Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters FC vs SC East Bengal, 2023-24 Indian Super League, Regular Season

· Indian Super League
Kerala Blasters FC
  • 23': Fiodor Cernych
  • Red Card 45': Jeakson Singh
  • Red Card 74': Naocha Huidrom Singh
  • 84': Hijazi Maher (OG)
FT
2 - 4
SC East Bengal
  • 45'+5': Saul Crespo (P)
  • 71': Saul Crespo
  • 82': Naorem Mahesh Singh
  • 87': Naorem Mahesh Singh

About

Kerala Blasters FC are hosting SC East Bengal at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, Kochi, India, starting on . The match is a part of the Indian Super League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Vishnu Puthiya (East Bengal FC).
  • 1': Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Souvik Chakrabarti (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Corner, East Bengal FC. Conceded by Sandeep Singh.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Souvik Chakrabarti with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Fedor Cernych is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Daisuke Sakai (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sandeep Singh with a cross.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vishnu Puthiya.
  • 11': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Dimitrios Diamantakos is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Hormipam Ruivah (Kerala Blasters FC).
  • 12': Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Hormipam Ruivah (Kerala Blasters FC).
  • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC).
  • 12': Hormipam Ruivah (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Offside, East Bengal FC. Sayan Banerjee is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saúl Crespo with a cross.
  • 15': Hand ball by Fedor Cernych (Kerala Blasters FC).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Souvik Chakrabarti.
  • 20': Foul by Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC).
  • 20': Vishnu Puthiya (East Bengal FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 20': Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Fedor Cernych (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
  • 23': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 1, East Bengal FC 0. Fedor Cernych (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Foul by Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC).
  • 26': Vishnu Puthiya (East Bengal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Rahul Kannoly Praveen (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dimitrios Diamantakos.
  • 29': Foul by Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC).
  • 29': Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Delay in match (East Bengal FC).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitrios Diamantakos.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Vishnu Puthiya (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Souvik Chakrabarti.
  • 38': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Vishnu Puthiya.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Sayan Banerjee (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Crespo with a through ball.
  • 40': Corner, East Bengal FC. Conceded by Hormipam Ruivah.
  • 41': Corner, East Bengal FC. Conceded by Hormipam Ruivah.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nishu Kumar with a cross.
  • 43': Foul by Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC).
  • 43': Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Vishnu Puthiya (East Bengal FC).
  • 43': Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC).
  • 45': Second yellow card to Jeakson Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sayan Banerjee.
  • 45'+3': Penalty East Bengal FC. Vishnu Puthiya draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': Penalty conceded by Karanjit Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+5': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 1, East Bengal FC 1. Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters FC 1, East Bengal FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kerala Blasters FC 1, East Bengal FC 1.
  • 45': Substitution, East Bengal FC. Harmanjot Khabra replaces Sayan Banerjee.
  • 45': Substitution, East Bengal FC. Víctor Vázquez replaces Aleksandar Pantic.
  • 45': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Mohammed Azhar replaces Dimitrios Diamantakos.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahesh Naorem.
  • 49': Corner, East Bengal FC. Conceded by Marko Leskovic.
  • 50': Daisuke Sakai (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Mohamad Rakip (East Bengal FC).
  • 53': 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 Naocha Singh.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Nishu Kumar (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Harmanjot Khabra.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Nishu Kumar (East Bengal FC).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Ishan Pandita replaces Fedor Cernych.
  • 57': Corner, East Bengal FC. Conceded by Vibin Mohanan.
  • 60': Daisuke Sakai (Kerala Blasters FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rahul Kannoly Praveen with a cross.
  • 60': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Mohamad Rakip.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mahesh Naorem with a cross.
  • 66': Substitution, East Bengal FC. Aman CK replaces Vishnu Puthiya.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Nishu Kumar (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 68': Hijazi Maher (East Bengal FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Ishan Pandita (Kerala Blasters FC).
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 71': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 1, East Bengal FC 2. Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aman CK.
  • 73': Foul by Aman CK (East Bengal FC).
  • 73': Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Aman CK (East Bengal FC).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Delay in match (East Bengal FC).
  • 77': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Saurav Mandal replaces Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandeep Singh with a cross.
  • 81': Víctor Vázquez (East Bengal FC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mohamad Rakip.
  • 82': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 1, East Bengal FC 3. Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cleiton Silva.
  • 84': Own Goal by Hijazi Maher, East Bengal FC. Kerala Blasters FC 2, East Bengal FC 3.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Freddy Lallawmawma replaces Vibin Mohanan.
  • 86': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Aritra Das replaces Daisuke Sakai.
  • 87': Goal! Kerala Blasters FC 2, East Bengal FC 4. Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez.
  • 90': Hand ball by Saúl Crespo (East Bengal FC).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, East Bengal FC. Felicio Brown Forbes replaces Saúl Crespo.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cleiton Silva (East Bengal FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mahesh Naorem.
  • 90'+4': Felicio Brown Forbes (East Bengal FC) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mahesh Naorem.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Mahesh Naorem (East Bengal FC).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+6': Substitution, East Bengal FC. Jesin Thonikkara replaces Mahesh Naorem because of an injury.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Kerala Blasters FC 2, East Bengal FC 4.
  • 0': Match ends, Kerala Blasters FC 2, East Bengal FC 4.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 2
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 4
60.9 Possession 39.1
25 SHOTS 8
8 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
494 Accurate Passes 302
555 Passes 351
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 58
34 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
8 Blocked Shots 0
8 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 13
8 Effective Clearances 17
8 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Indian Super League

Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 23,418

Indian Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bengaluru FC 7 +7 16
2 Mohun Bagan Super Giant 6 +5 13
3 Punjab FC 5 +4 12
4 Jamshedpur FC 7 -5 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

KER Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Karanjit Singh (GK)
55 Marko Leskovic
4 Ruivah Hormipam Yellow Card
50 Naocha Huidrom Singh Yellow Card
3 Sandeep Singh
5 Jeakson Singh Yellow Card
8 Vibin Mohanan
21 Daisuke Sakai
7 Rahul Kannoly
9 Dimitrios Diamantakos
91 Fiodor Cernych
Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
Pritam Kotal, Aritra Das, Lara Sharma, Mohammed Aimen, Ishan Pandita, Mohammed Azhar, Nihal Sudeesh, Freddy Lallawmawma, Saurav Mandal.

EBEN SC East Bengal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Prabhsukhan Gill (GK)
19 Hijazi Maher
28 Aleksandar Pantic
22 Nishu Kumar
12 Mohammad Rakip
10 Cleiton Silva
21 Saul Crespo
23 Souvik Chakraborty
29 Naorem Mahesh Singh
84 Sayan Banerjee
82 Vishnu PV
SC East Bengal Substitutes:
Jesin Thonikkara, Kamaljit Singh, Harmanjot Khabra, Víctor Vázquez, Mahitosh Roy, Gursimrat Singh, Shyamal Besra, Felicio Brown Forbes, Aman C.

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