Noah Saadawi’s late goal gave Kerala Blasters a narrow 3-2 victory over Odisha FC in an Indian Super League match at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Monday. With both teams tied 2-2, Noah scored the winning goal in the 5th minute of stoppage time. Blasters’ other two goals were scored by Kwame Peprah (60th goal) and Jesus Jimenez (73rd goal). Jerry Mawiminthanga (4th) and Doli (80th) were the scorers for Odisha FC. The Juggernaut are currently winless in their last four matches and the Kochi-based side are unbeaten (5-2) in all seven matches in which Noah has found the back of the net this season as the home team scored three goals in the second half. minutes). Match start time.
The Juggernauts got off to a good start in the first four minutes, choosing a relatively direct route and surprising the Kerala Blasters defense.
Once inside the box, Dori outclassed Pritam Kotal in the air and headed a pass to Jerry Mawiminthanga, who was in the middle of his own 18 yards.
Jerry covered a vital few yards with a quick pace and made some impressive adjustments to take the lead with a slightly high leg shot that sunk the ball into the bottom right corner.
Kwame Peprah managed to score an equalizing goal in the 60th minute.
Kolo Singh produced an ingenious through ball from the right flank that found its way inside the Odisha FC defence. The pass was sent at perfect pace, but it was Peprah who got the better of Murtada Fall and Rohit Kumar, reaching the end of the pass and scoring in the bottom left corner.
After that, Kerala Blasters stepped up their attack. In the 73rd minute, the entire front line came forward and shattered Odisha FC’s defense.
Adrian Luna moved to the right flank and curled a cross that hit Noah’s far left post. Noah was smart and instead of trying to score, he headed a pass to central Jesús Jiménez.
Jiménez reacted perfectly to the assist, slotting the ball high into the center of the goal and giving the home team the lead.
Odisha FC rallied after Jimenez’s strike. Diego Mauricio took a free-kick from the edge of the box down center, which was aimed perfectly into the top right corner but was saved by Sachin Suresh in time.
The ball was cleared, but met the savior Gama outside the 18-yard box. Gama fired a powerful shot, but the goalkeeper of Kerala Blasters saved it high in the center of the goal.
Dori immediately pounced on the rebound and slotted the ball into the net from close range to equalize in the 80th minute. However, Carlos Delgado was sent off for a second yellow card in the 83rd minute, disrupting their momentum.
Kerala Blasters took advantage of this one-man advantage and outnumbered the Odisha FC defense in the final third. They continued to chase the winner until the end of the second half extra time, and Noah scored the winning goal, giving them three points from the night.
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