KOCHI: Bengaluru FC notched up their fifth win of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 season with a clinical 3-1 victory against Kerala Blasters FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday, October 25, 2024.
As Kerala Blasters FC aimed to build attacks gradually from the back, Argentine striker Jorge Pereyra Diaz charged up ahead with sheer pace to force Pritam Kotal into losing the possession. The former Kerala Blasters forward then carefully dribbled the ball ahead and lobbed it over goalkeeper Som Kumar to get his team ahead in the eighth minute.
However, defender Rahul Bheke’s foul on Kwame Peprah inside the penalty box at the brink of the half time whistle handed Kerala Blasters FC a reprieve. Jesus Jimenez was flawless from the spot, firing the ball into the top left corner to equalise the scores.
In the 74th minute, Key Performer of the Match, Edgar Mendez, placed right at the centre of the 18-yard area, was at the correct place at the correct time to simply slot the ball past a disoriented defence into the bottom right corner to regain the lead for the visitors.
In the fourth minute of the added time of the second half, Bengaluru FC broke into a quick offensive move and it culminated with Mohamed Salah trusting Mendez with an outside-of-the-box effort to bag Bengaluru FC’s third goal of the night.
Bengaluru FC will next be seen playing against FC Goa on November 2, whereas Kerala Blasters FC are set to square off against Mumbai City FC on November 3.
(ISL Media Team)
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