Kochi (Kerala) [India]: Kerala Blasters FC reached a new landmark after snatching their 5th successive win in the Indian Super League (ISL), an exciting 3-2 result against Bengaluru FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Arena in Kochi on Sunday.
Marko Leskovic, Dimitrios Diamantakos, and replace Apostolos Giannou got on target for the Blasters. Sunil Chhetri got off the mark this period for the Blues, and also Javi Hernandez scored his 3rd goal of the period however Bengaluru FC fell to their 6th defeat of the period. Both groups came in unchanged, and it was the visitors that drew very first blood after simply 14 mins when captain Sunil Chhetri pounced on a lengthy round from the protection and tried to take it away from Blasters goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill. As they collaborated, Chhetri was up to the ground and the umpire pointed to the place. Chhetri left the mark this period as he sent Gill the upside-down and also put cry ahead.
Eleven mins later on, the hosts brought back parity. Sandesh Jhingan took Diamantakos out near the side of package with a tackle. Adrian Luna struck the upright from the resulting free kick as well as the round cannoned off to the right flank. From there, Sandeep Singh whipped in a cross, and Marko Leskovic managed to keep his calmness in a jampacked box to level ball game.
The comeback was completed two mins before the break. Luna, that was enormous in the final third throughout the half, played an inch-perfect low cross from the left flank right into the box, where Diamantakos was successful of Aleksandar Jovanovic and jumped on the scoresheet in his fifth successive game.
In the 70th min, replacement Giannou developed a two-goal padding for the Blasters. Coming Close To the Bengaluru FC penalty location, Diamantakos played a via pass to Giannou before the 32-year-old demonstrator took it away from Sandhu as well as pressed it in from a limited angle with his first payment after coming on.
Cries were not down and out as they pulled one back in the 81st min courtesy of Hernandez. Blasters defender Ruivah Hormipam’s looping header landed directly at the feet of Hernandez, that unleashed a tough battery from the edge of package that flashed past the keeper to cut the deficit pull back to one. However that was to be Bengaluru FC’s last offence.
The win takes Kerala Blasters from 6th to 4th in the table, simply a point behind ATK Mohun Bagan in third place. The Blasters will certainly take a trip to face Chennaiyin FC at the Marina Sector on December 19. Bengaluru FC remain in ninth place with 7 factors. Cry will certainly hold Jamshedpur FC on December 17.
