ISL Match Result: Kerala Blasters End Mumbai City FC's Unbeaten Run; Dimitrios Diamantakos, Kwame Peprah Score Goals

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ISL Match Result: Kerala Blasters FC produced a thorough entertainer for their home fans as they scored twice in the first half to go past Mumbai City FC by 2-0 with ease at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 tonight.

Poised to struggle in the absence of skipper Adrian Luna, the team swept aside those concerns with their forward duo of Dimitrios Diamantakos and Kwame Peprah joining hands to beat the Islanders and get level on points (23) with the top-placed FC Goa.

Peprah, 23, and his 30-year-old Greek teammate made light work of the Mumbai City FC defensive unit, outpacing them and also demonstrating slick footwork, and impeccable decision-making inside the final third to tear the visitors' backline apart.

In the 11th minute, Peprah broke into the left side of the penalty box, taking on Rostyn Griffiths and manoeuvring a crowded backline to deliver a pass to Diamantakos. The striker somehow got to the end of the delivery and scraped it into the back of the net to give Kerala Blasters FC an early lead.

Their domestic counterpart Rahul KP soon began actively participating in the proceedings, trying to hammer a shot past Phurba Lachenpa minutes before the half-time break, but failing to hit the target. The Islanders must have sniffed a chance to get back, but Ivan Vukomanovic and his men ensured that they didn't bring down the momentum and waves of offensive pressure that they were inflicting on the opposition.