Kerala Blasters held to 2-2 draw by Odisha
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Thu, Feb 11 2021 22:27 IST |
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Kerala Blasters held to 2-2 draw by Odisha (ISL MEDIA TEAM). Image Source: IANS News
Margao : , Feb 11 (IANS) Kerala Blasters FC were on Thursday held to a 2-2 draw by Odisha FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Fatorda Stadium. This is Kerala s third successive draw, denting their chances of making it to the playoffs.
Odisha s Diego Mauricio (45th minute, 74th minute) netted a brace while Jordan Murray (52nd minute) and Gary Hooper (68th minute) were on the scoresheet for Kerala.
The result meant ninth-placed Kerala are now level on points with East Bengal, who have a game in hand.
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So, Odisha FC stays at the bottom of the table despite its first victory of the season, with five points from nine matches. Meanwhile, Kerala Blasters FC remains at tenth position as well, with six points from the same number of games.
KBFC manager Kibu Vicuna: First, I want to say sorry to the Kerala Blasters fans because our performance tonight wasn t good enough. After this match, it s very difficult to feel good about the work we are doing. Especially after the second goal, we turned off. They (Odisha FC) won every second ball and dominated us on the field. It is very difficult to analyse this game because we have very few positives to take. I don t like excuses, and I m completely responsible for tonight. I ve always believed in my players and I was completely satisfied with the recruitment done in the summer. We have to work together to overcome this slump.