ISL: Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan, Highlights: Petratos hat-trick stuns Kochi as visitors win

Petratos’ treble
helped
The
Mariners
earn
a
scintillating
5-2
win
as
they
extended
their
undefeated
streak
against
The
Blasters
to
five
games
in
the
Hero
Indian
Super
League
(ISL).

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The
noise
inside
the
stadium
reached
a
crescendo
when
Ivan
Kaliuzhnyi
put
the
hosts
in
front
just
six
minutes
into
the
game.
The
Blasters
started
the
game
well,
and
early
pressure
paid
off
as
the
Ukrainian
combined
well
with
Sahal
Samad
on
the
right
before
beating
Vishal
Kaith
at
the
near
post.

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The
stands
were
silenced
in
the
26th
minute
after
Boumous
sprinted
down
the
left
flank
and
skipped
past
Ruivah
Hormipam
before
unselfishly
putting
it
on
a
plate
for
Petratos
to
tap
the
equaliser
in.

The
game
turned
on
its
head
in
the
38th
minute
when
Manvir
Singh
spotted
Joni
Kauko
darting
towards
the
box
from
midfield.
The
striker
found
the
midfielder
with
a
precise
ball
before
Kauko
smashed
the
ball
into
the
back
of
the
net,
swinging
the
advantage
over
to
the
Mariners
on
enemy
territory.

At
the
hour-mark,
it
got
chaotic
in
the
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
box
as
Samad’s
cross
to
Carneiro
was
intercepted
by
Hamill.
The
defender’s
header,
however,
rattled
the
crossbar
and
came
back
into
play
before
Dimitrios
Diamantakos
missed
the
ball
while
attempting
an
overhead
kick.
The
ball
stayed
in
play
before
Kaliuzhnyi
put
it
out.

At
the
other
end,
two
minutes
later,
Boumous
played
another
beautiful
pass
through
to
Colaco.
The
winger
raced
into
the
box
and
rolled
it
into
the
path
of
Petratos
who
smashed
it
home
to
establish
a
two-goal
cushion.
Florentin
Pogba
came
on
for
Boumous
in
the
71st
minute
as
the
Mariners
went
on
the
defensive
to
protect
their
lead.

Nine
minutes
from
the
full-time
whistle,
a
Vishal
Kaith
blunder
enabled
Rahul
Kannoly
Praveen
to
pull
one
back.
Rahul’s
cross
from
the
right
flank
picked
up
a
slight
deflection
and
slipped
through
the
gloves
of
Kaith
and
snuck
into
the
goal
from
in
between
his
legs
as
the
Blasters
pulled
themselves
back
into
the
game.

Any
hopes
of
a
Blasters
comeback
were
laid
to
rest
when
substitute
Lenny
Rodrigues
pounced
on
a
weak
Jeakson
pass
in
midfield
and
started
a
counter
by
playing
it
through
to
Petratos.
The
Australian
played
the
ball
back
to
Rodrigues
before
the
midfielder
put
his
name
on
the
scoresheet,
two
minutes
from
time.

Moments
later,
Rodrigues
initiated
another
attack
as
he
played
an
excellent
ball
to
Colaco,
who
played
it
into
the
path
of
Petratos.
The
striker
tapped
it
in
from
close
range
to
complete
a
well-deserved
hat-trick
in
second-half
stoppage
time.

The
Blasters
will
be
on
the
road
for
the
first
time
this
season
as
they
travel
to
face
Odisha
FC
on
Sunday
(Oct.
23rd),
in
their
next
fixture.
The
Mariners
will
return
home
for
the
Kolkata
Derby
against
East
Bengal
FC
on
October
29th.

Source:
ISL
Media