What a pulsating game this was. However, that is it from this game. We will love to have your company on Sunday as Jamshedpur FC take on Bengaluru FC at home at 1930 IST. Till then, cheers and take care!
Awards!
Hyderabad FC bag the Club Award for winning the game. Marko Stankovic is the Limitless Player of the Match. Nikhil Poojary collects the Winning Pass of the Match Award. Rahul KP takes the ISL Emerging Player of the Match Award while Marcelo Pereira is handed over the Hero of the Match Award.
Hyderabad FC have arrived in the ISL
And they have done so in front of their home crowd. Three precious points and the team along with the coach looks delighted. Hyderabad FC have made a remarkable comeback after going into the break one goal down. They went all out attack from the start of the second half but could not manage to create any clear cut opportunities. However, Mouhamadou Gning's tackle during the 53rd minute saw the away team give away a penalty. Marko Stankovic converted the resulting penalty and helped his side equalize. The Kerala Blasters FC skipper, Bartholomew Ogbeche had a great chance to put the away team into the lead again but he squandered it. The golden moment for the home team arrived in the 81st minute when Marcelo Pereira took a free kick. He curled one in from the left hand side and sent the stadium into raptures. Kerala Blasters got half chances in the end but could not put anything in the back of the net. First points for Hyderabad FC in the Indian Super League and they could not have come in a much better way.
90'
Hyderabad FC have won
First points for the hosts as they have turned this game on its head. Hyderabad FC have won this game 2-1.
90'
Chance for the visitors
Halicharan Narzary puts in a cross from the left flank after he receives a pass from Bartholomew Ogbeche. The goalkeeper, Kamaljit Singh is crowded by players but he rises high and punches the ball away. It falls to Jairo Rodrigues who wins a foul on the edge of the box. The resulting free kick is taken by Sergio Cidoncha and after a lot of half clearances, it is finally kicked away by Marko Stankovic.
90'
Foul and yellow card
Precious, precious one for Hyderabad FC. Marcelo Pereira is the man again who wins a free kick near the halfway line for his team. Jairo Rodrigues fouls him from behind and he is booked for it.
90'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card - Kerala Blasters FC : JAIRO
90'
Added time!
5 minutes have been added in the second half. Can Kerala Blasters FC find the equalizer?
88'
Substitution
Substitution - Hyderabad FC (In: TARIF, Out: ROBIN)
86'
Can the visitors come back?
Around 5 minutes and added time to go. Can Kerala Blasters FC make the comeback?
83'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card - Hyderabad FC : MARCELINHO
81'
GOOOAALLLLLL!!!
Marcelo Pereira, you beauty! He has produced magic from this free kick! A foul just outside the box, Marcelo Pereira steps up to take the free kick. He sets himself up, takes a deep breath. He goes for goal and the ball goes in the top left bin. What a shot that one with the goalkeeper completely beaten. The crowd is going bonkers and so is Marcelo Pereira. Hyderabad FC lead against the run of play. The referee has given Pereira a yellow card for his celebration. However, he won't mind that at all.
81'
Goal
Goal - Hyderabad FC : MARCELINHO
80'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card - Kerala Blasters FC : MOUSTAPHA
79'
Substitution
Substitution - Kerala Blasters FC (In: NARZARY. H, Out: RAHUL)
78'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card - Hyderabad FC : GURTEJ
76'
Just wide
Marcelo Pereira is the man. He runs in from the left and is one against one against the keeper. He also has a teammate in his support but he goes for goal. He tries to curl one in but it goes just over the bar and Hyderabad FC survive.
72'
Good shot
Sergio Cidoncha takes a corner from the left side. It is punched away by Kamaljit Singh. The ball falls to Jessel Carneiro who unleashes a shot with his left foot but it goes just wide.
69'
Free kick cleared
Sergio Cidoncha takes the free kick from the left. The goalkeeper comes forward and punches it away but has hurt himself in the process. After some treatment, he is back up and ready to go. Brave goalkeeping.
68'
Foul
Just outside the box on the left side. Good chance to curl one in. Nikhil Poojary gives away a silly foul with Mouhamadou Gning covered from all sides. The set piece could cause some real problems here for the hosts.
