Full Time: FC Pune City 1-1 Kerala Blasters

For all latest news,photos, video highlights,reviews , editorial , tactical analysis from Indian Super League 2016 and Indian Football Sign up for Khel Now

1-1

Full Time : Pune conceded a goal for the third game in a row at home. After that, Pune responded well especially in the second half, eventually getting a goal back. Not the ideal result but Pune will take a draw to end their torrid home streak. Kerala on the hand can be satisfied with a decent performance and an away draw. 90+4' No real chances for either team in the added time so far. 90+1' Pune concede an unnecessary corner. Sissoko goes off for Pune. Fernandes in for him. 90' 4 minutes added on 87' Neither team ready to settle for a draw. 86' Another cross from the left is met by Traore. His header well collected by Nandy. 84' Arata has moved to the right to compensate for N'Doye's presence. 83' Almost a great counter attack for Pune but N'Doye unable to find his man. 81' Yellow card for Sandesh Jhingan 80' Another corner for Pune but effectively cleared by Hughes 78' Mohammed Rafi goes out to receive some treatment on the touch line 77' Traore tries a spectacular shot but gets blocked. 76' Pune immediately look to employ N'Doye's pace. 75' Momar N'Doye is on for Tato for Pune. 74' Kerala looking dangerous again as German's deflected attempt draws a corner. 72' A fantastic save from Edel stops Rafique from scoring. Brilliant. 72' Antonio German comes on for no. 78 Nazon. 71' Michael Chopra replaced by Kadio. 70' GOALLLL!!!! SISSOKO SCORED FOR PUNE. He got a rebound from a free kick on the edge of the box which he finished with style! A small deflection disrupted the keeper for the goal. 67' A lovely cross from the left but Lucca is unable to keep his header down. 66' A fight between Tato and Rafique as the referee is forced to intervene. A free kick for Pune. 65' A good cross from Lucca but Traore heads over. Seemed like it should've been a corner. 64' Kerala makes their first change of the game as Rafi is replaced by Chaudhary. 63' Chopra gets away with one as he stood in the way of a free kick. He's already on a yellow. 61' A but of confusion almost sees Edel drop the ball. 60' A shot from 40 yards from Rahul Bheke goes over. 59' The chance at least managed to bring the crowd to life. 58' Offside! Pune put the ball in the back of the net through a header from Traore but he's been caught offside. 56' Kerala almost caught out at the back as a back pass from Currais almost puts Traore through. 54' A good run from Hossain but his shot from distance was never troubling Edel. 51' Kerala look to make a breakthrough but Pune deal with it. 49' Gourmangi finds himself in unknown territory with possession in the opposition half but ends up losing it. 48' Small break as Rafi has a hamstring issue. 47' No changes for either side as Pune look to overturn their miserable home form. 46' Second half kicks off here at the Balewadi Stadium Half Time : The referee ends the first half seconds after Chopra tries a tame effort on goal. It has been a topsy-turvy half so far with neither teams really dominating the game. Kerala Blasters FC got off to the best possible start as Cedric Hengbart fired home in the second minute itself. The home side then looked to immediately get back in the game as they pushed for the equaliser. However, Dramane Traore has been having a dreadful time in front of the goal as he failed to take his chances. However, Tato has been looking lively for the Stallions and they will be banking on him to find a way back into the game. Let's find out if the home side can get the equaliser or if Kerala Blasters FC go home with all three points. 45+3' Chopra creates enough space for himself to get a shot on target away. Saved easily, though. 45+2' A throw in from Bheke falls to Sissoko. He gets tackled with Pune appealing for a penalty. 45' 3 minutes added on. 43' Hossain injured again as he take a boot to the face. 41' And he's back. The half almost done but there should at least be a couple of minute of added time. 40' Kerala momentarily down to 10 as Hengbart leaves the pitch. 39' Almost a chance for Pune but Tato's cross gets blocked. Corner. 37' A good run by Nazon is stopped well by Sissoko. 36' Hosaain's shot from distance not far off after good interplay between the Kerala midfielders. 34' The game has gone quiet in the last few minutes. 32' A brawl ensues between Chopra and Arias with Chopra receiving a yellow card. 31' Stoppage in play as Mehtab Hossain is down for Kerala. 29' Kerala get a spell of possession after a while. 27' A marauding run from Jhingan comes to nothing. 26' Pune still missing the final ball, as another through ball just evades Traore. 24' Pune have been the dominant side since the goal. 23' A chance for Traore as a ball in by Gourmangi finds the target man whose shot on the dive slides wide. 21' Crunching tackle from Sissoko excites the crowd as Pune look for an equaliser. 19' Another cross from the right by Bheke. The right back has been impressive going forward so far. 17' Corner for Pune. Traore heads over. 16' The game very active in midfield as both teams getting tackles in on each other. 15' Tato with a great shot from the edge of the box on the half volley, just wide. 13' Kerala create their first opportunity since the goal but Jhingan overcooks the cross. 11' The Orange Army has been vociferous in their attempts to cheer the home team on. 10' Pune creating from the right side. Their third cross in as many minutes. Kerala deal with it though. 9' Another cross from Tato on the right troubles Kerala. 8' Pune create their first chance of the game as a long corner from Bheke falls to Tato whose shot is blocked. 6' Kerala looking very confident in possession so far. More so after taking the lead. 4' Pune, for the third game in a row at home go a goal behind. They have a lot more time to back this time. 3' GOALLLLL! Kerala take the lead through Hengbert who finished off a rebound effort from Mahamat 2' They get an early Corner too, after a crowd from Nazon is blocked. 1' Kerala take up possession in the first minute itself. 6:59 pm Pune line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation while the visitors start with a 4-1-4-1 formation. 6:57 pm A late change for Pune as Pitu has suffered an injury in warm up. Arias comes in for him. 6:54 pm The teams are making their way out. 6:39 pm Dramane Traore gets his first start for Pune. Can he be the difference today? Pune City FC XI- Edel, Bheke, Ravanan, Gourmangi, Sissoko, Lucca, Izumi, Tato, Pitu, Traore Kerala Blasters XI- Nandy, Jhingan, Hengbert, Hughes, Currais, Hossain, Mahamat, Rafique, Nazon, Chopra, Rafi Follow ISL khel Now page to get all pictures , match highlights - Indian Super League 2016 6:33 pm Hello and Welcome from Belwadi. This is your host Miqdad Haider here for the crucial ISL clash between FC Pune City and Kerala Blasters. Both sides need a win.. [KH_RELATED_NEWS title="Related News"][/KH_RELATED_NEWS]Pictures Via ISL Media