Kerala Blasters FC vs Odisha FC, 2016 Indian Super League, 2016 Indian Super League Semifinals
· 1st LegBelfort goal helps Kerala edge Delhi in first leg
Kervens Belfort's 64th minute strike helped Kerala defeat Delhi 1-0 in the first leg in Kochi.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Kean Lewis (Delhi Dynamos) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 2': Corner, Delhi Dynamos. Conceded by Cédric Hengbart.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Milan Singh (Delhi Dynamos) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 2': Attempt missed. Chekiyot Vineeth (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kervens Belfort following a fast break.
- 3': Foul by Milan Singh (Delhi Dynamos).
- 3': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Toni Doblas.
- 5': Foul by Azrack-Yassine Mahamat (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 5': Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7': Foul by Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 7': Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Anas Edathodika (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 12': Anas Edathodika (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 15': Aaron Hughes (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Richard Gadze (Delhi Dynamos).
- 16': Attempt missed. Cédric Hengbart (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehtab Hossain following a set piece situation.
- 16': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Mohammed Rafi is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Souvik Chakrabarti.
- 19': Anas Edathodika (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 22': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Duckens Nazon is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 23': Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Josu (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 24': Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Josu (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 26': Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Corner, Delhi Dynamos. Conceded by Mohammed Rafi.
- 28': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Rubén González.
- 30': Attempt missed. Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florent Malouda.
- 31': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Didier Kadio replaces Josu.
- 32': Attempt missed. Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Gadze.
- 34': Foul by Florent Malouda (Delhi Dynamos).
- 34': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Tébar.
- 35': Corner, Delhi Dynamos. Conceded by Sandip Nandy.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kervens Belfort.
- 43': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Chinglensana Konsham.
- 43': Attempt missed. Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehtab Hossain with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Hand ball by Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Marcos Tébar (Delhi Dynamos).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters FC 0, Delhi Dynamos 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters FC 0, Delhi Dynamos 0.
- 50': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Souvik Chakrabarti.
- 51': Attempt missed. Aaron Hughes (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Duckens Nazon following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Florent Malouda (Delhi Dynamos).
- 52': Mehtab Hossain (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Anas Edathodika (Delhi Dynamos).
- 53': Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Anas Edathodika (Delhi Dynamos) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Anas Edathodika (Delhi Dynamos).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Kean Lewis.
- 59': Foul by Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 59': Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Marcelinho.
- 61': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Mehtab Hossain is caught offside.
- 62': Chekiyot Vineeth (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Souvik Chakrabarti (Delhi Dynamos).
- 62': Foul by Mohammed Rafi (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 62': Milan Singh (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chekiyot Vineeth.
- 64': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 1, Delhi Dynamos 0. Kervens Belfort (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cédric Hengbart.
- 68': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Chekiyot Vineeth is caught offside.
- 68': Attempt saved. Florent Malouda (Delhi Dynamos) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kean Lewis.
- 70': Didier Kadio (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos).
- 70': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 70': Kean Lewis (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Delhi Dynamos. Malsawmzuala Sawmtea replaces Milan Singh.
- 71': Offside, Delhi Dynamos. Kean Lewis is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Delhi Dynamos. Conceded by Cédric Hengbart.
- 74': Corner, Delhi Dynamos. Conceded by Chekiyot Vineeth.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Tébar.
- 75': Corner, Delhi Dynamos. Conceded by Cédric Hengbart.
- 75': Attempt missed. Souvik Chakrabarti (Delhi Dynamos) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Antonio German replaces Kervens Belfort.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Duckens Nazon (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chekiyot Vineeth.
- 79': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Duckens Nazon is caught offside.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Richard Gadze (Delhi Dynamos) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Tébar.
- 82': Corner, Delhi Dynamos. Conceded by Aaron Hughes.
- 82': Substitution, Delhi Dynamos. Lalchhawnkima replaces Chinglensana Konsham.
- 82': Substitution, Delhi Dynamos. Memo replaces Marcos Tébar.
- 83': Chekiyot Vineeth (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Souvik Chakrabarti (Delhi Dynamos).
- 84': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Michael Chopra replaces Duckens Nazon.
- 84': Attempt saved. Chekiyot Vineeth (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Foul by Antonio German (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 87': Lalchhawnkima (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Marcelinho (Delhi Dynamos) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lalchhawnkima.
- 89': Antonio German (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Lalchhawnkima (Delhi Dynamos).
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Malsawmzuala Sawmtea (Delhi Dynamos) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kean Lewis.
- 90'+1': Foul by Antonio German (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 90'+1': Rubén González (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Anas Edathodika (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Chekiyot Vineeth (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 90'+3': Offside, Delhi Dynamos. Richard Gadze is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Foul by Antonio German (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 90'+5': Rubén González (Delhi Dynamos) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Richard Gadze (Delhi Dynamos) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters FC 1, Delhi Dynamos 0.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters FC 1, Delhi Dynamos 0.
Statistics
 OFC |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 0 | Possession | 39.4 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 180 |
| 0 | Passes | 277 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 0 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 0 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 0 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 49,659
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 49,659
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Sandip Nandy (GK) |
| 6 | Aaron Hughes |
| 5 | Cédric Hengbart |
| 99 | Josu  |
| 21 | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 88 | Azrack Mahamat |
| 14 | Mehtab Hossain |
| 9 | Kervens Belfort |
| 13 | C.K. Vineeth |
| 78 | Duckens Nazon |
| 20 | Mohammed Rafi |
Odisha FC ()
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Toni Doblas (GK) |
| 5 | Rubén |
| 23 | Souvik Chakraborty |
| 6 | Chinglensana Singh |
| 30 | Anas Edathodika |
| 14 | Marcos Tébar |
| 15 | Florent Malouda |
| 8 | Kean Lewis |
| 12 | Milan Singh |
| 11 | Marcelinho |
| 43 | Richard Gadze |
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