ISL: Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC player ratings as the Nizams win on penalties
Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Hyderabad FC faced Kerala Blasters FC in the summit game of the Hero ISL season. The league was set to get a new winner this year at the Fatorda stadium after a long, gruelling season of highly competitive football.
Kerala Blasters FC got the crucial lead in the game due to an error from Kattimani at the hour mark. Hyderabad FC threw in their every attacking player into the pitch and equalized at the 88th minute. The game went on to extra time with both teams getting their chances but none managed to score the winner. The match got decided in the penalty shootout as Kattimani revived himself in a dramatic way as he made 3 great saves to give Hyderabad FC their maiden HERO ISL title.
Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Player Ratings
Hyderabad FC
Laxmikant Kattimani (8.2/10): Made a bad error in the biggest game of the season. Should have kept the ball out but couldn’t and that resulted into Kerala taking the lead in the big game. Hardly did anything and did not have to make any save in the first hour of the game. Made up for all the bad performance in the game with some excellent saves at the shootout.
Ashish Rai (6.6/10): The fullback defended the aerial threats well. Tackled and won back the goal at the wings many times. Very bad with his long ball distribution. Had 2 key passes to his name.
Chinglensana Singh (7.1/10): Was good in the first half. Excelled and gave leadership from the back after Juanan was subbed off in the second half to bring in attacking players. Won all the ground and aerial duels.
Juanan (6.8/10): The centre back was average today with his defending. Did not commit much to challenges. Created a chance for his team. Ball distribution quality was lacking.
Akash Mishra (7.0/10): Could not go on many overlaps as he had to keep the pacy Kerala winger in check. Did his defensive work well with all the interceptions and blocks. Was caught off position in the action of the play that lead to Kerala’s goal. The crossing was not up to the mark.
Souvik Chakraborty (7.2/10): Did the defensive part of the game well. Made a bunch of great tackles to provide the much-needed shielding for his defence. Good at ground duels. Subbed off to bring in attacking players when his team was chasing the game by a goal.
Joao Victor (6.8/10): An average show from the captain at the Hyderbad midfield. The ball distribution was bad. Was dealing with 2-3 opponent players at times at the middle of the park. Gave away the possession at times easily in the opening minutes but got better as the match went on.
Aniket Jadhav (6.2/10): Hardly did anything of notice in the entire first half. Very few touches on the ball. Did not have any shot on target in the first half. Got in some really bad crosses into the box.
Mohammad Yasir (7.0/10): Impressive first half from the winger. Got a great delivery into the box from a set-piece which Siverio managed to miss. Created some chances as well. Made a great run beating some players before being fouled. Dribbled well.
Joel Chianese (6.3/10): Lacked match fitness. Could not take on players and sprint well because of the injury. Attempted some dribbles and got some crosses in the box. Played 39 minutes of the game before being subbed off.
Bartholomew Ogbeche (7.4/10): The top scorer of the league missed a great chance at the 55th minute with a disappointing finish. Dropped down very deep to make things happen for his side. Had some good attempts on goal but was stopped by Gill’s brilliance at goal. A good game for the highest scorer of the season.
Substitutions:
Siverio (6.1/10) : Came on in the first half itself. Linked up well with Ogbeche. Missed his team’s first clear cut chance at the closing stages of the first half. Missed the penalty at the shootouts.
Sahil Tavora(7.4/10): Brought in at the 71st minute and he put in a shift. Scored an absolutely wonderful volley to bring his side back into the game at the 87th minute of the game.
Holicharan Narzary(6.4/10): Had an attempt on goal which went off target. Scored the winning goal for his side at the penalty shootout.
Khassa Camara: N/A
Aaren D’Silva: N/A
Kerala Blasters FC
Prabhsukhan Gill (7.4/10): Constantly kept his team in the game. Made a brilliant save to deny Siverio in the first half. Denied Ogbeche in the second half from the free-kick spot with another incredible save. Ran out of the box at times to clear the threat. Very impressive game from the goalkeeper.
Sandeep Singh (6.0/10): Got carded in the 4th minute itself and had to be extra careful from there onwards. Strong aerial presence to deal with the long balls. Dribbled well at times. Ball distribution was not good.
Marko Leskovic (7.0/10): Had a massive chunk of the possession. Very good aerially. Cleared a ball off the line. Won the ball in good areas for his side. Missed the penalty at the tiebreaker.
Ruivah Hormipam (6.9/10): Lacked composure in the opening minutes of the game. Put in some balls which landed in no man’s land. Improved a lot as the game went on. Made some fine tackles.
Harmanjot Khabra (7.2/10): The fullback put in a big performance. Kept Hyderbad’s left-wing very quiet. Went on overlaps and created some big changes. Committed some tactical fouls for the team.
Rahul Kannoly (8.0/10): Carried the ball from the middle of the pitch many times and showed his confidence to run into Hyderabad’s defence. Attempted a shot with one such run and scored with Hyderabad’s goalkeeper committing a bad mistake. Did the defence work as well. A mammoth performance from the youngster.
Jeakson Singh (7.0/10): Did very well defensively. Won back the ball for his team many times with his interceptions at the centre of the field. Showed his composure in tight spaces. Lacked physicality a bit. Got the assist for the first goal of his team.
Lalthathanga Khawlhring (6.5/10): Tracked back well to stop the threats on counter-attacks. Intercepted the ball at important areas of the pitch for his team. Blazed the ball well over the bar in the first half with an attempt. Lacked the decision making.
Adrian Luna (7.3/10): The captain was the man pulling the strings in the attack for his team. Got in some crosses, linked up well with the forwards and had shots attempts for himself as well on goal. Did well defensively. Showed good leadership.
Jorge Pereyra Diaz (6.7/10): Looked very lively. Hit the woodwork with an outstanding attempt in the first half. A great aerial threat in the Hyderabad box. Made runs behind the defence throughout the game. Created some chances for his teammates as well.
Alvaro Vasquez (6.8/10): Played well in the opening stages of the game. Gradually got away from the thick of things. Had 2 attempts on goal. 1 key pass to his name. Subbed off at the 115th minute.
Substitutions:
Nishu Kumar: N/A
Ayush Adhikari: N/A
Chencho: N/A
Vincy Barretto: N/A
Aditi Srinivas
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