ISL: CFC vs KBFC, Highlights: Kerala Blasters sweep aside Chennaiyin to breach top-four places

The
Yellow
Army
rise
to
third
place
in
the
points
table
while
handing
the
Marina
Machans
their
second
defeat
of
the
season,
which
sees
them
drop
to
sixth.

Jorge
Pereyra
Diaz
(9’)
gave
KBFC
the
lead
by
scoring
his
third
goal
of
the
campaign
prior
to
Sahal
Abdul
Samad
(38’)
doubling
the
advantage
before
halftime.

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Adrian
Luna
(79’)
then
scored
his
first
goal
of
the
season
to
put
the
result
beyond
any
doubt
in
the
second
half.

Jorge
Diaz
sent
his
team
into
an
early
lead
after
a
lofted
through
ball
found
the
striker
in
ample
space
behind
CFC’s
backline.
His
right-footed
shot
towards
the
bottom
left
corner
gave
no
chance
to
Vishal
Kaith
to
make
a
save.
Prabhsukhan
Gill
was
called
into
action
just
before
the
half-hour
mark
who
made
a
brilliant
right-handed
save
to
keep
away
a
header
from
his
own
defender.
Germanpreet
Singh
had
a
fabulous
opportunity
to
score
the
equaliser
just
before
the
drinks
break
but
his
shot
from
roughly
12-yards
out
went
wide
to
the
shock
of
his
teammates.

Sahal
Abdul
Samad
then
extended
the
lead
by
scoring
from
inside
the
box
after
a
poor
clearance
from
Kaith
handed
the
ball
to
KBFC
forwards
in
his
own
half.
Sahal’s
initial
shot
was
blocked
by
Reagan
Singh
but
the
midfielder
made
no
mistake
with
the
rebound
and
calmly
placed
the
ball
in
the
back
of
the
net.
Vazquez
then
had
the
chance
to
score
a
third
before
halftime
but
he
could
not
beat
the
goalkeeper
from
a
one-on-one
situation.

Salam
Singh
and
Lukasz
Gikiewicz
were
sent
as
halftime
changes
from
Bozidar
Bandovic
to
influence
the
game.
Lalthathanga
Khawlhring
became
the
first
player
to
get
booked
for
a
foul
in
the
second
half
which
was
less
eventful
than
the
first.
Despite
sustained
periods
of
pressure,
CFC
did
not
have
a
clear
scoring
opportunity
until
the
second
drinks
break.

Post
the
resumption
of
the
match,
Adrian
Luna
opened
his
account
with
a
powerful
right-footed
strike
following
a
lack
of
communication
amongst
the
CFC
defenders.
The
Yellow
Army
remained
in
control
of
the
match
post
the
third
goal
and
secured
another
three
points
with
back-to-back
3-0
wins.

Kerala
Blasters
FC
await
the
challenge
of
Jamshedpur
FC
in
their
next
game
at
the
Tilak
Maidan
Stadium
on
Sunday.
Chennaiyin
FC
on
the
other
hand
will
get
a
week’s
rest
before
their
clash
against
Bengaluru
FC
at
the
same
venue
on
Thursday.

Source:
ISL
Media