Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2021-22 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super LeagueISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters play out dull, error-strewn draw
Ashique Kuriniyan put BFC in the lead before his own goal levelled things up.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 4': Attempt saved. Iman Basafa (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Suresh Wangjam.
- 8': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lalthathanga Khawlhring.
- 11': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Marko Leskovic.
- 13': Foul by Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters).
- 13': Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Harmanjot Khabra.
- 17': Enes Sipovic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Alan Costa (Bengaluru).
- 22': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 22': Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Bengaluru).
- 22': Pratik Chowdhary (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Udanta Singh with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Ashique Kuruniyan (Bengaluru).
- 26': Vincy Barretto (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Adrián Luna tries a through ball, but Marko Leskovic is caught offside.
- 28': Ashique Kuruniyan (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 28': Foul by Vincy Barretto (Kerala Blasters).
- 34': Offside, Bengaluru. Roshan Singh tries a through ball, but Udanta Singh is caught offside.
- 36': Enes Sipovic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru).
- 38': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Bengaluru).
- 40': Ashique Kuruniyan (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Vincy Barretto (Kerala Blasters).
- 42': Enes Sipovic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Iman Basafa (Bengaluru).
- 42': Foul by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru).
- 42': Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Roshan Singh (Bengaluru).
- 43': Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru).
- 45'+1': Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Bengaluru 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bengaluru 0, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 49': Attempt missed. Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 50': Attempt missed. Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Udanta Singh.
- 53': Foul by Udanta Singh (Bengaluru).
- 53': Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Bruno Ramires (Bengaluru).
- 54': Attempt saved. Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 56': Attempt missed. Udanta Singh (Bengaluru) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cleiton Silva.
- 57': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Roshan Singh.
- 59': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Jessel Carneiro.
- 59': Attempt missed. Alan Costa (Bengaluru) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Iman Basafa with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Alan Costa.
- 61': Attempt missed. Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Bengaluru. Danish Bhat replaces Iman Basafa.
- 62': Substitution, Bengaluru. Prince Ibara replaces Sunil Chhetri.
- 64': Foul by Roshan Singh (Bengaluru).
- 64': Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Prasanth Karuthadathkuni replaces Vincy Barretto.
- 66': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Bruno Ramires.
- 68': Hand ball by Danish Bhat (Bengaluru).
- 68': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Adrián Luna tries a through ball, but Prasanth Karuthadathkuni is caught offside.
- 69': Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Enes Sipovic (Kerala Blasters).
- 70': Attempt missed. Alan Costa (Bengaluru) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cleiton Silva following a set piece situation.
- 70': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Jorge Pereyra replaces Álvaro Vázquez.
- 70': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Nishu Kumar replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
- 71': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Danish Bhat (Bengaluru).
- 72': Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 72': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 72': Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Enes Sipovic (Kerala Blasters).
- 75': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Alan Costa.
- 76': Corner, Bengaluru. Conceded by Marko Leskovic.
- 76': Substitution, Bengaluru. Sivasakthi Narayanan replaces Udanta Singh.
- 79': Foul by Pratik Chowdhary (Bengaluru).
- 79': Jorge Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Danish Bhat (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 81': Foul by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru).
- 81': Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Cleiton Silva (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Offside, Bengaluru. Pratik Chowdhary tries a through ball, but Prince Ibara is caught offside.
- 84': Goal! Bengaluru 1, Kerala Blasters 0. Ashique Kuruniyan (Bengaluru) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roshan Singh.
- 86': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 86': Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prasanth Karuthadathkuni.
- 87': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Bruno Ramires.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Own Goal by Ashique Kuruniyan, Bengaluru. Bengaluru 1, Kerala Blasters 1.
- 90': Danish Bhat (Bengaluru) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters).
- 90': Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Danish Bhat (Bengaluru).
- 90'+6': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Chencho Gyeltshen replaces Adrián Luna.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Ayush Adhikari replaces Lalthathanga Khawlhring.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bengaluru 1, Kerala Blasters 1.
- 0': Match ends, Bengaluru 1, Kerala Blasters 1.
Statistics
 KER |
BFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 35.8 | Possession | 64.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 158 | Accurate Passes | 363 |
| 268 | Passes | 472 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 84 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 8 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 26 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: GMC Athletic Stadium
Location: Bambolin, Goa, India
Venue: GMC Athletic Stadium
Location: Bambolin, Goa, India
Indian Super League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NorthEast United FC | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Bengaluru FC | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Punjab FC | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | East Bengal FC | 1 | +4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Bengaluru FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK) |
| 5 | Alan |
| 4 | Pratik Chowdhary  |
| 22 | Ashique Kuruniyan |
| 32 | Naorem Roshan Singh |
| 6 | Bruno Ramires |
| 8 | Suresh Singh Wangjam |
| 10 | Iman Basafa |
| 23 | Cleiton Silva |
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri |
| 21 | Udanta Singh |
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Albino Gomes (GK) |
| 2 | Enes Sipovic |
| 55 | Marko Leskovic |
| 14 | Jessel Carneiro |
| 10 | Harmanjot Khabra |
| 7 | Puitea |
| 25 | Jeakson Singh |
| 18 | Sahal Abdul Samad |
| 47 | Vincy Barretto |
| 99 | Álvaro Vázquez |
| 20 | Adrián Luna |
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