ISL 2022-23: Kerala Blasters put on a masterclass with a dominant win over Jamshedpur FC

Kerala
Blasters
got
off
to
an
electric
start
to
the
game
with
deflected
efforts
from
Sahal
Abdul
Samad
and
Adrian
Luna
going
just
wide
off
the
post
within
the
first
five
minutes
of
the
game.

Dimitrios
Diamantakos
was
posing
challenges
for
the
Jamshedpur
FC
backline
before
playing
a
low-driven
cross
from
the
left
flank
onto
the
path
of
Apostolos
Giannou
in
the
9th
minute,
who
put
the
ball
into
the
back
of
the
net
with
a
backheel
flick.

Despite
Kerala
Blasters’ great
start,
Jamshedpur
FC
were
finding
space
for
counterattacks.
Prabhsukhan
Gill
came
out
of
his
line
to
stop
one
of
these
attacks,
but
his
clearance
landed
into
the
path
of
Daniel
Chukwu,
whose
brilliant
chipped
effort
from
outside
the
box
levelled
the
scores
in
the
17th
minute.
The
goal
came
against
the
run
of
play
and
helped
Jamshedpur
FC
calm
things
down
after
a
thrilling
start.

Kerala
Blasters
were
smart
on
the
left
flank
in
the
first
half
and
were
rewarded
with
a
penalty
when
Jessel
Carneiro’s
cross
met
Boris
Singh’s
hand
in
the
30th
minute.
Diamantakos
made
no
mistake
from
the
spot
by
sending
the
keeper
the
wrong
way
to
give
Kerala
Blasters
a
2-1
lead
heading
into
the
second
half.

Jamshedpur
FC
kept
Kerala
Blasters
quiet
for
the
first
15
minutes
of
the
second
half,
and
Ishan
Pandita
was
a
threat,
but
they
didn’t
carve
out
any
clear-cut
chances
during
this
period.
There
wasn’t
much
they
could
do
about
Kerala
Blasters’ third
goal,
however.

Adrian
Luna
got
some
space
in
midfield
and
started
off
a
spectacular
team
goal
by
running
in
towards
the
box,
making
the
first
of
five
one-touch
passes
before
applying
the
finish.
The
ball
quickly
went
from
one
side
of
the
box
to
the
other
via
Samad,
Giannou,
and
Diamantakos
before
being
teed
up
for
a
low
left-footed
drive
for
Luna.
Jamshedpur
FC’s
defenders
could
do
little
to
stop
this
creative
move
from
the
Blasters,
and
that
summed
up
the
night
for
them.

Kerala
Blasters
will
now
look
to
keep
up
their
run
of
form
against
Mumbai
City
FC
at
the
Mumbai
Football
Arena
in
Mumbai
on
January
7
in
a
clash
of
the
two
most
threatening
attacking
sides
in
the
league.
Jamshedpur
FC
will
host
Chennaiyin
FC
at
the
JRD
Tata
Sports
Complex
in
Jamshedpur
on
the
same
day.

Key
Stats:

Jamshedpur
FC
goalkeeper
Vishal
Yadav
faced
8
shots
on
goal
and
made
5
saves
Diamantakos
created
four
chances
in
the
game
–
the
most
by
any
player
Adrian
Luna
completed
78
passes
and
ran
the
midfield
for
the
home
side