ISL 2019-20: Kerala Blasters Vs Jamshedpur FC Live Commentary

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 Messi Bouli 75' 87'                 Piti 38'              

                                     Vineeth 71'

Match Report: Kerala Blasters come from behind to hold Jamshedpur in thriller Indian Players' Ratings: Kerala Blasters Vs Jamshedpur FC Ratings: Farukh, Vineeth shine in draw Kerala Blasters Post-Match Press Conference: Eelco Schattorie: I am doing a really great job at Kerala Blasters Jamshedpur FC Post-Match Press Conference: Antonio Iriondo: Blasters had the urge to at least earn a draw Player Reactions: Messi Bouli, Arques, Subrata shares thoughts on game FULL-TIME! And the referee blows the final whistle. This game started off as a quiet one with no major chances created in the first-half - apart from the penalty. However, it was action-packed in the second-half as Vineeth doubled the lead for the visitors before Messi Bouli pulled one back soon. Seityasen won a late penalty for Blasters, which was slotted in by Messi Bouli. Blasters went all in, looking for a winner, but Jamshedpur did just enough to earn a point away from home! Blasters would have loved and hoped to get the late winner but the comeback is guaranteed to boost their confidence! That's it from Kochi guys. Thank you all for joining us here on Khel Now! 90+3' Kerala get another corner. Back-to-back threats are cleared away by Jamshedpur. 90+2' Corner for Kerala. Can they get the winner? 90+1' Weak shot from Sahal is easily saved by Subrata. Three minutes added time is announced.  86' PENALTY FOR BLASTERS! MESSI SCORES!!! Seityasen wins the penalty. A confident Messi stands over the spot-kick and makes no mistake! Blasters equalise! Keegan comes for the visitors before the goal. 85' Chance! Sahal with a great long ball into the box. Both Messi and Arques is waiting. Messi gets on the end of it but doesn't hit the target. 84' Action on the other end now as Kerala win a corner. Nothing comes of it however. 83' Oooo! Vineeth with a cross from the left wing. It's a dangerous one but Rehenesh does enough to clear it away. 81' Substitution for Kerala. Samuel comes on for Rakip! They are going all into get atleast a point from this game. 75' BLASTERS PULL ONE BACK! Sahal with a good cross from the right wing. Messi Bouli with a towering header that sees the ball find the back of the net! 71' GOOAAALLL!!! CK VINEETH SCORES FOR THE VISITORS. The former Blasters man is played through in the box. Rehenesh hesitates to come forward and finds himself in no man's land. Vineeth squeezes it in the near post from the left side of the box. Assist by Farukh. 70' ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ARQUES! Jamshedpur manages to clear the threat from the corner but the ball falls to Arques, who has a first time shot that pulls another good save from Subrata. 69' CHANCE! Arques with a no-look through pass for Messi in the box. The angle is tight for the striker but he pulls a good save out of Subrata. Corner for Blasters. 67' Arques with a header following the throw-in but fails to hit the target. 66' Sahal with a shot from the edge of the box but it is cleared away for a throw-in. 64' Jamshedpur with a change of their own. Former Blasters star Vineeth replaces goalscorer Piti. 62' Substitution for Kerala as Prasanth comes on for Narzary. 61' Beautiful bit of footwork from Sahal, who plays the ball to Rakip on the right. The right-back's cross is cleared away. Ball falls to Jessel, who goes for a long-range volley. It is cleared away for a Blasters throw-in. 59' Blasters win a throw-in near the right corner flag following a good attacking build-up. 57' Good defensive header by Jessel, who clears away Isaac's cross into the box. 55' Meanwhile Messi is shown a yellow card for a foul near the halfway line. 54' Huge blow for Blasters. Cido goes off injured. He will be replaced by fan-favourite Sahal! 51' Seityasen and Messi Bouli combine just outside the Jamshedpur box and the Cameroonian believes he's tripped on the edge. Referee is having none of it. 50' CLOOOOSEE! Narzary receives the ball from Rakip on the right wing and provides a low cross. It is a ball for anyone but no one gets to it. The ball falls to Cidoncha, whose shot is wide. 46' KICK-OFF! HALF-TIME! The referee blows the half-time whistle after the two minutes of additional time passes. It has been a rather eventless game so far, apart for the penalty and the penalty shout at the other end. Either team has failed to create a proper chance from open play. However, it is Jamshedpur who is leading going into the half-time, with Piti scoring the opener. Blasters now have some chasing to do in the second half! 45+2' Oooo! Shouts for penalty! A threatening cross from Cido from the right flank for Messi, who feels he is fouled but the referee is not interested. 