Down by a goal for a serious a part of the match, Jamshedpur FC got here again to carry Kerala Blasters 1-1 after a late personal goal from defender Milos Drincic within the ISL on the Nehru Stadium right here on Saturday.
With Jamshedpur having made the playoffs earlier, the Blasters appeared the hungrier facet, dominated the exchanges and created loads of probabilities.
One such transfer from the best noticed Dusan Lagator outwit a defender and supply a headed cross which Korou Singh picked up, rushed into the field and scored with an angled right-footed shot within the thirty fourth minute.
That goal boosted the house facet’s morale, it grew assured and virtually got here near including one other a couple of minutes later however Naocha Singh failed to attach a promising cross from Adrian Luna.
The house facet got here near scoring once more early within the second half however Luna’s shot went over whereas Vibin Mohanan’s try narrowly went vast. On the opposite finish, Jamshedpur’s main scorer Javier Hernandez try additionally went vast.
Just when it appeared that the Blasters would pull off a win, got here the shocker. Drincic tried to cease an effort from Jamshedpur’s Rei Tachikawa however to the house staff’s horror, solely managed to direct the ball into the web within the 86th minute.
The draw noticed Blasters stay on the ninth spot (25 factors) and ended their hopes of constructing the playoffs. Meanwhile, Jamshedpur climbed a rung and moved to the third spot.
The end result: Kerala Blasters 1 (Korou Singh 34) drew with Jamshedpur FC 1 (Milos Drincic 86-og).
Published – March 01, 2025 10:14 pm IST
