goa. Laxmikant Kattimani tries a through ball, but Robin Singh is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Goa. Sahil Tavora replaces Robin Singh.
- 63': Delay in match Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Antonio German replaces Michael Chopra because of an injury.
- 64': Foul by Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters).
- 64': Sahil Tavora (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Antonio German (Kerala Blasters).
- 65': Richarlyson (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Kadio.
- 69': Attempt missed. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mehtab Hossain.
- 71': Attempt saved. Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio German.
- 71': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Laxmikant Kattimani.
- 72': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters).
- 72': Mandar Dessai (Goa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Attempt missed. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josu with a cross.
- 76': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi.
- 77': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Sanjay Balmuchu (Goa).
- 79': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. CK Vineeth replaces Mohammed Rafique.
- 79': Attempt saved. Josu (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 81': CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Richarlyson (Goa).
- 81': Second yellow card to Richarlyson (Goa) for a bad foul.
- 84': Delay in match (Kerala Blasters).
- 85': CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Substitution, Goa. Roy Debabrata replaces Mandar Dessai.
- 86': Attempt saved. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cedric Hengbart with a headed pass.
- 88': Laxmikant Kattimani (Goa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Delay in match Raju Eknath Gaikwad (Goa) because of an injury.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josu with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Pratik Chowdhary (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kervens Belfort with a cross.
- 90'+2': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Luciano Sobrosa.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kervens Belfort following a corner.
- 90'+4': Raju Eknath Gaikwad (Goa) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josu.
- 90'+7': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Raju Eknath Gaikwad.
- 90'+8': Delay in match Romeo Fernandes (Goa) because of an injury.
- 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Rafael Dumas.
- 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josu.
- 90'+9': Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, Goa 1. CK Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cedric Hengbart with a headed pass.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters 2, Goa 1.
Statistics
 GOA |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.6 | Possession | 65.4 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 137 | Accurate Passes | 322 |
| 230 | Passes | 406 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 4 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 82 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 20 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 34 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 34,196
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 34,196
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Stack (GK) |
| 5 | Cédric Hengbart |
| 21 | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 99 | Josu |
| 2 | Pratik Chowdhary |
| 27 | Michael Chopra |
| 88 | Azrack Mahamat |
| 14 | Mehtab Hossain  |
| 9 | Kervens Belfort |
| 20 | Mohammed Rafi |
| 7 | Mohammed Rafique |
FC Goa (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | Laxmikant Kattimani (GK) |
| 15 | Grégory  |
| 4 | Luciano Sobrosa |
| 33 | Sanjay Balmuchu |
| 5 | Rafael Dumas |
| 6 | Raju Gaikwad |
| 10 | Richarlyson |
| 20 | Rafael Coelho |
| 17 | Mandar Dessai |
| 19 | Romeo Fernandes |
| 9 | Robin Singh |
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