Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters FC vs Bengaluru FC, 2018-19 Indian Super League, Regular Season

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Kerala Blasters FC
  • 30': Slavisa Stojanovic (P)
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Bengaluru FC
  • 17': Sunil Chhetri
  • 80': Nikola Krcmarevic (OG)

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Kerala Blasters FC are hosting Bengaluru FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kochi, India, starting on . The match is a part of the Indian Super League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Albert Serrán (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters).
  • 2': Foul by Udanta Singh (Bengaluru).
  • 2': Nikola Krcmarevic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Juanan.
  • 3': Attempt missed. C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni following a corner.
  • 3': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru).
  • 3': Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 5': Foul by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters).
  • 5': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Udanta Singh with a cross.
  • 8': Foul by Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters).
  • 8': Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dimas Delgado with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dimas Delgado.
  • 14': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
  • 15': Offside, Bengaluru. Juanan tries a through ball, but Miku is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyril Kali with a headed pass.
  • 17': Goal! Kerala Blasters 0, Bengaluru 1. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miku with a through ball.
  • 19': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Nemanja Lakic-Pesic.
  • 19': Foul by Albert Serrán (Bengaluru).
  • 19': Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by C.K. Vineeth.
  • 23': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sahal Abdul Samad with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Seminlen Doungel tries a through ball, but C.K. Vineeth is caught offside.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dimas Delgado.
  • 28': Penalty Kerala Blasters. Sahal Abdul Samad draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 28': Penalty conceded by Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 30': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, Bengaluru 1. Slavisa Stojanovic (Kerala Blasters) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Paartalu.
  • 34': Hand ball by Dimas Delgado (Bengaluru).
  • 34': Dimas Delgado (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters).
  • 36': Delay in match Naveen Kumar (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rahul Bheke.
  • 41': C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
  • 42': Attempt missed. Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni.
  • 43': Foul by Juanan (Bengaluru).
  • 43': Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni.
  • 44': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru).
  • 45'+1': Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 1, Bengaluru 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters 1, Bengaluru 1.
  • 48': Dimas Delgado (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters).
  • 49': Foul by Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters).
  • 49': Miku (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sunil Chhetri.
  • 52': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
  • 54': Offside, Bengaluru. Erik Paartalu tries a through ball, but Miku is caught offside.
  • 56': Foul by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni (Kerala Blasters).
  • 56': Nishu Kumar (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Miku.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Seminlen Doungel (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 57': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Erik Paartalu.
  • 59': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Seminlen Doungel tries a through ball, but C.K. Vineeth is caught offside.
  • 61': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Sahal Abdul Samad.
  • 62': Delay in match Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
  • 63': Substitution, Bengaluru. Kean Lewis replaces Udanta Singh.
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Foul by Erik Paartalu (Bengaluru).
  • 64': Slavisa Stojanovic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Nemanja Lakic-Pesic.
  • 66': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Courage Pekuson replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimas Delgado with a cross.
  • 66': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Naveen Kumar.
  • 68': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Halicharan Narzary replaces Seminlen Doungel.
  • 71': Delay in match Nikola Krcmarevic (Kerala Blasters) because of an injury.
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 72': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Sandesh Jhingan tries a through ball, but C.K. Vineeth is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Bengaluru. Xisco Hernández replaces Juanan.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Krcmarevic.
  • 77': Attempt missed. C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni with a through ball.
  • 78': Albert Serrán (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters).
  • 79': Albert Serrán (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Xisco Hernández (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miku.
  • 80': Own Goal by Nikola Krcmarevic, Kerala Blasters. Kerala Blasters 1, Bengaluru 2.
  • 81': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Matej Poplatnik replaces Slavisa Stojanovic.
  • 82': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Nemanja Lakic-Pesic.
  • 83': Delay in match Harmanjot Khabra (Bengaluru) because of an injury.
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Bengaluru. Rino Anto replaces Harmanjot Khabra.
  • 84': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Nishu Kumar.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Miku (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rahul Bheke.
  • 88': Albert Serrán (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters).
  • 88': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Courage Pekuson tries a through ball, but C.K. Vineeth is caught offside.
  • 90': Offside, Bengaluru. Dimas Delgado tries a through ball, but Miku is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Kean Lewis (Bengaluru).
  • 90'+4': Lalruatthara Lalruatthara (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': C.K. Vineeth (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Rahul Bheke (Bengaluru).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Matej Poplatnik (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters 1, Bengaluru 2.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 1, Bengaluru 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 4
7 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
57.5 Possession 42.5
13 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
335 Accurate Passes 227
416 Passes 303
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.4
60 Long Balls 64
33 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 16
23 Effective Clearances 21
23 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 28,916

Indian Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 SC East Bengal 13 +19 26
2 Mohun Bagan Super Giant 13 +14 26
3 Mumbai City FC 13 +8 25
4 Bengaluru FC 13 +6 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
32 Naveen Kumar (GK)
4 Nemanja Lakic-Pesic
21 Sandesh Jhingan
6 Nikola Krcmarevic
39 Lalruatthara Yellow Card
7 Cyril Kali
8 Slavisa Stojanovic
18 Sahal Abdul Samad
11 Prasanth Karuthadathkuni
13 C.K. Vineeth Yellow Card
9 Seminlen Doungel
Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
Zakeer Mundampara, Anas Edathodika, Halicharan Narzary, Kizito Keziron, Courage Pekuson, Dheeraj Moirangthem, Matej Poplatnik.

BFC Bengaluru FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
5 Juanan
3 Alberto Serrán Yellow Card
22 Nishu Kumar
2 Rahul Bheke
14 Dimas Delgado
6 Erik Paartalu
10 Harmanjot Khabra
7 Miku Fedor
11 Sunil Chhetri
21 Udanta Singh
Bengaluru FC Substitutes:
Thongkhosiem Haokip, Rino Anto, Gursimrat Singh, Kean Lewis, Francisco Hernandez, Soram Poirei, Chencho Gyeltshen.

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