Kerala Blasters FC vs Bengaluru FC, 2023-24 Indian Super League, Regular Season
· Indian Super League
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2 - 1
2 - 1
Adrian Luna proves decisive as Kerala Blasters beat Bengaluru FC in error-filled ISL opener
Adrian Luna was key as Kerala Blasters beat Bengaluru FC 2-1 on the opening day of the 2023-24 ISL season
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Slavko Damjanovic.
- 5': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC).
- 5': Mohammed Aimen (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Sachin Suresh (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Foul by Mohammed Aimen (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 8': Roshan Singh (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Milos Drincic.
- 11': Foul by Namgyal Bhutia (Bengaluru FC).
- 11': Mohammed Aimen (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC).
- 21': Foul by Aibanbha Dohling (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 21': Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Slavko Damjanovic.
- 25': Daisuke Sakai (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Jessel Carneiro (Bengaluru FC).
- 26': Jessel Carneiro (Bengaluru FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Attempt missed. Milos Drincic (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daisuke Sakai with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 29': Aibanbha Dohling (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC).
- 30': Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 31': Foul by Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC).
- 31': Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Delay in match (Bengaluru FC).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt saved. Daisuke Sakai (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kwame Peprah.
- 33': Delay in match (Bengaluru FC).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Sachin Suresh.
- 37': Attempt saved. Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sivasakthi Narayanan.
- 40': Foul by Aibanbha Dohling (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 40': Ryan Williams (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Daisuke Sakai (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Namgyal Bhutia (Bengaluru FC).
- 41': Attempt missed. Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Daisuke Sakai.
- 43': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Dangerous play by Keziah Veendorp (Bengaluru FC).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters FC 0, Bengaluru FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters FC 0, Bengaluru FC 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Daisuke Sakai.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury Aleksandar Jovanovic (Bengaluru FC).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Jeakson Singh tries a through ball, but Daisuke Sakai is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Roshan Singh.
- 51': Attempt saved. Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Aimen.
- 52': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.
- 52': Own Goal by Keziah Veendorp, Bengaluru FC. Kerala Blasters FC 1, Bengaluru FC 0.
- 54': Foul by Roshan Singh (Bengaluru FC).
- 54': Milos Drincic (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt saved. Sivasakthi Narayanan (Bengaluru FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jessel Carneiro.
- 59': Foul by Namgyal Bhutia (Bengaluru FC).
- 59': Prabir Das (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Daisuke Sakai (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adrián Luna.
- 61': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 61': Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Milos Drincic.
- 65': Substitution, Bengaluru FC. Javi Hernández replaces Keziah Veendorp.
- 65': Substitution, Bengaluru FC. Curtis Main replaces Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 65': Substitution, Bengaluru FC. Parag Shrivas replaces Namgyal Bhutia.
- 65': Attempt saved. Parag Shrivas (Bengaluru FC) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Roshan Singh with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Curtis Main (Bengaluru FC).
- 66': Prabir Das (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt saved. Milos Drincic (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kwame Peprah.
- 69': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 2, Bengaluru FC 0. Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 73': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Mohammed Aimen.
- 74': Foul by Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 74': Rohit Kumar (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Delay in match (Bengaluru FC).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Bengaluru FC. Monirul Molla replaces Rohit Kumar.
- 77': Substitution, Bengaluru FC. Harsh Patre replaces Sivasakthi Narayanan.
- 78': Foul by Ryan Williams (Bengaluru FC).
- 78': Mohammed Aimen (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Freddy Lallawmawma replaces Mohammed Aimen.
- 81': Foul by Danish Farooq (Kerala Blasters FC).
- 81': Javi Hernández (Bengaluru FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Monirul Molla (Bengaluru FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Foul by Monirul Molla (Bengaluru FC).
- 82': Freddy Lallawmawma (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Adrián Luna.
- 87': Corner, Bengaluru FC. Conceded by Kwame Peprah.
- 87': Attempt missed. Suresh Wangjam (Bengaluru FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javi Hernández following a corner.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Harsh Patre (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Parag Shrivas.
- 87': Attempt missed. Parag Shrivas (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 88': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Nihal Sudheesh replaces Daisuke Sakai.
- 88': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Vibin Mohanan replaces Danish Farooq.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Monirul Molla (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roshan Singh.
- 90': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 2, Bengaluru FC 1. Curtis Main (Bengaluru FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Curtis Main (Bengaluru FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roshan Singh with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Harsh Patre (Bengaluru FC).
- 90'+4': Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Parag Shrivas.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Bidyashagar Singh replaces Kwame Peprah because of an injury.
- 90'+7': Adrián Luna (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters FC 2, Bengaluru FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters FC 2, Bengaluru FC 1.
Statistics
 BFC |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 58.8 | Possession | 41.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 251 |
| 476 | Passes | 338 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 8 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 18 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 34,911
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 34,911
Indian Super League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennaiyin FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 2 | Jamshedpur FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Punjab FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 4 | Bengaluru FC | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Sachin Suresh (GK) |
| 15 | Milos Drincic |
| 20 | Pritam Kotal |
| 27 | Aibanbha Dohling |
| 33 | Prabir Das |
| 13 | Danish Farooq Bhat |
| 5 | Jeakson Singh |
| 19 | Mohammed Aimen |
| 21 | Daisuke Sakai |
| 10 | Adrián Luna |
| 14 | Kwame Peprah |
Bengaluru FC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK) |
| 4 | Aleksandar Jovanovic |
| 23 | Slavko Damjanovic |
| 32 | Roshan Singh |
| 14 | Jessel Carneiro  |
| 25 | Namgyal Bhutia |
| 6 | Keziah Veendorp |
| 8 | Suresh Singh Wangjam |
| 18 | Rohit Kumar |
| 39 | Sivasakthi Narayanan |
| 7 | Ryan Williams |
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