Durand Cup 2021 Live Commentary: Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters

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02:30 PM Hello and welcome to Khel Now's live coverage of Durand Cup 2021. In today's game we have Bengaluru FC taking on Kerala Blasters. This is Yash Pratap Singh and I will be keeping you company through this fascinating evening of football.

Bengaluru FC will be looking to do better than their previous performance at the prestigious tournament, when they could not make it past the group stages in 2019. On the other hand, Kerala Blasters FC have started their campaign with a 1-0 win over Indian Navy and are looking in good shape heading into the match against Bengaluru. 

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters: build-up

The Naushad Moosa-coached BFC has travelled with a rather young team for the 130th Durand Cup edition, which will feature 2020-21 I-League golden boot winner Bidyashagar Singh and the 20-year old Sivasakthi, who had impressed one and all in the Bangalore Super Division last year. He also made his Bengaluru FC senior team debut in the AFC Cup.

Speaking about their revamped squad Coach of Bengaluru FC, Naushad Moosa said, “We had a long pre-season due to the AFC Cup but what we have done is we have got a squad which wasn’t a part of the team for long. You can say these are the guys who didn’t get enough games. So, you will find mostly we have the U18 graduates who are in the reserve squad now and a few of the reserve team players who Marco has got them in the senior team who he feels are a good potential for the future."

Speaking before the match, Kerala Blasters Coach, Ivan Vukomanovic said, “We are pleased with the victory in our first game, it gave us a good start at the tournament.There were good and less good things during our first game. We are working hard to improve and be better in every aspect. We are happy with the current work and shape of our players. It gives us good basics for the upcoming period. On the other side, we are not happy with injuries. It was not planned and we will try to avoid injuries in this part of the preparation period.” 

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