
Event Highlights
- Full Time Stats
- Full Time! Kerala Blasters 1-1 NorthEast United FC
- Asamoah Gyan Equalises for NorthEast United FC
- Second Half Underway
- Half Time Stats
- Half Time! Kerala Blasters 1-0 NorthEast United FC
- Bartholomew Ogbeche Puts Kerala Blasters in the Lead
- Match Underway
- Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United FC Head-to-Head
- NorthEast United FC Starting Line-up
- Kerala Blasters Starting Line-up
Season six of the Indian Super League is expected to bring a lot of excitement as it is now the top division league of the country and the league-stage table-toppers will get a spot in the AFC Champions League playoffs. Kerala Blasters remained ninth in the ISL 2019-20 points table with just eight points from 10 games while NorthEast United FC stayed on seventh with 11 points from 9 matches. MATCH REPORT
FULL TIME! Kerala Blasters and NorthEast United FC play out a 1-1 draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi with Bartholomew Ogbeche (Kerala) and Asamoah Gyan (NorthEast) scoring a penalty each. After Kerala ending the first half with a 1-0 lead, NorthEast got off to a dream start in the second half with a Gyan penalty in the 50th minute. The penalty was given for a handball even though it seemed the ball hit the head. Post the restoration of parity, NorthEast had the better chances with Triadis and Redeem coming close but none found the back of the net as the spoils were shared.
Kerala Blasters 1-1 NorthEast United FC
FT
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) December 28, 2019
It ends all square here in Kochi as both sides convert from the spot to secure a point each. #StrongerAsOne #KBFCNEU pic.twitter.com/ScdKWmOuyF
68' - Puitea controls the ball on his toes to give it a flight and goes for a clean volley but Rehenesh dives well on his left to make the save. This is end-to-end stuff at the moment in Kochi.
Kerala Blasters 1-1 NorthEast United FC
68' | What a strike by @puitea_7
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) December 28, 2019
Rehenesh just about keeps it from goal!
KBFC 1-1 NEUFC #StrongerAsOne
CAA, NRC Centre's Ploy to Divert People's Attention: Goa Congress | The Narendra Modi government was diverting people's attention from issues like unemployment, economic slowdown by pushing through Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens, Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said. "When you are unable to run a government due to failed policies, you try to use a communal pitch. It started with scrapping Article 370 (in Jammu and Kashmir), then Ram Mandir and now CAA and NRC. It is to divert people's attention from rising unemployment and economic slowdown," he said.
49' - NorthEast United FC get a penalty for handball after Rakesh Pradhan's cross. Replays show the ball had hit the head, not the hand.
50' - GOAL! Asamoah Gyan finally gets the goal and restores parity for NorthEast United FC! A beautifully-taken penalty from the Ghanian legend and we are back to being level.
Kerala Blasters 1-1 NorthEast United FC
49' | @ASAMOAH_GYAN3 finishes that off with extreme panache!
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) December 28, 2019
We are back level!
KBFC 1-1 NEUFC #StrongerAsOne pic.twitter.com/0LCKsYilFf
The second half of Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United FC gets underway at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi with the home team leading 1-0. Bartholomew Ogbeche penalty is the difference so far even as Asamoah Gyan had three chances to put the visitors in the lead.
The action resumes at Kaloor! #YennumYellow #KBFCNEU pic.twitter.com/PgPVMw1UjQ
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) December 28, 2019
HALF TIME! After 45 minutes of play in Kochi, Kerala Blasters lead NorthEast United FC 1-0, courtesy a 43rd minute penalty from Bartholomew Ogbeche. Kerala Blasters are in desperate need of a win here if they want to have even an outside chance to make it to the playoffs and so far, they would be pleased with the result even though NorthEast had more chances. Asamoah Gyan would be disappointed with himself as he failed to bury three chances he got to put NorthEast in the lead and in the end, his team had to suffer for it.
Kerala Blasters 1-0 NorthEast United FC
A closely contested half sees Kerala Blasters ahead at the break. All to play for in the 2nd half. #StrongerAsOne #KBFCNEU pic.twitter.com/CmeYDNtdLu
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) December 28, 2019
41' - Ogbeche goes for the ball in the box and gets a toe to it as Subhasish comes off his line to deal with it but is unable to and Ogbeche falls under contact with him. It's a Penalty!
43' - GOAL! Bartholomew Ogbeche makes no mistake from the spot. Subhasish guessed it right but Ogbeche's powerful shot on the keeper's left flashed in a moment earlier.
Kerala Blasters 1-0 NorthEast United FC
43'| GOAL!
