Goa: Kerala Blasters FC defeated Chennaiyin FC with a 3-0 scoreline at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Wednesday( December 22) in their 2021-22 Indian Super League campaign. The Yellow Army is now third in the points table while they handed Chennaiyin their second defeat of the season, as they dropped to sixth place.
Jorge Pereyra Diaz opened the scoring in 9 minutes and gave KBFC the lead, Sahal Abdul Samad scored on 38 minutes doubling the lead before halftime. Adrian Luna cemented the lead on 79 minutes, which happened to be his first goal of the season as well.
Jorge Diaz scored the opener as he lofted a through ball. His shot towards the bottom left corner gave little to no chance to Vishal Kaith to produce a save. Germanpreet Singh found a superb opportunity to score the equaliser moments before the drinks break but his shot went wide,much to the shock of his teammates.
Sahal Abdul Samad was there to extend the lead of the Yellow Army as he scored from inside the box which resulted due to a sloppy clearance from Kaith,who happened to hand the ball to KBFC forwards in his own half. Sahal’s initial shot was blocked by Reagan Singh but the young midfielder made no mistake while dealing with the rebound and calmly put the ball in the back of the net.
After the match resumed for the second half, Adrian Luna scored his first goal of the season with a powerful strike using his right foot. A lack of communication amongst the Chennaiyin defenders resulted in the goal. Kerala Blasters FC will face next Jamshedpur FC at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday (December 26). Chennaiyin FC would get a week’s rest before they face Bengaluru FC at the same venue on Thursday ( December 30).
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