45' Two minutes of additional time is announced. 42' Urgency from Blasters as they try to pull level. However, they are struggling create chances. 38' GOOOALLLL!!! Piti scores from the spot for the visitors. Schattorie is furious over the penalty decision and has an altercation with a Jamshedpur backroom staff, which sees both of them being shown the yellow card. 36' PENALTY! Jamshedpur have a penalty. Rakip conceded a needless corner. Drobarov is penalised for a foul on Tiri as the corner is taken! 31' This has been a rather quiet game so far, with either side yet to test the goalkeepers. 27' Passi is booked for a foul on Cidoncha in Kerala's half. 23' Ooo! Chance for Jamshedpur. Gahlot bursts down the left flank before playing a loss cross aiming Farukh, who can't quite get to the end of it. 20' Concern for Jamshedpur as Farukh is down with a head injury. The Indian player returns to the field after a slight delay. 15' Another nervy moment for Rehenesh. The goalkeeper and Farukh challenge to get to the ball first and it is the Jamshedpur man who gets the first touch. Rehenesh manages to get hold of the loose ball however. 12' Messi and Narzary combine on the left wing to win Blasters a corner. Jessel's delivery from the corner is disappointing but is enough to win a throw, which will give Raju the chance to go for a long throw. Nothing comes of it though. 8' Jeakson with a clean tackle that sees Messi Bouli get on the ball and gets the chance to have a go at the goal. However, the striker's shot is off target. 5' Jeakson is shown the yellow card for a foul near the halfway line that brought Jamshedpur's counter attack to a stop. 4' Chance!! Seityasen plays a threating cross into the box from the right wing and finds Arques, who heads it goal ways but can't score. 1' Early nervous moment for Blasters as Rehenesh is almost caught out by Piti. 1' KICK-OFF! And we are underway in Kochi! 7:25PM: With just five more minutes to go for kick-off, it has to be noted that the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi, which used to have an attendance of above 60,000, is largely empty today. Very less turnout! 7:20PM: While Kerala Blasters will be looking for their win in seven games, Jamshedpur FC have the opportunity to go on top of the league table with a victory today. 7:15PM: Just 15 minutes to go for kick-off here in Kochi. Both the sides will have their eyes set on returning to winning ways, having drawn each of their last two games. 7:10PM: The return of Mario Arques is expected to see Sergio Cidoncha return to his preferred number ten role. 7:05PM: Meanwhile, the visitors have received a major boost as well with Piti returning to the starting eleven from an injury. 7:00PM: Big news for the hosts as Spanish midfielder Mario Arques makes his first start in the Kerala Blasters colours. 6:55PM: The Kerala Blasters players are out warming up in a special green jersey as they commemorate Kerala football day. 6:50PM: And here are the substitutes for the game: Kerala Blasters: Bilal, Prasanth, Caldeira, Sahal, Hakku, Lalmuanpuia, Lalruatthar. Jamshedpur FC: Ali Sardar, Aniket, Mobashir, Keegan, Jairu, Karan Amin, Vineeth. 6:45PM: Here are the lineups for the game: Kerala Blasters: Rehenesh (GK), Rakip, Gaikwad, Drobarov, Jessel, Jeakson, Arques, Cidoncha (C), Jeakson, Narzary, Messi Bouli. Jamshedpur FC: Subrata (GK), Gurung, Memo, Tiri (C), Gahlot, Jitendra, Monroy, Farukh, Piti, Isaac, Passi. Welcome to ISL 2019-20 Kerala Blasters Vs Jamshedpur FC live commentary of Khel Now, where we will bring you all the live action from Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. Kerala Blasters Vs Jamshedpur FC Kick-Off: 7:30 PM To read the preview of the match, click here. To read the pre-match press conferences of the game, click here and here.

Eelco Schattorie feels lack of a proper pre-season have not helped his team

“If you go on a pre-season, normally you plan the pre-season at a minimum of six to eight weeks. We plan where to play the games and around those games you plan conditioning sessions. So, you work backwards. Because the pre-season got cancelled, that was not the club’s mistake, we had to come back and we still had to start planning the games. That makes it very difficult, that part played a big issue,” the 47-year-old explained. Antonio Iriondo feels Kerala Blasters are a good team and have a good gameplay “I don’t know how it is going to affect them, but Kerala are a good team. They have be unlucky in the first part of the season due to factors like injuries. They try to play football, they have a good style. In these kinds of short leagues, you don’t have too much time,” Antonio Iriondo said.