Kerala Blasters FC vs East Bengal FC, 2021-22 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super LeagueISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters beat SC East Bengal to get into top 4 again
Kerala are now third, up from sixth, thanks to a solitary goal by Enes Sipovic (49').
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Sanjeev Stalin.
- 3': Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters).
- 6': Foul by Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 6': Naocha Huidrom Singh (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Naocha Huidrom Singh (SC East Bengal).
- 8': Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 12': Amarjit Kiyam (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 13': Attempt missed. Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 14': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Adrián Luna.
- 16': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Lalthathanga Khawlhring.
- 17': Attempt saved. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal).
- 18': Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 22': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Hira Mondal.
- 22': Attempt missed. Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the right. Assisted by Jeakson Singh.
- 24': Hand ball by Rahul Paswan (SC East Bengal).
- 25': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Naocha Huidrom Singh.
- 26': Attempt saved. Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lalthathanga Khawlhring with a cross.
- 26': Attempt missed. Lalrinliana Hnamte (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fran Sota.
- 28': Attempt saved. Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 29': Attempt missed. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 34': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Sandeep Singh.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Foul by Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal).
- 35': Jorge Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Mohammed Rafique.
- 37': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Franjo Prce.
- 39': Hand ball by Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal).
- 45'+1': Foul by Amarjit Kiyam (SC East Bengal).
- 45'+1': Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 0, SC East Bengal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters 0, SC East Bengal 0.
- 47': Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Lalrinliana Hnamte (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Perosevic.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bijoy Varghese.
- 48': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Hira Mondal.
- 49': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, SC East Bengal 0. Enes Sipovic (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lalthathanga Khawlhring with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rahul Paswan.
- 51': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Lalthathanga Khawlhring.
- 54': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 54': Rahul Paswan (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Naocha Huidrom Singh (SC East Bengal).
- 56': Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 57': Foul by Enes Sipovic (Kerala Blasters).
- 57': Fran Sota (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Corner, SC East Bengal. Conceded by Sandeep Singh.
- 59': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Jackichand Singh replaces Rahul Paswan.
- 60': Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 60': Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Foul by Lalrinliana Hnamte (SC East Bengal).
- 61': Álvaro Vázquez (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 62': Lalrinliana Hnamte (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Joyner Lourenco.
- 67': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 67': Mohammed Rafique (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Foul by Sandeep Singh (Kerala Blasters).
- 68': Naocha Huidrom Singh (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Jorge Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Attempt saved. Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 72': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Ayush Adhikari replaces Jeakson Singh because of an injury.
- 77': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Wahengbam Angousana replaces Amarjit Kiyam.
- 77': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Sourav Das replaces Mohammed Rafique.
- 77': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Naorem Singh replaces Lalrinliana Hnamte.
- 78': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Chencho Gyeltshen replaces Álvaro Vázquez.
- 79': Hand ball by Bijoy Varghese (Kerala Blasters).
- 80': Bijoy Varghese (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Naocha Huidrom Singh (SC East Bengal).
- 80': Naocha Huidrom Singh (SC East Bengal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Hand ball by Sanjeev Stalin (Kerala Blasters).
- 82': Attempt blocked. Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sourav Das.
- 82': Attempt missed. Fran Sota (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 85': Antonio Perosevic (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Lalthathanga Khawlhring (Kerala Blasters).
- 86': Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Joyner Lourenco (SC East Bengal).
- 88': Substitution, SC East Bengal. Subha Ghosh replaces Joyner Lourenco.
- 88': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Vincy Barretto replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
- 89': Foul by Chencho Gyeltshen (Kerala Blasters).
- 89': Fran Sota (SC East Bengal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Hira Mondal (SC East Bengal).
- 89': Hira Mondal (SC East Bengal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Wahengbam Angousana (SC East Bengal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antonio Perosevic.
- 90'+2': Ayush Adhikari (Kerala Blasters) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Naocha Huidrom Singh (SC East Bengal).
- 90'+4': Corner, Kerala Blasters. Conceded by Sourav Das.
- 90'+6': Jorge Pereyra (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters 1, SC East Bengal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters 1, SC East Bengal 0.
Statistics
 EBFC |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 51.4 | Possession | 48.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 283 | Accurate Passes | 256 |
| 408 | Passes | 382 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 88 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 20 | Clearances | 19 |
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 | NorthEast United FC | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Bengaluru FC | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | East Bengal FC | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 | Punjab FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Gill (GK) |
| 2 | Enes Sipovic |
| 34 | Bijoy Varghese |
| 15 | Sanjeev Stalin |
| 3 | Sandeep Singh  |
| 7 | Puitea |
| 25 | Jeakson Singh |
| 18 | Sahal Abdul Samad |
| 20 | Adrián Luna |
| 30 | Jorge Pereyra Díaz |
| 99 | Álvaro Vázquez |
East Bengal FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sankar Roy (GK) |
| 71 | Franjo Prce |
| 12 | Joyner Lourenco |
| 50 | Naocha Huidrom Singh |
| 20 | Hira Mondal |
| 77 | Francisco Sota |
| 8 | Mohammed Rafique |
| 80 | Kiyam Amarjit Singh |
| 99 | Rahul Paswan |
| 22 | Lalrinliana Hnamte |
| 7 | Antonio Perosevic |
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