Kerala vs Bengaluru 2022-23 Indian Super League, Regular Season
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3 - 2
3 - 2
ISL 2022-23: Kerala Blasters delight in 3-2 win over Bengaluru FC; rise to fourth
Despite trailing to a Sunil Chhetri penalty, the Blasters struck back with goals from Marko Leskovic, Dimitrios Diamantakos and Apostolos Giannou.
Match Commentary
- 14': Goal! Kerala Blasters 0, Bengaluru 1. Sunil Chhetri (Bengaluru) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 24': Sandesh Jhingan (Bengaluru) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Kerala Blasters 1, Bengaluru 1. Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
- 43': Goal! Kerala Blasters 2, Bengaluru 1. Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Adrián Luna with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Kerala Blasters 2, Bengaluru 1.
- 45': Substitution, Bengaluru. Parag Shrivas replaces Prabir Das.
- 61': Substitution, Bengaluru. Rohit Kumar replaces Danish Farooq.
- 68': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Apostolos Giannou replaces Ivan Kalyuzhnyi.
- 70': Goal! Kerala Blasters 3, Bengaluru 1. Apostolos Giannou (Kerala Blasters) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Diamantakos with a through ball.
- 77': Substitution, Bengaluru. Alan Costa replaces Aleksandar Jovanovic.
- 77': Substitution, Bengaluru. Sivasakthi Narayanan replaces Roy Krishna.
- 77': Substitution, Bengaluru. Pablo Pérez replaces Suresh Wangjam.
- 81': Goal! Kerala Blasters 3, Bengaluru 2. Javi Hernández (Bengaluru) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 84': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Bryce Miranda replaces Sahal Samad.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Kerala Blasters. Víctor Mongil replaces Dimitrios Diamantakos.
- 90'+4': Prabhsukhan Gill (Kerala Blasters) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Competition: Indian Super League
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 25,184
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Location: Kochi, India
Attendance: 25,184
Indian Super League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +31 | Mohun Bagan Super Giant | 24 | 56 | 2 |
| +16 | FC Goa | 24 | 48 | 4 |
| +9 | Bengaluru FC | 24 | 38 | 8 |
| +17 | NorthEast United FC | 24 | 38 | 6 |
Statistics
 BFC |
KER |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.7 | Possession | 49.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 270 |
| 375 | Passes | 359 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 20 | Clearances | 10 |
Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Prabhsukhan Gill (GK)  |
| 55 | Marko Leskovic |
| 4 | Ruivah Hormipam |
| 22 | Nishu Kumar |
| 3 | Sandeep Singh |
| 25 | Jeakson Singh |
| 77 | Ivan Kalyuzhnyi |
| 18 | Sahal Abdul Samad |
| 17 | Rahul Kannoly |
| 9 | Dimitrios Diamantakos |
| 20 | Adrián Luna |
Bengaluru FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (GK) |
| 4 | Aleksandar Jovanovic |
| 3 | Sandesh Jhingan |
| 25 | Namgyal Bhutia |
| 33 | Prabir Das |
| 10 | Javi Hernández |
| 12 | Danish Farooq Bhat |
| 8 | Suresh Singh Wangjam |
| 22 | Roy Krishna |
| 11 | Sunil Chhetri |
| 32 | Naorem Roshan Singh |
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