Turn of fortunes: Hernandez’s objective within the 89th minute helped BFC rise to sixth within the desk.
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Bengaluru FC notched up a much-deserved 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters — the membership’s first back-to-back success this Indian Super League marketing campaign — on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium right here on Saturday.
Midfielder Javi Hernandez scored the winner within the 89th minute with a clear, flat strike into the bottom-right nook off a splendid first-time cross from the precise by the younger substitute Shivaldo Singh. The victory helped Gerard Zaragoza’s outfit rise as much as sixth within the desk (21 factors), the final of the playoff positions.
Going into the match, the Blasters had been fifth and BFC ninth. But it was the house aspect that performed with extra objective.
Ryan Williams, stationed on the left, was closely concerned and was the recipient of many an optimistic out-ball. It was no shock that two of the perfect probabilities within the first interval fell BFC’s manner.
Naorem Roshan, after being put via, discovered himself in a complicated place however his cut-back was into no man’s land.
A couple of minutes later, Sunil Chhetri failed to attach with a superb free-kick swung in from the precise flank by Hernandez.
The second half began with BFC displaying much more verve.
On 68 minutes, Chhetri had the second of his probabilities when Williams slid in a terrific floor ball that the skipper couldn’t get a contact on regardless of his outstretched leg.
Just earlier than Hernandez scored, Blasters’ ahead Fedor Cernych despatched a rebound following a save from Gurpreet Singh Sandhu hovering over the crossbar from six yards out. He will most likely spend the subsequent few days ruing the error.
The end result: Bengaluru FC 1 (Hernandez 89) bt Kerala Blasters FC 0.