65'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card - Hyderabad FC : MARKO
63'
Huge chance
Kerala Blasters FC almost go into the lead again. This should have been put in by Bartholomew Ogbeche but he has missed it. Some beautiful play down the left flank by Rahul KP. He runs down the left, beats one defender, then the second. Rahul, from just near the byline, puts in a low cross which goes straight to Ogbeche. He is just 6 yards out but his shot is blocked by Matthew Kilgallon. The ball falls near the goal and Kamaljit Singh then collects it. Second chance that Ogbeche has missed in this game.
57'
Ambitious from Marcelo Pereira
Matthew Kilgallon hits a clearance towards Robin Singh who takes the ball and heads it to Marcelo Pereira. Marcelo controls the ball with his head and then shoots on the volley but his dipping shot is just off target.
57'
Substitution
Sahal Abdul Samad goes out and Messi Bouli comes in for him. A strange substitution as Samad was playing well and he also provided the substitution for the goal.
57'
Substitution
Substitution - Kerala Blasters FC (In: MESSI B, Out: SAHAL)
54'
GOOAALLLLL!!
Marko Stankovic puts it home from the penalty spot and Hyderabad FC are back in the game. A long, long time before Stankovic takes the penalty but he keeps his nerve and hits the ball towards the middle-right of the goal, sending the keeper the wrong way.
54'
Goal-Penalty
Goal-Penalty - Hyderabad FC : MARKO
53'
Penalty
Penalty for the hosts and a buzz around the ground. Smart play by Mohammed Yasir. He collects the ball on the edge of the box after a clearance by Kerala Blasters FC. He runs in on the left side of the box. He senses that Mouhamadou Gning could put in a challenge and puts the ball ahead, makes Gning tackle him and Yasir goes down. Referee points to the spot.
48'
Action off the corner
Marcelo Pereira takes the corner from the right flank. He shoots the ball in the box to his teammates. Robin Singh lobs the ball towards the far post where Rohit Kumar rises high to head the ball but the ball goes over him for a corner.
48'
Close!!!
Hyderabad FC hit on the counter. Shankar Sampingraj puts in a cross from the left flank. It whizzes past the face of the goal and Robin Singh collects it on the right side of the goal. He tries to bring it under control and do something with it but it is taken off him and cleared for a corner.
48'
On target
Prasanth Karuthadathkuni gets the pass on the right flank. He shoots but Kamaljit Singh collects it easily.
47'
Foul
Rohit Kumar in an attempt to win the ball from Sahal Abdul Samad trips pushes him down on the ground.
46'
Second half begins!
We are back for the final 45! The players are all set to resume and the visitors will get us underway.
Little to separate these two
Hyderabad FC go into the break one goal down and they will be disappointed in the manner they conceded the goal after a defensively solid half. It can be said as the only clear cut opportunity in the half and Kerala Blasters FC made full use of it. After the goal, the hosts did lose a bit of discipline and some chances were created but none came to fruition. Kerala Blasters FC after an average performance, will be happy to go into the break with their tails up.
45'
Half time!
Kerala Blasters FC go into the break 1-0 up.
45'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card - Hyderabad FC : HALDER
45'
Added time and a booking
2 minute have been added as stoppage time. Also, there was a coming together between Abhishek Halder and Mouhamadou Gning. Halder tackles with a high foot and catches Gning near the knee. Yellow card for Abhishek Halder.
42'
Uncharacteristic
Bartholomew Ogbeche is the man here. He is put through on goal by a beautiful pass through the middle by Mouhamadou Gning. He could have taken the shot first time but he opts to take a touch. Unfortunately for Kerala Blasters FC, it is too heavy and Kamaljit Singh comes off his line to collect it. Lucky escape for the hosts.
40'
Off Target!
Mohamad Rakip passes the ball to Rahul KP just outside the opposition box. Praveen dribbles with a couple of defenders to make himself space to fire the ball in but the shot goes wide of diving Kamaljit Singh.
38'
Huge opportunity missed
This time it is the hosts. Nikhil Poojary gets the ball on the left flank but he hangs onto it for too long as there is just one defender with him and Rohit Kumar in support. Raju Gaikwad and Prasanth Karuthadathkuni do well to clear up the mess.
