Hyderabad vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2021-22 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super League
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
ISL 2021-22: Hyderabad seal semifinal spot with gutsy 2-1 win over Kerala
Hyderabad kept their title hopes alive, while Kerala suffered another blow in the playoff race.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Joel Chianese (Hyderabad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akash Mishra.
- 4': Foul by Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters).
- 4': Joel Chianese (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Hand ball by Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters).
- 6': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Bijoy Varghese.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Sauvik Chakrabarti (Hyderabad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammad Yasir.
- 7': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Marko Leskovic.
- 15': Foul by Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters).
- 15': Juanan (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Mohammad Yasir (Hyderabad).
- 17': Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is blocked.
- 24': Offside, Hyderabad. Akash Mishra tries a through ball, but Rohit Danu is caught offside.
- 25': Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Juanan (Hyderabad).
- 25': Juanan (Hyderabad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Foul by Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters).
- 28': Joao Victor (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Goal! Hyderabad 1, Kerala Blasters 0. Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rohit Danu with a headed pass.
- 32': Bijoy Varghese (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad).
- 33': Foul by Joel Chianese (Hyderabad).
- 33': Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Akash Mishra.
- 37': Foul by Mohammad Yasir (Hyderabad).
- 37': Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Hand ball by Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters).
- 37': Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters).
- 40': Foul by Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad).
- 40': Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Laxmikant Kattimani.
- 41': Attempt saved. Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross.
- 41': Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
- 42': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Joel Chianese (Hyderabad).
- 44': Foul by Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters).
- 44': Joel Chianese (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters).
- 44': Sauvik Chakrabarti (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sauvik Chakrabarti (Hyderabad).
- 45'+1': Sauvik Chakrabarti (Hyderabad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Joel Chianese (Hyderabad).
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayush Adhikari.
- 45'+2': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Nim Dorjee.
- 45'+2': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Nim Dorjee.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Hyderabad 1, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Hyderabad 1, Kerala Blasters 0.
- 45': Substitution, Hyderabad. Sahil Tavora replaces Sauvik Chakrabarti.
- 46': Akash Mishra (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters).
- 49': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters).
- 49': Rohit Danu (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt saved. Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Vázquez with a through ball.
- 50': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Laxmikant Kattimani.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Juanan.
- 52': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Juanan.
- 52': Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Rohit Danu (Hyderabad).
- 54': Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters).
- 55': Nim Dorjee (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chencho Gyeltshen.
- 56': Attempt missed. Rohit Danu (Hyderabad) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bartholomew Ogbeche.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayush Adhikari.
- 58': Attempt saved. Rohit Danu (Hyderabad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Bartholomew Ogbeche (Hyderabad) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 58': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Prabhsukhan Singh Gill.
- 61': Attempt saved. Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a through ball.
- 61': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Laxmikant Kattimani.
- 62': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Akash Mishra.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt saved. Mohammad Yasir (Hyderabad) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bartholomew Ogbeche.
- 65': Substitution, Hyderabad. Nikhil Poojary replaces Rohit Danu.
- 66': Substitution, Hyderabad. Aniket Jadhav replaces Mohammad Yasir.
- 67': Aniket Jadhav (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters).
- 68': Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Joao Victor (Hyderabad).
- 69': Attempt missed. Bijoy Varghese (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adrián Luna following a set piece situation.
- 69': Offside, Kerala Blasters. Lalthathanga Khawlhring tries a through ball, but Álvaro Vázquez is caught offside.
- 72': Foul by Nikhil Poojary (Hyderabad).
- 72': Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by Sahil Tavora (Hyderabad).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross.
- 73': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sahil Tavora.
- 73': Attempt saved. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayush Adhikari with a cross.
- 73': Attempt missed. Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ayush Adhikari following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters).
- 74': Nim Dorjee (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 77': Attempt missed. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 78': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Vincy Barretto replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
- 78': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Rahul Kannoly Praveen replaces Chencho Gyeltshen.
- 79': Substitution, Hyderabad. Javi Siverio replaces Joel Chianese.
- 79': Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Nikhil Poojary (Hyderabad).
- 81': Corner, Hyderabad. Conceded by Bijoy Varghese.
- 83': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 83': Joao Victor (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Hyderabad. Khassa Camara replaces Bartholomew Ogbeche.
- 86': Foul by Khassa Camara (Hyderabad).
- 86': Vincy Barretto (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Goal! Hyderabad 2, Kerala Blasters 0. Javi Siverio (Hyderabad) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nikhil Poojary with a cross.
- 87': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Givson Singh replaces Ayush Adhikari.
- 90': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters).
- 90': Nikhil Poojary (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Bijoy Varghese (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Khassa Camara (Hyderabad).
- 90'+3': Foul by Givson Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 90'+3': Nikhil Poojary (Hyderabad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Aniket Jadhav (Hyderabad).
- 90'+5': Vincy Barretto (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Goal! Hyderabad 2, Kerala Blasters 1. Vincy Barretto (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rahul Kannoly Praveen with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Foul by Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters).
- 90'+6': Sahil Tavora (Hyderabad) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+6': Harmanjot Khabra (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Offside, Hyderabad. Joao Victor tries a through ball, but Aniket Jadhav is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Hyderabad 2, Kerala Blasters 1.
- 0': Match ends, Hyderabad 2, Kerala Blasters 1.
Statistics
 KER |
HYD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 54.6 | Possession | 45.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 273 | Accurate Passes | 220 |
| 381 | Passes | 318 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 18 | Clearances | 15 |
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 | Mohun Bagan Super Giant | 24 | +31 | 56 |
| 2 | FC Goa | 24 | +16 | 48 |
| 3 | Bengaluru FC | 24 | +9 | 38 |
| 4 | NorthEast United FC | 24 | +17 | 38 |
Line-Ups
Hyderabad (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Laxmikant Kattimani (GK) |
| 5 | Juanan  |
| 4 | Chinglensana Singh |
| 31 | Akash Mishra |
| 29 | Nim Dorjee Tamang |
| 7 | Joel Chianese |
| 23 | Souvik Chakraborty |
| 8 | João Victor |
| 20 | Bartholomew Ogbeche |
| 24 | Rohit Danu |
| 10 | Mohammad Yasir |
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Gill (GK) |
| 55 | Marko Leskovic |
| 34 | Bijoy Varghese |
| 15 | Sanjeev Stalin |
| 10 | Harmanjot Khabra |
| 7 | Puitea |
| 8 | Ayush Adhikari |
| 20 | Adrián Luna |
| 18 | Sahal Abdul Samad |
| 77 | Chencho Gyeltshen |
| 99 | Álvaro Vázquez |
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