Indian Super League

Punjab FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, 2023-24 Indian Super League, Regular Season

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Punjab FC
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    Kerala Blasters FC
    • 51': Dimitrios Diamantakos (P)

    About

    Punjab FC are hosting Kerala Blasters FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, Delhi, India, starting on . The match is a part of the Indian Super League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Pritam Kotal (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 4': Luka Majcen (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 8': Tekcham Singh (Punjab FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Krishnananda Singh (Punjab FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Madih Talal with a through ball.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Krishnananda Singh (Punjab FC).
    • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Foul by Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 13': Luka Majcen (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Madih Talal (Punjab FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 15': Foul by Tekcham Singh (Punjab FC).
    • 15': Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vibin Mohanan.
    • 22': Offside, Punjab FC. Luka Majcen is caught offside.
    • 25': Corner, Punjab FC. Conceded by Pritam Kotal.
    • 27': Foul by Mohammed Azhar (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 27': Madih Talal (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Mohammed Azhar (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Delay in match (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Foul by Pritam Kotal (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 32': Krishnananda Singh (Punjab FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Foul by Tekcham Singh (Punjab FC).
    • 33': Naocha Singh (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Corner, Punjab FC. Conceded by Pritam Kotal.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Nikhil Prabhu (Punjab FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Madih Talal with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Aimen.
    • 40': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Suresh Meitei.
    • 41': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Luka Majcen.
    • 41': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Ashish Pradhan.
    • 42': Foul by Pritam Kotal (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 42': Krishnananda Singh (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Krishnananda Singh (Punjab FC).
    • 43': Pritam Kotal (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mohammed Aimen.
    • 44': Nikhil Prabhu (Punjab FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Luka Majcen (Punjab FC).
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Punjab FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Punjab FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 0.
    • 49': Penalty Kerala Blasters FC. Mohammed Aimen draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 49': Penalty conceded by Khaiminthang Lhungdim (Punjab FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 51': Goal! Punjab FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 1. Dimitrios Diamantakos (Kerala Blasters FC) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Foul by Khaiminthang Lhungdim (Punjab FC).
    • 53': Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Khaiminthang Lhungdim (Punjab FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Azhar (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters FC) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitrios Diamantakos with a cross.
    • 58': Substitution, Punjab FC. Kingslee Fernandes replaces Ashish Pradhan.
    • 59': Substitution, Punjab FC. Prasanth Mohan replaces Tekcham Singh.
    • 59': Substitution, Punjab FC. Wilmar Jordán replaces Madih Talal.
    • 60': Foul by Mohammed Aimen (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 60': Khaiminthang Lhungdim (Punjab FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Pritam Kotal (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Vibin Mohanan.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohammed Aimen with a through ball following a fast break.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Wilmar Jordán (Punjab FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kingslee Fernandes.
    • 68': Substitution, Punjab FC. Leon Augustine replaces Krishnananda Singh.
    • 72': Offside, Kerala Blasters FC. Kwame Peprah is caught offside.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Vibin Mohanan (Kerala Blasters FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammed Azhar.
    • 75': Delay in match (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Foul by Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 77': Nikhil Prabhu (Punjab FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 79': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Saurav Mandal replaces Rahul Kannoly Praveen.
    • 79': Foul by Mohammed Azhar (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 79': Prasanth Mohan (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Corner, Punjab FC. Conceded by Pritam Kotal.
    • 81': Corner, Kerala Blasters FC. Conceded by Dimitrios Chatziisaias.
    • 82': Foul by Pritam Kotal (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 82': Khaiminthang Lhungdim (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Marko Leskovic (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 82': Wilmar Jordán (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Corner, Punjab FC. Conceded by Mohammed Aimen.
    • 85': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Ishan Pandita replaces Mohammed Aimen.
    • 86': Substitution, Kerala Blasters FC. Daisuke Sakai replaces Dimitrios Diamantakos.
    • 87': Foul by Kingslee Fernandes (Punjab FC).
    • 87': Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Kingslee Fernandes (Punjab FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Wilmar Jordán (Punjab FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Leon Augustine.
    • 89': Corner, Punjab FC. Conceded by Milos Drincic.
    • 90': Corner, Punjab FC. Conceded by Sachin Suresh.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kwame Peprah (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Saurav Mandal (Kerala Blasters FC).
    • 90'+2': Luka Majcen (Punjab FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Saurav Mandal (Kerala Blasters FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Wilmar Jordán (Punjab FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prasanth Mohan with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Saurav Mandal (Kerala Blasters FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daisuke Sakai.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Punjab FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Punjab FC 0, Kerala Blasters FC 1.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 6
    3 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 2
    59.2 Possession 40.8
    14 SHOTS 6
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.2 On Target % 0.0
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    436 Accurate Passes 267
    532 Passes 359
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    69 Long Balls 54
    37 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    17 Effective Tackles 11
    29 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    13 Interceptions 13
    17 Effective Clearances 23
    17 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: Indian Super League

    Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi
    Location: Delhi, India
    Attendance: 5,992

    Indian Super League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bengaluru FC 8 +7 17
    2 Mohun Bagan Super Giant 7 +5 14
    3 NorthEast United FC 8 +5 12
    4 Chennaiyin FC 8 +4 12
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PFC Punjab FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    16 Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
    5 Dimitrios Chatziisaias
    74 Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei
    45 Nitesh Darjee
    12 Khaiminthang Lhungdim Yellow Card
    4 Nikhil Prabhu Yellow Card
    23 Ashish Pradhan
    7 Khungdongbam Krishananda Singh
    2 Tekcham Singh
    8 Madih Talal
    99 Luka Majcen
    Punjab FC Substitutes:
    Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Melroy Assisi, Brandon Vanlalremdika, Kiyam Amarjit Singh, Jordán, Kingslee Fernandes, Ravi Kumar, Leon Augustine.

    KER Kerala Blasters FC (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    31 Sachin Suresh (GK)
    55 Marko Leskovic
    15 Milos Drincic
    50 Naocha Huidrom Singh
    20 Pritam Kotal Yellow Card
    8 Vibin Mohanan
    32 Mohammed Azhar Yellow Card
    19 Mohammed Aimen
    7 Rahul Kannoly
    9 Dimitrios Diamantakos
    14 Kwame Peprah
    Kerala Blasters FC Substitutes:
    Bryce Miranda, Sukham Meitei, Nihal Sudeesh, Daisuke Sakai, Ishan Pandita, Karanjit Singh, Prabir Das, Saurav Mandal, Sandeep Singh.

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