Kerala Blasters triumphed over East Bengal, 3x1, on Friday, on matchday 1. Both Ivan Vukomanović's team and Stephen Constantine's team played their first game in the competition. Ivan Kaliuzhnyi was on fire.
The first half came to an end without goals.
The first goal was scored by Adrián Luna in the 72nd minute. Kerala Blasters scored their second goal of the game through Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, after 82 minutes, laid on by Bidyashagar Singh. In the closing stages of the game, Alex Lima fired home for East Bengal. In the final minutes of the game, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi netted the final goal of the game.
After the result Kerala Blasters are 1st in the table, with 3 points, while East Bengal sit 11th place, with 0 points. In their next fixture, Kochi's team will host ATK Mohun Bagan. Meanwhile, Kolkata's team will play at home against FC Goa.
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Adrián Luna 72' Ivan Kaliuzhnyi 82' 89' | Alex Lima 88' |
