Full time : KERALA BLASTERS 0 - 0 MUMBAI CITY 90′ + 4 Pearsons free-kick deep into injury time is met by a tame header and Subrata collects it comfortably. 90′ The game fizling out a bit now as both sides are tiring and wary of conceding late. 84′ Tiago bursts into the box after beating Hengbart but his cut back evades everyone. 81′ Substitution Nadong Bhutia Subhash Singh 78′ Substitution Ishfaq Ahmed C S Sabeeth 77′ CHANCE! Anelkas cross to the far post is headed by Subhash and is cleared of the line. Tiagos follow-up volley strikes the post and is cleared behind for a corner. Friedrich attacks the delivery from the left but his header is straight at James. Best chances of the game for Mumbai. 75′ Franco is free down the right and crosses but Cmovs is there again and turns it behnd for a corner. 68′ Stohanzl cross from the right and Anelka gets ahead of Jhingan but his glancing header goes wide. 67′ Replays show that Milagres handled the ball deliberately when attacking Sabeeths cross. Could well have earned him a booking. 65′ Sabeeth crosses from the left anf Subrata fails to hold on to it again as Milagres was arriving for a header. Mumbai get it away though. 64′ Stohanzl does well on the right and gets in a ball across goal but it is defended well. 63′ Substitution Iain Hume Penn Orji 63′ The home support give Hume a big cheer as he comes on for Orji. 55′ Substitution Sushil Singh Lalrindika Ralte 54′ CHANCE! After a couple of headers in the Mumbai penlaty area, the ball falls for Orji in space who blazes his shot over when really he should have kept it on target. 53′ Anelka tries a ball over the top for Subhash again but James is quick of his line to collect it. 49′ Orji tries to thread a ball through for Pearson but Cmovs is there to cut it off. 47′ Ralte combines with Anelka on the left but his cross is well off and goes behind for a goal kick. 46′ And the second half is underway.. HALF-TIME: Kerala Blasters 0-0 Mumbai City 45′ + 1 Subrata fails to collect a corner again and the loose ball bobbles around the box. Jhingan has a shot but is blocked and the Mumbai defense finally get it away. 45′ Sabeeth chests down Jhingans cross and Milagres has a shot but is blocked. 39′ Kerala have absolutely dominated so far and they continue to press the visitors. The opening goal still eludes them though. 34′ Anelka tries to work an opening as he beats three defenders but is crowded out in the end and his shot goes behind for a corner. 32′ Sabeeth twists and turns on the left and delivers a great cross but one that doesnt find a teammate. 30′ Franco whips in a dangerous cross from the right and it just evades the leaping Sabeeth. 27′ Stohanzl lets fly from a long way out and his effort doesnt trouble James at all. 26′ Subrata flaps at the delivery from the corner but Mumbai manage to get it away. 25′ Romeys shot from range takes a deflection and goes out for a corner 21′ Now Kerala have the ball in the back of the net but the ref blows for a foul on Subrata by Hengbart. 18′ Ralte does well to get past Jhingan but his cross cant find a blue shirt. 17′ Mumbai seem to have weathered the storm for now but still struggle to get forward themselves. 11′ Cmovs turns the ball into the net from the resultant corner but not before conceding a foul on David James. Free-kick to Kerala. 10′ Raltes shot from distance takes a deflection and dips just beyond the crossbar. 7′ CLOSE!! Subrata makes a point blank save as Milagres heads Sabeeths knock down towards goal. The keeper denies him though from 6 yards out. The follow up shot is also deflected over. 6′ Kerala come forward again as Milagres is set free on the left but Cmovs comes across to make a challenge just before he could pull the trigger. 5′ Quick free-kick from Kerala sees Pearson find Orji who crosses for Jhingan but the defenders header is wide. 4′ Subhash makes a good run but Anelkas through ball is delayed and the Indian forward is offside. 1′ And were off! Kerala Blasters would enter the top 4 with a win but Mumbai City could top the table with 3 points. So Peter Reid rests Andre Moritz and Tiago gets a run out in midfield. Meanwhile, David James hands Milagres a start ahead of Hume. MumbaiCity FC XI: Paul, Cmovs, Friedrich, Costa, Mandal, Letzelter, Thiago, Didika, Stohanzl, Subhash and Anelka Kerala Blasters FC XI: James, Jhingan, Hengbart, Falvey, Saumik, Godwin, Romey, Pearson, Sabeeth, Orji, Milagres
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:30:26 +0000