Kerala Blasters FC put on a strong display which resulted in a 2-1 win against East Bengal FC at the Salt Lake Stadium here in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Saturday. Furthermore, as has been the case throughout the season, it was their energetic captain Adrian Luna who led the Blasters to a crucial win on the road before the teams headed into the international break.
The Uruguay international was constantly teasing East Europe’s backline, spotting opportunities that could help him create chances out of nowhere. One such chance came in the 32nd minute, when Luna spotted a disorganized opposition defense and carved her open with a crafty pass to teammate Daisuke Sakai.
Also read:ICC World Cup 2023: Top of the table clash
The 26-year-old immediately rushed into the box, tricked Mohamad Rakip with quick footwork and shot the ball over Prabhsukhan Singh Gill to give his side the lead. Sakai thus became only the fourth Japanese player to score a goal in ISL history, after Cy Goddard, Katsumi Yusa, and Rei Tachikawa.
If Luna was Kerala’s star in attack, young goalkeeper Sachin Suresh has emerged as a surprise package at the back. His distribution is commendable, recording a 57″ success rate in six appearances so far. However, it was the shot that saw him progress, as he saved a penalty in his second game in a row on Saturday. Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva had a great chance to score in the 85th minute, but Sachin went to his right and saved the shot among his teammates, becoming the first goalkeeper in ISL history to save penalties in consecutive games.
Also Read: Shami rewarded for labor during Covid: Coach
Eastern Europe were shaken for a bit after that incident, and the Blasters immediately capitalized when Sandeep Singh delivered a small header to Dimitrios Diamantakos to finally convert the effort into a goal in the 88th minute. The Greek striker was shown his second yellow card soon after, however, which was dismissed in the 89th minute. As a result of that advantage, the home team managed to win a penalty kick in the ninth minute of extra time, and Silva converted the penalty this time. But, there were not enough minutes left to save them an equalizer in the end.
Sachin Suresh (Kerala Blasters FC), the 22-year-old became the eighth youngest goalkeeper in ISL history to save a spot-kick, and his ability to raise his game at crucial points helped the Blasters score important points achieved in two straight games. now. There are many more impressive performances to come from this talented keeper in the upcoming games of this campaign.
The two teams will now play in the league in a double header on November 25. East Bengal FC will face Chennaiyin FC at the latter’s home turf, while Hyderabad FC will be hosted by Kerala Blasters FC.
This story was sourced from third party syndicated feed agencies. mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for the reliance, reliance, reliability and details of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to change, delete or remove the content (without notice) at its sole discretion for any reason
Denial of responsibility! vismuseum.org.in is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – at loginhelponline@gmail.com The content will be deleted within 24 hours.