ISL 2022-23: Kerala Blasters beat Bengaluru FC 3-2 to extend winning run

Powered by a robust house crowd, the Kerala Blasters continued their climb within the ISL ladder, transferring from sixth to fourth, after defeating Bengaluru FC 3-2 on the Nehru Stadium right here on Sunday.

Having gained their final 4 video games, the Blasters appeared assured. They appeared harmful as they often superior by way of the suitable however it was Bengaluru which took the lead within the 14 ^th minute by way of a penalty after its captain Sunil Chhetri was introduced down by goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Gill.

Ten minutes later, Blasters discovered the equaliser following an Adrian Luna freekick from exterior the field. It rebounded off the left submit and Sandeep Singh took it properly and despatched a cross from the suitable and an alert Mark Leskovic tapped it right into a nook giving goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh no probability.

The Blasters took the lead simply earlier than the break. Adrian Luna crept up by way of the left and despatched a wise cross into the field. Bengaluru defender Sandesh Jhingan’s try to cease it was unsuccessful and Blasters’ Greek ahead Diamantakos Dimitrios slammed it house.

And within the 68 ^th minute, Australian midfielder Apostolos Giannou got here off the bench and virtually instantly elevated the Blasters’ lead after being put by way of by Diamantakos. With a defender chasing him, Giannou ran in, evaded goalkeeper Gurpreet and scored with an angled shot.

There was a bit of tension within the house camp when Bengaluru’s Javier lowered the margin with a fiery shot 10 minutes from the tip however the Blasters stayed robust to win their fifth straight recreation.

The end result: Kerala Blasters 3 (Mark Leskovic 25, Diamantakos Dimitrios 43, Apostolos Giannou 70) bt Bengaluru FC 2 (Sunil Chhetri 14-p, Javier Hernandez 81).