Indian Super League

FT Sunday, January 29, 2023
NorthEast United FC WLLDL 0
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Kerala Blasters FC DWWLL 2
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NEU000
KER202
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi · 18,018 att.

Match Report

Faheem Hussain / Focus Sports / ISL

ISL 2022-23: Diamantakos' brace helps Kerala Blasters climb to third spot

Dimitrios Diamantakos struck two goals in as many minutes to secure three crucial points for the Blasters, who had lost their last two games.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
1
36.5
Possession
63.5
10
SHOTS
25
1
ON GOAL
9
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
254
Accurate Passes
507
343
Passes
595
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
8
12
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
55
26
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
6
9
Tackles
9
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
13
Interceptions
7
16
Effective Clearances
4
16
Clearances
4

Head to Head

KER leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

KER · 4-4-2

  1. 1Karanjit SinghG
  2. 23Jesús MongilCD-L
  3. 4Ruivah HormipamCD-R
  4. 14Jessel CarneiroLB
  5. 10Harmanjot KhabraRB
  6. 20Adrián LunaCM-L
  7. 25Jeakson SinghCM-R
  8. 81Bryce MirandaLM
  9. 17Rahul KannolyRM
  10. 9Dimitrios DiamantakosCF-L
  11. 99Apostolos GiannouCF-R

NEU · 4-4-2

  1. 29Arindam BhattacharyaG
  2. 24Aaron EvansCD-L
  3. 13Gaurav BoraCD-R
  4. 5Gurjinder KumarLB
  5. 45Alex SajiRB
  6. 43Pragyan GogoiCM-L
  7. 90Joseba BeitiaCM-R
  8. 18Jithin MsLM
  9. 15Emil BennyRM
  10. 10Romain PhilippoteauxCF-L
  11. 25Kule MbomboCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Alex Saji (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 32' Aaron Evans (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 33' Gurjinder Kumar (NorthEast United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 42' Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, NorthEast United 0. Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Miranda with a cross.
  6. 44' Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, NorthEast United 0. Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a through ball.
  7. 45' Substitution, NorthEast United. Mashoor Shereef replaces Gaurav Bora.
  8. 52' Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 61' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Nishu Kumar replaces Harmanjot Khabra.
  10. 61' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Sahal Samad replaces Bryce Miranda.
  11. 63' Substitution, NorthEast United. Mohammed Irshad replaces Pragyan Gogoi.
  12. 70' Substitution, NorthEast United. Parthib Gogoi replaces Jithin Subran.
  13. 72' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Ivan Kalyuzhnyi replaces Apostolos Giannou.
  14. 72' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Ayush Adhikari replaces Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
  15. 86' Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Vibin Mohanan replaces Jeakson Singh.
  16. 87' Substitution, NorthEast United. Imran Khan replaces Kule Mbombo.
  17. 87' Substitution, NorthEast United. Rochharzela replaces Romain Philippoteaux.

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