It was one-way traffic from the word go as the Mariners went ahead 3-1 right in the first half with goals from Roy Krishna and Hugo Boumous (2). Sahal Abdul Samad did pull one back with a good finish but that was never enough. Liston Colaco scored a stunner in the second half to make it 4-2 before Jorge Diaz pulled one back.
ATK Mohun Bagan look all set to fight for the ISL title in the season after an exemplary opening game while the Blasters have a lot of groundwork to do.
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90' Added Time: 5 Minutes.
90' A Kerala Blasters corner is taken short and the cross comes in from the right-flank. Marko Leskovic rises high but fails to get his header on target. KBFC needed that chance to go in and the game looks to be all but over now.
88' Substitution for ATK Mohun Bagan FC: Kiyan Nassiri replaces Roy Krishna.
87' Deepak Tangri is down after a clash with Chencho Gyeltshen. It's just a clash, nothing malicious in it. The physio is out and Tangri is receiving some treatment.
84' ATKMB are sitting deep and allowing KBFC to have possession of the ball. Jorge Diaz runs through the middle of the park and gets inside the box. The defender pushes him wide and he pulls the trigger. The ball deflects off the keeper and goes out for a corner.
81' Chencho Gyeltshen finds space on the left-flank and drives inside the box. He then fires the ball across the face of the goal as the ball goes well wide.
78' Substitution for Kerala Blasters: Ayush Adhikari replaces Alvaro Vazquez.
78' Substitution for Kerala Blasters: Sandeep Singh replaces Harmanjot Khabra.
78' Substitution for ATK Mohun Bagan: Bidyananda replaces Joni Kauko.
78' Substitution for ATK Mohun Bagan FC: David Williams replaced Roy Krishna.
76' Substitution for Kerala Blasters FC: Chencho Gyeltshen replaces Sahal Abdul Samad.
74' A lovely through ball finds Roy Krishna in the box on the left. He takes a shot first time but drags it wide of the far post. Almost a 5th for ATKMB.
The Blasters pull one back with a good team goal with Diaz making the final finish.
69' Substitution for Kerala Blasters: Prabir Das replaces Liston Colaco.
63' Roy Krishna gets set up beautifully, he shimmies to his right and shoots it right at the keeper. Albino Gomes makes himself big and brings out a great save. The ball deflects to Manvir Singh who shoots the ball, but it comes off the crossbar and KBFC were out of trouble.
61' Manvir runs past Bijoy V on the right flank. He has ample of space and time to put the ball in the box. He looks up and delivers the ball in. But the defender jumps the highest in the box and clears it out.
54' Luna overlaps on the right flank and puts in a cross from very deep. Jorge Diaz collects the ball and connects it with his laces but the defenders charge in front of him and kill the pace of the ball. Amrinder Singh pouches it safely.
52' Jessel Carneiro collects the ball at the left flank. He sets himself up and whips the ball in. Carl McHugh leaps high in the air to clear it out.
That is some goal! Wow, wow, wow! Absolutely stunning! Beautiful is the word to describe it. Roy Krishna gets the ball inside the box with his back towards the goal, he dribbles it outside the box and then passes it to Liston Colaco to his right. Liston from outside the box, curls it into the far post, leaving the keeper with no chance. That should be game, set and match!
46' Second-half kicks-off.
HALF TIME: ATK Mohun Bagan FC 3-1 Kerala Blasters
Additional Time: 3 Minutes.
45' Liston Colaco shows great physicality as he cuts inside from the left-flank and finds himself near the penalty area, looking to pull the trigger. Bijoy V puts in a last-ditch tackle and gets a clean connection on the ball. The ball goes out for a corner.
39' GOAAAAAAAAAAL! Hugo Boumous scores again. (ATK Mohun Bagan FC)
Boumous outmuscles Bijoy and slides it past Albino on the far post from a tight angle and makes it 3-1.
37' Carl McHugh brings down the KBFC attacker on the right-flank. The referee deems this as a reckless slide in and reaches out to his pocket and brings out the yellow card, first of the game.
32' Substitution for Kerala Blasters FC: Prashanth K replaces Rahul KP
29' The referee blows his whistle for a cooling break.
27' GOAL! Roy Krishna (ATK Mohun Bagan FC)
24' GOAL! Sahal Abdul Samad scores. (Kerala Blasters FC)
21' KBFC are creating chances but not taking them! Another corner finds the head of a player and it is Jorge Diaz. He should be hitting the target at least but heads it well wide.
18' Claims of a hand ball as Bijoy V's header hits Kauko's hands during a Kerala Blastes FC corner but the referee is not interested. Shoddy defending.
14' That could have well been 2-0! The corner is whipped in towards the near post, Manvir Singh leaps and looks to head it into the goal, he ends up heading it over.
12' Roy Krishna does well to hold the ball on the left near the halfway line. He then turns and sets the left winger through. However, the defender, Bijoy V, slides and kicks it out before the attacker gets to the ball.
