Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong Highlights, Kalinga Super Cup 2024: KBFC 3-1 SLFC at FT, Kwame Peprah Stars With Brace

Kerala Blasters 3-1 Shillong Lajong at FT

A comfortable win for Kerala Blasters at the end as Shillong Lajong quickly surrendered in the second half with Mohammad Aimen scoring from the restart. Kwame Peprah, however, was the star of the afternoon as he scored twice in the first half when Shillong Lajong were more on even terms with the ISL leaders.

We end our Live coverage on that note but do join us in the evening when NothEast United take on Jamshedpur FC in the evening clash on the main pitch.

Full Time!

The referee blows the full time and KBFC runs victor with a 3-1 win with that man there, Kwame Peprah scoring a brace to kick-off Kerala's Super Cup campaign in Group B

Douglas shoots over the crossbar!

90+4' Danish Farooq loses the ball in KBFC's defensive third, allowing Denzing quickly put Douglas through to the goal but Danish makes a brilliant recover to get enough deflection on the ball to take it out of play!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong Live

90+3' Renan Paulino shoots from outside the box but hits the advertisement board following a build up from the left wing by Lajong. Too late for that as the match seems out of SLFC's reach! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong Live

90+1' Five minutes of stoppage time added. Seems futile as Shillong Lajong have surrendered while the game is bogged down in the middle of the park!

KBFC 3-1 SLFC

88' Kwame Peprah is adjudged Hero of the match!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong Live

87' Shillong Lajong continue to disappoint in the second half with stray passing and surrender to pressing all around the park! At the moment KBFC are winning all the second ball on the offer!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong Live

84' Bryce Miranda has taken up left-wing position since coming on and has made two solo runs so far but hasn't provided any quality delivery into the box! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Substitutions

83' Substitutions by both managers. Vukomanovic makes two of them as he sends in Bryce Miranda and Sandeep for Prabir and Daisuke. Wadjied comes on for Karim in the Lajong half! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

78' It is all Danish Farooq show at the moment as he is the fulcrum around whom KBFC are keeping all the possession in the midfield while dictating the tempo of the play. SLFC, at the same time, are not looking to eager to attack! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Substitutions by SLFC

76' SLFC coach Bobby Nongbet sends in Sangti Sianglong for Kynshaibor Lhuid as the time is fast running out for the I-League side!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

74' A rare and toothless attack from SLFC from right as fullback Ronney plays substitute Denzil through on the wings for a cross but the ball goes straight to Sachin for a practice catch! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

72' Danish Farooq turns provider again with a brilliantly weighted ball for Saurav Mandal on the right wing! The substitute sends in a cross, which is deflected and hit the near post before going out for a corner kick!

Diamantakos shoots from outside the box!

70' Diamantakos shoots from outside the box with his favoured left foot after Danish Farooq wins the ball outside the box! The effort wasn't too far from the post!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

68' Daisuke wins KBFC's third corner as his intended cross from the left is deflected away for Kynsai! The resulting corner was taken by the Japanese as well but wasn't his best of effort again! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Double substitution by KBFC

66' Kwame Peprah and Mohammad Azhar are taken off for Bidyasagar and Yohenba as coach Vukomanovic is trying out his squad depth with a safe scoreline!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

64' Change of referee as fourth official Harish Kundu takes over the match refereeing duty for the rest of the game. KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

63' The game is halted momentarily as the referee is injured and has approached the medical officials for a magical spray on his shin!

Substitution

61' KBFC make first change as Saurav Mandal comes on for Aimen, who hops off the field. Hopefully just a niggle as the player has been crucial for the Yellow Army! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

A dangerous counter by Peprah!

58' Kwame Peprah makes a solo run on the left wing to start a counter! Diamantakos runs into the box expecting a cross. Peprah obliges but sends it behind a rushing Greek instead of rolling it in front of him. Should have shown more quality there after all that hard work!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

55' It's all KBFC at the moment as they are keeping a long spell of possession in the Lajong half while the I-League side is forced to defend deep. It looks more like a defensive possession as KBFC are controlling the tempo of the game and probably are trying to see out the match. KBFC 3-1 SLFC

Peprah shoots off target!

53' Kwame Peprah shoots from a tight angle off target after he was played the ball inside the box following a buildup from the right wing! Diamantakos isn't too happy with that effort as he was waiting at the far post for a delivery

Kerala Blasters 3-1 Shillong Lajong

52' The game is bogged down in the middle with both sides unable to find their way through into the box!

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong

49' Looks like the Aimen goal has shattered the Lajong confidence as they are not showing the intensity that was expected of them in the second half.

Confirmation on the two substitutions at the break Allan and Paga made place for Denzil and Saveme in the line-up! KBFC 3-1 SLFC

GOOOOOALLLL!

46' Kerala Blasters kill the game instantly from the restart as Mohammad Aimen makes it 3-1 with a header on the far post following a perfect cross by Daisuke Sakai from the right!

Second half starts!

46' The second half action begins!

Substitution at the break

Two changes at the break by Lajong as Bobby Nongbet sends in Denzil and Saveme

Kerala Blasters vs Shillong Lajong Live

With two neutral sides playing in Bhubaneswar, we don't have much of a crowd at the venue

Kerala Blasters 2-1 Shillong Lajong

Kwame Peprah was certainly the star of the first half with two goals. However, the likes of Diamantakos, Prabir Das, Aimen and Daisuke has been impressive too as KBFC look serious for a title challenge

A brace from Peprah keeps us ahead at the end of the first half! ✌️⚽#KBFCSLFC #KBFC #KeralaBlasters #KalingaSuperCup pic.twitter.com/LqVGQKrF1j

— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) January 10, 2024

KBFC 2-1 SLFC at HT

Half-Time Analysis: What a first half it was with three goals in it and a lot of end-to-end action. KBFC must be ruing the missed chances as they could have scored more than two goals, including a strike by Diamantakos hitting the crossbar.

SLFC have been no spectators either as their attacks from the right and the combination of Karim and Douglas up front kept KBFC defense under pressure. Karim, despite winning the penalty for the opening goal for SLFC, was at fault for not making his chances count on at least two situations!