Indian Super League

FC Pune City vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2016 Indian Super League, 2016 Indian Super League

· Indian Super League
FC Pune City
  • 68': Mohamed Sissoko
FT
1 - 1
Kerala Blasters FC
  • 3': Cédric Hengbart

Sissoko equalizer gives Pune first home point

After two losses at home, FC Pune City fought hard to come back and earn a 1-1 draw against Kerala Blasters.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Dharmaraj Ravanan.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Azrack-Yassine Mahamat (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Goal! Pune City 0, Kerala Blasters 1. Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 4': Dharmaraj Ravanan (Pune City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters).
  • 4': Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Dramane Traoré (Pune City).
  • 5': Hand ball by Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Tato (Pune City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gouramangi Singh with a headed pass.
  • 8': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Mehtab Hossain.
  • 9': Bruno Herrero (Pune City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters).
  • 15': Attempt missed. Tato (Pune City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Sissoko with a headed pass.
  • 15': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Mohammed Rafi tries a through ball, but Mohammed Rafique is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Josu.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Dramane Traoré (Pune City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonatan Lucca with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Dramane Traoré (Pune City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gouramangi Singh.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehtab Hossain.
  • 31': Delay in match Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Bruno Herrero (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters).
  • 33': Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Offside, Pune City. Bruno Herrero tries a through ball, but Dramane Traoré is caught offside.
  • 36': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Cedric Hengbart tries a through ball, but Duckens Nazon is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi.
  • 37': Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Arata Izumi (Pune City).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Dramane Traoré (Pune City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tato with a cross.
  • 40': Delay in match Cedric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Dangerous play by Jonatan Lucca (Pune City).
  • 43': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Delay in match Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Dramane Traoré (Pune City).
  • 45'+1': Josu (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Michael Chopra (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Rafi.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Pune City 0, Kerala Blasters 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Pune City 1, Kerala Blasters 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Pune City 0, Kerala Blasters 1.
  • 47': Foul by Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters).
  • 47': Narayan Das (Pune City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Offside, Pune City. Rahul Bheke tries a through ball, but Dramane Traoré is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Chopra.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Foul by Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters).
  • 54': Gouramangi Singh (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Duckens Nazon.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Tato (Pune City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arata Izumi with a cross.
  • 55': Foul by Azrack-Yassine Mahamat (Kerala Blasters).
  • 55': Mohamed Sissoko (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Dramane Traoré (Pune City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 58': Offside, Pune City. Rahul Bheke tries a through ball, but Dramane Traoré is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Rahul Bheke (Pune City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right.
  • 61': Foul by Tato (Pune City).
  • 61': Josu (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters).
  • 61': Narayan Das (Pune City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 63': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Farukh Choudhary replaces Mohammed Rafi.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Dramane Traoré (Pune City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonatan Lucca with a cross.
  • 65': Foul by Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters).
  • 65': Tato (Pune City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jonatan Lucca (Pune City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bruno Herrero with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters).
  • 68': Tato (Pune City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Goal! Pune City 1, Kerala Blasters 1. Mohamed Sissoko (Pune City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 69': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Didier Kadio replaces Michael Chopra.
  • 71': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Antonio German replaces Duckens Nazon.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Rafique.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Farukh Choudhary (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 73': Offside, Pune City. Arata Izumi tries a through ball, but Dramane Traoré is caught offside.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josu.
  • 74': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Gouramangi Singh.
  • 75': Substitution, Pune City. Momar Ndoye replaces Tato.
  • 78': Delay in match Mohammed Rafique (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Corner, Pune City. Conceded by Josu.
  • 81': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters).
  • 81': Momar Ndoye (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Bruno Herrero (Pune City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Antonio German (Kerala Blasters).
  • 83': Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Mohamed Sissoko (Pune City).
  • 84': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Dharmaraj Ravanan (Pune City).
  • 85': Attempt missed. Dramane Traoré (Pune City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Narayan Das with a cross.
  • 85': Foul by Bruno Herrero (Pune City).
  • 85': Sandip Nandy (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Arata Izumi.
  • 90'+2': Delay in match Mohamed Sissoko (Pune City) because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Pune City. Francis Fernandes replaces Mohamed Sissoko.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Dramane Traoré (Pune City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rahul Bheke.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Pune City 1, Kerala Blasters 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 2
57.2 Possession 42.8
11 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
340 Accurate Passes 213
458 Passes 326
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 7
8 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.3
79 Long Balls 68
35 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
15 Effective Tackles 17
21 Tackles 24
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
0 Interceptions 0
19 Effective Clearances 6
24 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Location: Pune, India
Attendance: 8,556

Line-Ups

PUNE FC Pune City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Apoula Edima Édel (GK)
19 Gouramangi Moraingtem Singh
18 Dharmaraj Ravanan
25 Narayan Das
2 Rahul Bheke
7 Jonatan Lucca
22 Mohamed Sissoko
5 Bruno Herrero
8 Pitu
4 Dramane Traoré
21 Arata Izumi
10 Jesús Rodríguez
FC Pune City Substitutes:
Francis Fernandes, Augustin Fernandes, Yumnam Raju, Momar Ndoye, Sanju Pradhan, Arindam Bhattacharya, Gustavo Oberman, Zodingliana Ralte, Aníbal.

KER Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
24 Sandip Nandy (GK)
6 Aaron Hughes
5 Cédric Hengbart
99 Josu
21 Sandesh Jhingan Yellow Card
14 Mehtab Hossain
88 Azrack Mahamat
78 Duckens Nazon
7 Mohammed Rafique
20 Mohammed Rafi
27 Michael Chopra Yellow Card
Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
Gurwinder Singh, Graham Stack, Ouzin Ndoye, Farukh Choudhary, Isfhaq Ahmed, Antonio German, Kunal Sawant, Thongkhosiem Haokip, Vinit Rai, Pratik Chowdhary, Didier Kadio.

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