Kerala Blasters beat Odisha 2-1 with an added-time goal and move up the table

Kerala Blasters FC beat Odisha FC 2-1 on Thursday night. The game took place on Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, on Kochi. The victory came with a goal in stoppage time and gave the home team their third victory of the season.

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Bertomeu opens the scoring early with the help of a deflection

Os Blasters went all out from the start. In the 12th minute, Kévin Yoke advanced from the right and shot from distance. The ball deflected off the defense and was cleared by Víctor Bertomeu. The attacker dominated inside the area and finished low, with no chance for Amrinder Singh. The 1-0 cheered up the fans present.

The home team controlled much of the first half. Criou had more chances, but missed clear opportunities to expand. Odisha FC waited for the right moment and found the equalizer. In the 27th minute, Puitea launched Rahim Ali on the right of the area. The striker shot hard into the low corner and left everything the same.

Franchu still took a risk from outside against Blasters before the break. The teams’ Nenhuma managed to create a clear play in the final minutes of the first stage. The score remained 1-1.

Segundo truncated time with few clear chances

Após the break, the pace dropped. Both teams had possession of the ball, but failed to create dangerous plays. Odisha came close with a dead ball in the 87th minute. A deflected header was left in the six-yard box, but Aiban made an acrobatic cut and avoided the goal.

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Blasters’s defense held the result until the end. The team gained confidence as the final whistle approached.

Gol header in stoppage time secures victory

Ebindas Yesudasan took a corner from the left in stoppage time. Amrinder Singh failed to leave the goal and Matías Hernández, who came on in the second half, headed the ball into the empty net. It was 2-1 after 90+2 minutes.

Houve confusion follows. Odisha’s defense stopped due to a possible offside, Kevin Yoke went forward alone and scored, but the referee canceled it. Vanlalzuidika Chhakchhuak even tried to draw on the last move, without success.

Blasters rises to ninth place with 11 points

With the result, Kerala Blasters FC reached 11 points and moved up to ninth place. Odisha FC followed in second-to-last place. The victory interrupted a bad sequence for the home team and gave morale for the next rounds.

• Víctor Bertomeu scored the first goal in the 12th minute
• Rahim Ali equalized for Odisha in the 27th minute
• Matías Hernández decided with a header in stoppage time
• Aiban avoided a goal from Odisha with an acrobatic cut in the 87th minute
• Amrinder Singh missed the decisive corner

Blasters’s next commitment involves travel. Odisha FC seeks recovery at home. The season still has many games and the fight against the relegation zone remains open for both teams.