17:29: Hi everyone, welcome to the live match centre. We will be bringing you all the live updates of the game as Atletico de Kolkata to play their first away game at Kochi.
17:32: ATK fans are getting excited for the all important game. The rivalry between the sides started from that controversial cancellation of the goal scored by the then ATK marquee Luis Garcia in the season one of the ISL at the very same stadium.
18:20: 8 out of 9 of Kerala Blasters’ clean sheets in ISL have come while playing at home which is the joint-most by any team at home alongside with FC Goa. However, Kerala Blasters have never managed to keep a clean sheet against Atlético de Kolkata – the only opponent Kerala has failed to do so against. Whereas, Atlético de Kolkata did not keep a single clean sheet away from home in ISL 2015 but have conceded the joint fewest goals, 19. KBFC on the other hand have conceded fewest goals at home. In 2015, Kerala conceded 27 goals in the league stages, the most by any team, contrasting their 2014 season, where they had conceded only 11 goals in the league stages.
18:32: ATK XI : Debjit (GK), Pritam, Arnab, Tiri, Prabir, Doutie, Borja(C), Jewel, Lara, Postiga, Hume
18:35: Kerala Blasters XI: Stack(GK), Sandesh, Hengbart(C), Prateek, Ndoye, Mehtab, Josu, Farukh, Rafique, Nazon, German
18:53: The match is about to begin. Time for the national anthem.
1′: Kick off.
3′: Sublime passing football from Atletico de Kolkata. Long range effort from Borja. Blocked!
4′: Another fluent move from ATK. Great run by Hume, crosses it in but brilliant block from Hengbart to save the goal from Postiga’s legs. Greatr start from Kolkata.
8′: Oops! Seems like a rib injury for Postiga. The physio in action and thankfully he’s back.
10′: Infringement on Javi Lara. Free kick for ATK from a very good position. Lara himself takes it and shoots it well over! A good chance wasted by the away side.
16′: Postiga in complete discomfort. Asking his coach to take him off and Belencoso is replacing him. Big blow for ATK!
19′: Chance! Wonderful run by Lara. Crosses it in for Belencoso but the Spaniard misses the chance completely! Another chance! Oh, great block by Hengbart. The away team is now piling on the pressure.
20′: This time an attack from the home side. Lovely footwork from Josu, provides a great ball to Nazon but here comes Tiri with a magnificent tackle.
27′: Excellent play from the Kerala Blasters. What an outstanding dribbling exhibition from N’doye! Passes it to German and he misses a sitter. What a chance!
29′: Corner for ATK. Lara takes it and it’s short one, Tiri fires a shot in but got a deflection. A vital one to avoid the danger.
32′: Oh! That was a screamer from German. Dribble passed 3 defenders and fired a stinging shot from 30 yards out which goes just over the cross bar.
35′: Rafique! That is some skill from the talented mideo against his former side! Dodged two defenders, cuts in and fires a shot which misses the goal narrowly.
41′: Wow! Incredible skills from Anthonio German. Dribbled passed 3 Atletico defenders at ease but Tiri comes in for a timely clearance.
45′: 2 minutes added.
45’+2′: Half Time! What an entertaining half of football we have witnessed! Both the sides got their chances but failed to capitalize. It remains goal-less but promises to be a nail-biting one in the second half.
46′: The second half underway.
46′: INCREDIBLE SKILLS! Silky footwork from Anthonio German, broke through the intricate web of the ATK defense with some mindblowing skills but Debjit comes out quickly to avoid the danger.
48′: CHANCE! Delicious cross in by Sameehg Doutie for Belencoso but the Spaniard heads it wide.
53′: GOAAAALLLLLLLLLL! Fabulous strike from Javi Lara gives Atletico de Kolkata the lead. What a brilliant long range effort that is! Got a deflection from Sandesh and goes in. Atletico is leading by 1-0.
64′: Strategic change by Coppell. Sandip Nandy is replacing Stack as a goalkeeper. Seems like the Man Utd legend is planning to bring on foreign forward. Let’s see.
68′: Substitution as we predicted. Belfort comes in for Farukh. Coppell is getting desperate for the equalizer.
72′: Another substitution for Kerala. Michael Chopra comes in for Nazon.
75′: Great counter attack by ATK. Doutie with a fine run from the right, delivers a cross and Jewel goes for a long range effort which goes ballooned of the cross bar.
76′: Yellow card for Md.Rafique for a poor challenge on Jewel.
78′: Substitution from ATK. Didika Ralte coes in for Sameehg Doutie.
82′: Substitution for ATK, Bikramjit comes in for an injured Jewel Raja who had a brilliant game today.
90′: The best CHANCE of the game! Mehtab takes a superb corner, founds Hengbart but his precision header goes inches outside the second post.
90′: 5 minutes added.
90’+2′: Drama! Is that a penalty? Belfort goes down, appealing for a penalty. But referee gives Belfort the yellow card for play acting.
90’+4′: Another chance! German with a looping header but Debjit tips it over the bar. Nervous moments. Corner for Kerala.
90’+5′: Corner kick taken but German’s header goes over the cross bar.
90’+5′: Throw in for Kerala and referee blows the final whistle. Atletico de Kolkata registers their first victory in the season three. What a game it has been! The fans have been thoroughly entertained. ATK beats Kerala Blasters by 1-0.
HERO OF THE MATCH: JAVI LARA GRANDE.