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) December 28, 2019
Ogbeche steps up and converts the penalty against his former side. A bottom-right corner finish making it 1-0 for the hosts.#YennumYellow #KBFCNEU pic.twitter.com/UDDSs1aJBZ
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot condemns UP Police's misbehaviour with Priyanka Gandhi.
It's condemnable that UP cops misbehaved wd Priyanka ji & forcefully stopped hr from visiting kin of an arrested actvst,protesting agnst #CAA. It's undemocratic that Congress leaders are stopped repeatedly from meeting families of victims.Govt aims to silence ppl n opposition too
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) December 28, 2019
19' - Kerala Blasters are constantly trying to put the ball in the middle of the centre back and the right back position in order to split the space for Ogbeche to exploit with his runs.
20' - Asamoah Gyan is released and he races up with the ball but absolutely skies that one. He has hands on his head after that, he knows he should have scored that one.
Kerala Blasters 0-0 NorthEast United FC
20' | Gyan fires it over the bar! 🤯#KBFCNEU #StrongerAsOne
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) December 28, 2019
11' - Triadis gets a free kick on the left outside the box after Rakip pulls his shrit from behind and he delivers a wonderful ball in the middle, where Asamoah Gyan rises the highest but heads it just wide.
Kerala Blasters 0-0 NorthEast United FC
11' | OHHHHHHH! How did that not go in? 🤦🏻♂️#KBFCNEU #StrongerAsOne pic.twitter.com/wT2PrZkBOD
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) December 28, 2019
8' - A ball is sent towards Ogbeche in the middle, who heads it in the path of Prashanth, who goes for a first time volley but Subhasish palms it out for corner.
9' - Kerala take a corner kick directly towards the near post and Gyan missed the ball and almost blinded Subhasish but the keeper managed to put the ball out.
Kerala Blasters 0-0 NorthEast United FC
Kerala Blasters vs NorthEast United FC gets underway at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Both Kerala and NorthEast cannot afford to slip-up at this stage of the league, more so the home team.
KICK-OFF ➡️ #KBFCNEU
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 28, 2019
Which of these sides will return to winning ways tonight?#HeroISL #LetsFootball
Kerala Blasters current coach Eelco Schattorie is up against his former side on Saturday. Schattorie guided NorthEast United FC to the playoffs last year but he has not overseen a similar success down South. However on Saturday, he would be eager to do one up against NorthEast.
🗞 | “You can’t deny that when you play against your old club, it gives a certain dynamic."@ESchattorie states that he has no emotions as his @KeralaBlasters prepare to face his former side!#KBFCNEU #HeroISL #LetsFootballhttps://t.co/Rt3MxKKYvr
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 28, 2019
Kerala Blasters hold a 5-3 advantage over NorthEast United FC in their head-to-head record, having played 10 matches in the ISL history. The two have played out two draws. Kerala have scored 11 goals in this fixture compared to six from NorthEast.
In search of their first win of the campaign since the opening day of the season, @KeralaBlasters welcome @NEUtdFC to Kochi!
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) December 28, 2019
#KBFCNEU #HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/tmArQjwkgi
NorthEast United FC starting XI vs Kerala Blasters: Subhasish Roy (GK), Rakesh Pradhan, Mislav Komorski, Reagan Singh, Heerings Kai, Panagiotis Triadis, Redeem Tlang, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Lalengmawia, Martin Chaves, Asamoah Gyan (C).
Substitutes: Pawan Kumar (GK); Wayne Vaz, Jose Leudo, Federico Gallego, Ninthoi, Milan Singh, Nikhil Kadam.
An opportunity to get things back on track as we face a few familiar faces in our trip to Kochi! ✈️#StrongerAsOne #KBFCNEU pic.twitter.com/1L6VfElcFZ
— NorthEast United FC (@NEUtdFC) December 28, 2019
Kerala Blasters starting XI vs NorthEast United FC: TP Rehenesh (GK), Jessel Carneiro, Vlatko Drobarov, Mohamad Rakip, Raju Gaikwad, Mario Arques, Mouhamadou Gning, Seityasen Singh, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Sahal Abdul Samad, Bartholomew Ogbeche (C).
Substitutes: Bilal Husain Khan (GK); Gianni Zuiverloon, Lalruatthara, Jeakson Singh, Rahul KP, Samuel Lalmuanpuia, Messi Bouli.
Final home game of the year, let's make it count! 💪
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) December 28, 2019
COME ON BLASTERS! #KBFCNEU #YennumYellow pic.twitter.com/tAs9prH6C5
Kerala Blasters. (Photo Credit: ISL)
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