Indian Super League

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2022-23 Indian Super League, Knockout Round

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Bengaluru FC
  • 96': Sunil Chhetri
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Kerala Blasters FC

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 2': Prabir Das (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bengaluru FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 4': Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Foul by Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC).
    • 6': Prabhsukhan Gill (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Adrián Luna is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 13': Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Marko Leskovic.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Prabir Das with a cross following a corner.
    • 18': Foul by Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 18': Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Víctor Mongil.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sivasakthi Narayanan.
    • 24': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Víctor Mongil.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC) with an attempt from very close range is too high. Assisted by Roshan Singh with a cross following a corner.
    • 30': Foul by Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 30': Sandesh Jhingan (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 31': Roshan Singh (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
    • 32': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Sivasakthi Narayanan.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Danish Farooq (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Víctor Mongil is caught offside.
    • 35': Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC).
    • 36': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 36': Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Nishu Kumar.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 40': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Adrián Luna.
    • 45': Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Bruno Ramires (Bengaluru FC).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Bengaluru FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bengaluru FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bengaluru FC).
    • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roshan Singh with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 50': Roshan Singh (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 52': Foul by Suresh Singh (Bengaluru FC).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Suresh Singh (Bengaluru FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 59': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Prabhsukhan Gill.
    • 62': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 62': Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 63': Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 63': Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Roy Krishna (Bengaluru FC).
    • 64': Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Delay in match (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Offside, Bengaluru FC. Roy Krishna is caught offside.
    • 67': Delay in match (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Sahal Abdul Samad replaces Danish Farooq.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Nishu Kumar (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitrios Diamantakos.
    • 72': Substitution, Bengaluru FC. Sunil Chhetri replaces Sivasakthi Narayanan.
    • 73': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Jessel Carneiro.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Jessel Carneiro (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 76': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Ayush Adhikari replaces Jessel Carneiro because of an injury.
    • 77': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Bruno Ramires.
    • 80': Foul by Prabir Das (Bengaluru FC).
    • 80': Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bengaluru FC).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, Bengaluru FC. Alan Costa replaces Aleksandar Jovanovic because of an injury.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayush Adhikari with a cross.
    • 84': Foul by Sandesh Jhingan (Bengaluru FC).
    • 84': Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rahul Kannoly Praveen with a cross.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Sahal Abdul Samad (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jeakson Singh.
    • 88': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Marko Leskovic.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nishu Kumar with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Jeakson Singh.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bengaluru FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Bengaluru FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 91': Attempt missed. Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 91': Attempt missed. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 92': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Ayush Adhikari.
    • 93': Attempt missed. Bruno Ramires (Bengaluru FC) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a cross following a corner.
    • 94': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 94': Foul by Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC).
    • 94': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Sandesh Jhingan.
    • 96': Foul by Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 96': Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 96': Goal! Bengaluru FC 1, Kerala Blasters FC 0. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru FC) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
    • 96': First Half Extra Time ends, Bengaluru FC 1, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 0': Match abandoned due to insufficient players, Bengaluru FC 1, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 105'+15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Bengaluru 1, Kerala Blasters 0.
    • 120': Second Half Extra Time ends, Bengaluru 1, Kerala Blasters 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Bengaluru 1, Kerala Blasters 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 9
    2 Saves 1
    59.6 Possession 40.4
    10 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    372 Accurate Passes 202
    456 Passes 302
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 8
    24 Crosses 23
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    69 Long Balls 69
    36 Accurate Long Balls 30
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    19 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 4
    21 Effective Clearances 15
    21 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: Indian Super League

    Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
    Location: Bangalore, India
    Attendance: 20,301

    Line-Ups

    BFC Bengaluru FC (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK)
    3 Sandesh Jhingan
    4 Aleksandar Jovanovic
    6 Bruno Ramires
    18 Rohit Kumar
    8 Suresh Singh Wangjam
    10 Javi Hernández
    32 Naorem Roshan Singh
    33 Prabir Das
    39 Sivasakthi Narayanan
    22 Roy Krishna
    Bengaluru FC Substitutes:
    Udanta Singh, Alan, Amrit Gope, Parag Satish Srivas, Leon Augustine, Namgyal Bhutia, Jayesh Rane, Sunil Chhetri, Pablo Pérez.

    KER Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Prabhsukhan Gill (GK)
    23 Jesús Mongil
    55 Marko Leskovic Yellow Card
    14 Jessel Carneiro
    22 Nishu Kumar
    25 Jeakson Singh
    33 Vibin Mohanan
    20 Adrián Luna
    17 Rahul Kannoly
    9 Dimitrios Diamantakos
    6 Danish Farooq Bhat
    Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
    Vidyasagar Singh, Saurav Mandal, Bryce Miranda, Sahal Abdul Samad, Harmanjot Khabra, Apostolos Giannou, Karanjit Singh, Ayush Adhikari, Ruivah Hormipam.

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