8' Kerala Blasters FC mount some pressure on the Mariners with crosses from the right and shots from distance but there is not enough conviction to carve out the opposition.
3' GOAAAAAAAAAAL! Hugo Boumous scores. (ATK Mohun Bagan)
Comedy of errors from the Kerala Blasters FC defence as Hugo Boumous drives it into the crowd of players in the KBFC box from an ATKMB corner and the defenders are caught napping, and the ball goes into the back of the net.
1' KICK-OFF!
Substitutes
ATK Mohun Bagan: Avilash Paul (GK), Sumit Rathi, Ashutosh Mehta, Ravi Rana, Prabir Das, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Bidyananda, David Williams, Kiyan Giri
Kerala Blasters FC Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Albino Gomes (GK), Nishu Kumar, Marko Leskovic, Enes Sipovic, Jessel Carneiro, Harmanjot Khabra, Jeakson Singh, Sahal Abdul Samad. Adrian Luna, Rahul KP, Alvaro Vazquez
ATK Mohun Bagan Predicted XI (3-5-2): Amrinder Singh (GK), Sumit Rathi, Carl McHugh, Pritam Kotal, Lenny Rodrigues, Joni Kauko, Hugo Boumous, Michael Sooosairaj, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh, David Williams.
All of the Kerala Blasters' players are available for selection. There have been some injuries to the team over the last few months but they are all fit to play the ISL opener on Friday.
Roy Krishna has a niggle of sorts but there are no serious injury concerns for the Fijian. Tiri is likely to miss the ISL opener due to a training injury which could change the shape of the back four in the actual match.
ATK Mohun Bagan form: W-W-D-L (latest on the right) Kerala Blasters FC form: W-L-L (latest on the right)
Kerala Blasters had earlier played the now-defunct ATK side in the ISL on 12 occasions. Both teams got four wins each against each other while drawing the other four games.
ATK Mohun Bagan won two out of two meetings with Kerala Blasters FC in the ISL league stage. The two sides have played each other only twice since the merged side from Kolkata made their debut in the ISL in the 2020-21 season. The Mariners ran away 3-2 winners in the previous game between the two sides.
ATK Mohun Bagan take on Kerala Blasters FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 opener on Friday. It is that time of year again as Indian club football finally resumes after months of inactivity in the top tier of the sport in the country.The Mariners will be looking to recoup after a shocking AFC Cup exit post a 6-0 defeat at Al Nasaf (Uzbekistan). Meanwhile, Kerala Blasters come into this game after facing defeats to Bengaluru FC and Delhi FC which resulted in an early Durand Cup exit before the ISL season.
It was one-way traffic from the word go as the Mariners went ahead 3-1 right in the first half with goals from Roy Krishna and Hugo Boumous (2). Sahal Abdul Samad did pull one back with a good finish but that was never enough. Liston Colaco scored a stunner in the second half to make it 4-2 before Jorge Diaz pulled one back.
ATK Mohun Bagan look all set to fight for the ISL title in the season after an exemplary opening game while the Blasters have a lot of groundwork to do.
Thanks for tuning into Sportskeeda's LIVE coverage of the ISL. Head over to the website for all the post-match analysis of the game. This is your host, Sayak Dipta Dey, signing off for tonight. Good Night!
The Blasters pull one back with a good team goal with Diaz making the final finish.
That is some goal! Wow, wow, wow! Absolutely stunning! Beautiful is the word to describe it. Roy Krishna gets the ball inside the box with his back towards the goal, he dribbles it outside the box and then passes it to Liston Colaco to his right. Liston from outside the box, curls it into the far post, leaving the keeper with no chance. That should be game, set and match!
Boumous outmuscles Bijoy and slides it past Albino on the far post from a tight angle and makes it 3-1.
Comedy of errors from the Kerala Blasters FC defence as Hugo Boumous drives it into the crowd of players in the KBFC box from an ATKMB corner and the defenders are caught napping, and the ball goes into the back of the net.
ATK Mohun Bagan: Avilash Paul (GK), Sumit Rathi, Ashutosh Mehta, Ravi Rana, Prabir Das, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Bidyananda, David Williams, Kiyan Giri
Kerala Blasters FC: Prabhsukhan Gill (GK), Sandeep Singh, Denenchandra Meitei, Abdul Hakku, Lalthathanga Khwalhring, Ayush Adhikari, Seityasen Singh, Prashanth Karuthadathkuni, Chencho Gyeltshen
ATK Mohun Bagan Starting XI: Amrinder Singh (GK), Pritam Kotal, Deepak Tangri, Carl McHugh, Subhasish Bose, Lenny Rodrigues, Hugo Boumous, Joni Kauko, Roy Krishna, Liston Colaco, Manvir Singh
Kerala Blasters Starting XI: Albino Gomes (GK), Mark Leskovic, Jessel Carneiro, Bijoy V, Jeakson Singh, Harmanjo Khabra, Adrian Luna, Sahal Abdul Samad, Rahul KP, Jorge Diaz, Alvaro Vazquez
Kerala Blasters FC form: W-L-L (latest on the right)
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