Kerala Blasters end in a draw once again. It was against Bengaluru FC this time. Both teams secured one goal each. Adrian Luna of Kerala Blasters got the player of the match award.
Both teams played an interesting and attacking game. It was equally attacking and aggressive in the first half. This led to both teams remaining goalless in the first half. Both goalkeepers and defenders did an outstanding job blocking the opponents advances. However, this did not stop the strikers from trying to break the deadlock.
There was no luck trying to score a goal for both teams in the first half. Although there was no luck in scoring a goal, Pratik Chaudhari of Bengaluru FC was booked with a yellow card in 21 minutes.
The first half ended with a number of fouls, freekicks and corners. But nobody scored a goal. Both teams were playing with a mix of defensive and attacking strategy. This resulted in the goalless first half.
Ashique Kuruniyan scored the first goal of the match for Bengaluru FC with an assist from Naorem Roshan Singh. The match was nearing its end when this happened at 83 minutes.
Bengaluru would have won the match if it wasn’t for the unfortunate event of an own goal in 87 minutes. It was Ashique Kuruniyan again. Anyway, Kerala Blasters evened up the scoreboard. Harmanjot Khabra of Kerala Blasters was booked with a yellow card in 89 minutes. The match ended in a tie. Kerala Blasters end in a draw once again. It was pure luck as far as Kerala is concerned.
Anyway, thanks to the own goal, Kerala managed to tie the match. Kerala now rests at 8th position with 2 points from 3 matches played. Of the three matches, Kerala tied 2 matches and lost a match.
Bengaluru is at 3rd position with 4 points from 3 matches played. Of the three matches, Bengaluru won a match, lost a match and one match ended in a draw.
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