37'
Almost the second goal
Bartholomew Ogbeche receives the ball just outside the box from the left flank. He takes a couple of touches and looks to fire the ball towards goal but Shankar Sampingraj blocks it out for a corner.
34'
GOOAAAALLLLL!!
Kerala Blasters FC open the scoring and the hosts are behind. TP Rehenesh takes a long goal kick which falls in the opposition half. Shankar Sampingraj wins the header but makes a half clearance which falls to Sahal Abdul Samad. He puts in a beautiful one touch pass for Rahul KP who slides in and finishes it off. A much needed injection of excitement to the game.
33'
Goal
Goal - Kerala Blasters FC : RAHUL
32'
Off target
Bartholomew Ogbeche gets a pass from the halfway line on the bounce. He takes a first time volley but scuffs it and the ball goes wide.
27'
Foul
Bartholomew Ogbeche gets a warning from the referee as he pushed Marko Stankovic while getting ready to accept a throw in. No cards though. Maybe the frustration of not getting chances is getting to him.
24'
Cancelling each other out
Both the sides so far have been equal in all departments, be it attacking or defending. Chances are coming few and far in between. Looks like proficiency in front of goal will be key in this game.
19'
Good defending
Hyderabad FC improving their defending here from the previous matches. Rahul KP crosses from the left flank but Gurtej Singh stands tall and clears the ball with his head. The hosts looking strong.
15'
On the counter
Sergio Cidoncha steals the ball in the middle of the park from Hyderabad FC. He sets Mouhamadou Gning off in the centre. Gning passes the ball to Rahul KP who goes for a long shot but it goes way over the bar.
13'
Substitution
Raju Gaikwad is coming on to replace Gianni Zuiverloon. An influential player for Kerala Blasters goes out and Gaikwad has huge shoes to fill.
13'
Substitution
Substitution - Kerala Blasters FC (In: RAJU. G, Out: ZUIVERLOON)
10'
Injury?
Gianni Zuiverloon is down on the ground after clutching his left hamstring while he was chasing Mohammed Yasir. This injury seems serious as he has been stretchered off the ground.
10'
No chances of note
The first 10 minutes have passed by but neither side have been able to create any clear cut opportunities.
5'
Foul
Hyderabad FC go on the counter after a long spell of defending. The ball reaches Robin Singh but Jairo Rodrigues is with him. A heavy touch from Singh allows Jairo to come in front of Singh. In an attempt to win the ball from behind, Robin Singh trips Jairo Rodrigues. Possession back with Kerala Blasters FC.
3'
Attack fizzles out
Sahal Abdul Samad makes a run from the right into the box. He tries a cheeky one-two with Bartholomew Ogbeche but the pass is just heavy from the skipper and the ball goes out for a goal kick.
1'
Let's Football!
The countdown ends and the hosts will get us underway.
Toss
Kerala Blasters FC win the toss and they will attack from left to right in the first half.
National Anthem
The players make their way out to the middle for the Indian National Anthem.
Kamaljit Singh (GK/C), Matthew Kilgallon, Gurtej Singh, Mohammed Yasir, Nikhil Poojary, Rohit Kumar, Shankar Sampingraj, Marko Stankovic, Robin Singh, Abhishek Halder, Marcelo Pereira.
Matchday!
After losing both their games so far in the Indian Super League, Hyderabad FC come home in search of their first win as they take on Kerala Blasters FC. In the two games so far, Hyderabad FC have conceded 8 goals and have only managed to score once. With several injury concerns, Hyderabad FC coach Phil Brown will have a task in hand for this game. He needs to have a settled defensive unit first up and at the same time, the forwards need to step up to the plate as well. Hyderabad FC have a fresh face in their squad as Abhash Thapa comes in. Kerala Blasters FC, on the other hand, started the tournament with a win but lost their last match against Mumbai City FC. They take to the field after a long break and will be looking to up the intensity against the hosts who have already been knocked back by a thumping defeat against ATK. Their skipper Ogbeche, who has two goals to his name, will be looking to pile on further misery against an under fire Hyderabad FC backline. The defensive unit, lead by Jairo Rodrigues, will be looking to up the ante and keep a clean sheet after failing to do so in their two games so far this season. Will Hyderabad FC get their first Indian Super League win or will Kerala FC return to winning ways?