Kerala Blasters FC ensured that it’ll enter the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 playoffs with a win at its again after defeating Hyderabad FC by 3-1 on the Gachibowli Stadium on Friday. Mohammed Aimen scored and assisted as soon as every as Daisuke Sakai and Nihal Sudeesh netted too to assist the Yellow Army cap off a scientific outing in opposition to the Thangboi Singto-coached group.
A late comfort aim by Joao Victor was inadequate to salvage Hyderabad FC any tangible final result out of this sport because it rounded off this marketing campaign with a solitary win to its identify in 22 matches.
KBFC had not tasted a win in any of its 5 matches earlier than this sport. It had drawn as soon as and misplaced 4 matches, as a number of harm points got here collectively to derail the strong marketing campaign that it endured within the first half of the season.
That sturdy head-start, nevertheless, ensured that the Ivan Vukomanovic-coached group turned the fifth group to qualify for the ISL playoffs, however its current run of kind had raised issues over its potential performances within the coming stage of the competitors.
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Hormipam Ruivah and Saurav Mandal had injected immense pleasure within the Kerala Blasters FC ranks with their interlinking on the proper flank. On one such event, the duo engaged in a fast change of passes earlier than Mandal lobbed the ball in for Aimen within the far submit, who headed the ball into the again of the online, demonstrating great aerial prowess within the thirty fourth minute.
Six minutes into the second half, Mandal stormed into the field from the proper, catching the Hyderabad FC defence off-guard. He launched in a low cross for Daisuke Sakai, who tapped the ball in to double the lead for the guests.
Aimen turned the supplier once more within the 81st minute, laying up a reasonably simple supply for Nihal on the proper facet of the field, who slotted the ball proper into the centre of the online.
Victor’s strike within the 88th minute was a results of some well timed ingenuity by Alex Saji, who laid the ball within the path of the previous along with his head to drag again a aim, which was too little, too late for the group.
