Kolkata. Kerala Blasters defeated Mohun Bagan Super Giants for the first time in the history of Indian Super League. The Blasters won by a one-sided goal at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Greek forward Dimitrios Diamentakos scored the only goal of the match in the ninth minute. The dominance gained by Blasters in the first half was lost in the second half but held on without conceding a goal.
With their eighth win, Blasters jumped to the first position in the table with 26 points from 12 matches. FC Goa is in the second position with 23 points from nine games. This is the first time Mohun Bagan has lost three consecutive matches in a season. They are fifth with 19 points.
Blasters rocked Bagan
The first half of the match was moments when Mohun Bagan trembled in front of Blasters’ attacks. In the third minute, with only Mohun Bagan goalie Vishal Keith in front, Blasters’ Greek forward Dimitrios Diamentakos hit the bar and went out. But Diamentakos changed that fatigue by taking the lead in the ninth minute. Dimi’s shot after a solo move inside the Mohun Bagan box put Blasters ahead. After that, Mohun Bagan counter-attacked for the equalizing goal. Sachin Suresh came to Blasters’ rescue with excellent saves.
In the 34th minute, Blasters’ attempt to score took advantage of Bagan goalie’s mistake. Blasters player Kwame Pepra tries to aim for the post after catching Vishal Keith’s pass. But a weak shot was saved by Vishal Keith. In the 39th minute, a smashing shot by Rahul KP hit the Bagan post and went out. Mohun Bagan were not in the picture in the last few minutes of the first half, constantly attacked by the Blasters. But a second goal was not scored in the first half. In the first half, Blasters managed to stop Bagan without taking a single shot.
The way Dimi’s goal came – The first goal was scored in a one-on-one fight by Diamentakos, who are leading the league’s goal scorers. Dimi jumped from outside the box with the ball and tricked the Bagan defenders into the box. The ball hit the net with a great shot. The Bagan goalie tried to jump but could not stop the ball.
Defensive second half
Kian Naziri and Subhashish Bose tried to find the target for Bagan early in the second half but failed. In the 53rd minute, Blasters went ahead with a good counter-attack. A pass from Mohammad Aiman who jumped with the ball to Rahul. Rahul took a good shot but the ball went over the bar. In the 63rd minute, Bagan’s young Indian Kian Nasiri stormed the Blasters goal with the ball. But before taking the shot, Blasters captain Marko Leskovic knocked the ball away. Aiming to equalize, Bagan brought on trusted forward Manvir Singh as a substitute in the 67th minute. But Blasters held on without conceding the goal. After Bagan’s Sadiku was brought down by Navocha Singh in the 76th minute, the Kolkata players demanded a penalty. But the referee did not accept it.
In the 82nd minute, Manveer Singh’s threat to Blasters was thwarted by defender Milos Drinkic. In the 90th minute, Blasters player Mohammad Azhar got a yellow card for trying to bring down Sadiku. Manveer Singh failed to score the free kick in the last minute. Rahul’s shot fails in the immediate counter attack. Goalie Vishal Keith deflected the youngster’s shot. Bagan got one more free kick in extra time of the match but it didn’t matter. In the 95th minute, a smashing shot by Daisuke Saka from Rahul’s pass was saved by the Kolkata goalie. Blasters’ first ISL win against Bagan after six minutes of extra time.
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Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters Football match
2023-12-27 14:34:07
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