Friday, 25 November 2016

Match 48: Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Pune City 25 November 2016 

 Kerala Blasters FC moved closer towards a semis spot after overcoming FC Pune City 2-1 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Friday evening. Over 51,000 home fans cheered on with Duckens Nazon opening the scoring in the seventh minute. Captain Aaron Hughes doubled the lead in the 57th minute before Anibal Rodriguez pulled one back for the visitors late into stoppage time.
Kerala Blasters showed positive intent right from the outset with Kervens Belfort, CK Vineeth and Nazon combining well to build up attacks. And it was just a matter of time before the Blasters scored and they did so in the seventh minute. Nazon latched on to Dharmaraj Ravanan’s backpass and then nutmegged a defender to put it past Edel Bete. The Blasters didn’t keep their foot off the pedal as Mohammed Rafi unleashed an effort on goal soon after.
Match Awards:
Club award: Kerala Blasters FC
Amul Fittest Player of the Match: CK Vineeth
DHL Winning Pass of the Match: CK Vineeth
Maruti Suzuki Swift Moment of the Match: Edel Bete
ISL Emerging Player of the Match: Sandesh Jhingan
Hero of the Match: Aaron Hughes

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