Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC, 2021-22 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super League
FT
3 - 1
3 - 1
ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters beat Mumbai City, strengthen semifinal hopes
Kerala Blasters need one point from their last game to qualify for the semifinals.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Mehtab Singh (Mumbai City).
- 1': Jorge Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Hormipam Ruivah.
- 4': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Bipin Singh (Mumbai City).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Bradden Inman (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte.
- 7': Foul by Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City).
- 7': Jorge Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Offside, Mumbai City. Mourtada Fall tries a through ball, but Igor Angulo is caught offside.
- 10': Offside, Mumbai City. Mehtab Singh tries a through ball, but Igor Angulo is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City).
- 11': Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Attempt missed. Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorge Pereyra.
- 14': Foul by Bipin Singh (Mumbai City).
- 14': Hormipam Ruivah (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bradden Inman.
- 19': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, Mumbai City 0. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Pereyra.
- 23': Foul by Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters).
- 23': Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Offside, Mumbai City. Cássio Gabriel tries a through ball, but Igor Angulo is caught offside.
- 25': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Rahul Bheke (Mumbai City).
- 25': Rahul Bheke (Mumbai City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Hormipam Ruivah.
- 29': Foul by Bradden Inman (Mumbai City).
- 29': Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Foul by Rahul Bheke (Mumbai City).
- 32': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Mourtada Fall.
- 34': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Lalengmawia Ralte.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 35': Bipin Singh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Foul by Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters).
- 35': Offside, Mumbai City. Cássio Gabriel tries a through ball, but Igor Angulo is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters).
- 36': Igor Angulo (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Offside, Mumbai City. Cássio Gabriel tries a through ball, but Lallianzuala Chhangte is caught offside.
- 38': Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City).
- 39': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Mourtada Fall.
- 39': Attempt missed. Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hormipam Ruivah following a corner.
- 43': Foul by Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters).
- 43': Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Bipin Singh (Mumbai City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bradden Inman.
- 45'+1': Penalty Kerala Blasters. Álvaro Vázquez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Mourtada Fall (Mumbai City) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, Mumbai City 0. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City).
- 45'+3': Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 2, Mumbai City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters 2, Mumbai City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Mumbai City. Vikram Singh replaces Mandar Rao Dessai.
- 46': Bipin Singh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 47': Offside, Mumbai City. Lalengmawia Ralte tries a through ball, but Igor Angulo is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorge Pereyra with a cross.
- 48': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Mehtab Singh.
- 49': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jorge Pereyra following a corner.
- 49': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City).
- 49': Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt missed. Vikram Singh (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cássio Gabriel.
- 54': Attempt missed. Igor Angulo (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bipin Singh with a cross.
- 54': Bipin Singh (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 56': Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Foul by Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters).
- 56': Attempt missed. Mourtada Fall (Mumbai City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lallianzuala Chhangte with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 60': Goal! Kerala Blasters 3, Mumbai City 0. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
- 62': Foul by Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters).
- 62': Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bradden Inman.
- 63': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Sandeep Singh.
- 63': Attempt missed. Mehtab Singh (Mumbai City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters).
- 65': Mourtada Fall (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mourtada Fall.
- 67': Substitution, Mumbai City. Diego Maurício replaces Igor Angulo.
- 67': Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Vikram Singh (Mumbai City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bradden Inman.
- 69': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Hormipam Ruivah.
- 69': Penalty Mumbai City. Diego Maurício draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty conceded by Hormipam Ruivah (Kerala Blasters) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Goal! Kerala Blasters 3, Mumbai City 1. Diego Maurício (Mumbai City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 72': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Rahul Kannoly Praveen replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
- 73': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Rahul Bheke (Mumbai City).
- 74': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 74': Mohammad Nawaz (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Foul by Lalengmawia Ralte (Mumbai City).
- 77': Attempt missed. Jorge Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 78': Attempt missed. Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross.
- 79': Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City).
- 79': Cássio Gabriel (Mumbai City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Vikram Singh (Mumbai City).
- 80': Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 81': Attempt saved. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 84': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
- 84': Substitution, Mumbai City. Raynier Fernandes replaces Cássio Gabriel.
- 85': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Sandeep Singh.
- 86': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Prasanth Karuthadathkuni replaces Ayush Adhikari.
- 87': Diego Maurício (Mumbai City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters).
- 88': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 88': Raynier Fernandes (Mumbai City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Chencho Gyeltshen replaces Álvaro Vázquez.
- 90'+2': Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mehtab Singh (Mumbai City).
- 90'+2': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Jorge Pereyra tries a through ball, but Chencho Gyeltshen is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Offside, Mumbai City. Lalengmawia Ralte tries a through ball, but Lallianzuala Chhangte is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Sandeep Singh.
- 90'+6': Corner, Mumbai City. Conceded by Chencho Gyeltshen.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters 3, Mumbai City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 3, Mumbai City 1.
Statistics
 MCFC |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 60.5 | Possession | 39.5 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 303 | Accurate Passes | 169 |
| 390 | Passes | 256 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 27 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 80 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 12 | Tackles | 5 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 17 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Tilak Maidan
Location: Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
Venue: Tilak Maidan
Location: Vasco da Gama, Goa, India
Indian Super League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohun Bagan Super Giant | 9 | +13 | 20 |
| 2 | Mumbai City FC | 9 | +3 | 18 |
| 3 | FC Goa | 9 | +5 | 16 |
| 4 | SC East Bengal | 8 | +14 | 15 |
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Gill (GK)  |
| 55 | Marko Leskovic |
| 4 | Ruivah Hormipam |
| 15 | Sanjeev Stalin |
| 3 | Sandeep Singh |
| 7 | Puitea |
| 8 | Ayush Adhikari |
| 20 | Adrián Luna |
| 18 | Sahal Abdul Samad |
| 99 | Álvaro Vázquez |
| 30 | Jorge Pereyra Díaz |
Mumbai City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Mohammad Nawaz (GK) |
| 5 | Mehtab Singh |
| 25 | Mourtada Fall |
| 77 | Mandar Dessai |
| 2 | Rahul Bheke |
| 8 | Bradden Inman |
| 7 | Cassinho |
| 45 | Apuia |
| 17 | Igor Angulo |
| 43 | Lallianzuala Chhangte |
| 29 | Bipin Singh |
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