Subheading: Kerala’s Victory Features Adrian Luna and Sachin Suresh Shining
Kolkata, [Date]: Kerala Blasters moved up to the top of the 2023–24 Indian Super League standings with a vital 2-1 victory over East Bengal FC in Kolkata. In an exciting doubleheader on Saturday, Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC shared points with a 1-1 draw in Hyderabad.
Kerala Blasters won 2-1 over East Bengal.
Just before the international break, Adrian Luna, the captain of Kerala, once again showed his worth by leading his team to an away victory over East Bengal in an exciting match. Throughout the game, the Uruguayan international put the East Bengal defense to the test.
In the defense, Sachin Suresh, the youthful goalkeeper for Kerala, surprised everyone with his performance while Luna excelled in attack. Throughout his six appearances thus far, he has maintained a 57% passing success percentage, demonstrating his excellent distribution.
Cleiton Silva, a striker from Brazil, had a great chance to equalize the game in the 85th minute, but Sachin made history in the ISL by diving to his right to save two penalties in a row. After the missed penalty, East Bengal had to reorganize, but in the 88th minute, a goal from Sandeep Singh to Dimitrios Diamantakos caught them off guard. Sadly, Diamantakos received his second yellow card, which resulted in his dismissal in the 89th minute. East Bengal had a one-man advantage, however
Hyderabad Draws 1-1 with Bengaluru
Mohammed Yasir gave Hyderabad the lead in the other game in the 35th minute. Yasir, who had only scored six goals in his six seasons in the league, took advantage of a long pass from Oswaldo Alanís to find the net and put his club ahead.
Javi Hernandez, a Spanish midfielder, was brought into the game by Bengaluru in response. In the 58th minute, Ryan Williams received an assist from Halicharan Narzary after Hernandez started a pivotal move that resulted in an equalizer. After completing the move, the Australian international tied the score. After that, Bengaluru had multiple outstanding plays, with Sunil Chhetri and Suresh Singh Wangjam almost scoring the game’s winning goal. After four shots on goal by each team toward the end of the game, they settled for a.
