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kerala blasters vs punjab fc:-Play stopped a nasty collision between Majcen and Rahul, both of whom were charging towards the ball from different directions! Rahul, whose shoulder hit Majcen on the head, ends up walking away with a yellow card as the two teams get into a bit of tussle. Also getting a yellow is Punjab’s Bakenga, who gets involved in the on-field tussle from the bench.
The six minutes are up in extra time but it looks like the final whistle is another couple of minutes away.Punjab FC finally seize the lead with less than five minutes left in regulation time after Luka Majcen successfully scores from the spot after a penalty is awarded to the visiting team.
Leon Augustine
Leon Augustine was brought down inside the box a little over 10 minutes after being brought in as a substitute, and Slovenian striker Majcen made the most of the opportunity by sending the ball down to the bottom-left corner of the goal.
Majcen, however, is shown a yellow card for taking his shirt off while celebrating.Kerala Blasters will be eyeing a strong start to their Indian Super League (ISL) campaign when they host Punjab FC at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi in the only fixture on Sunday.
The Blasters have finished runners
The Blasters have finished runners-up in the ISL thrice — in the inaugural edition in 2014 as well as in 2016 and 2021-22 — and will be hoping to end their decade-long wait for a maiden title this season.
The Blasters, who start on a fresh note following Mikael Stahre’s appointment as coach following Ivan Vukomanovic’s three-year reign as Tuskers boss, had scored plenty of goals in the pre-season as well as in the Durand Cup despite letting go of Greek striker Dimitrios Diamantakos, who made his East Bengal debut against Bengaluru FC on Saturday.
kerala blasters vs punjab fc full squad
Kerala Blasters FC Full Squad List:-Sachin Suresh, Nora Fernandes, Som Kumar, Aibanbha Kupar Dohling, Alexandre Serge Coeff, Bijoy Varghese, Hormipam Ruivah, Likmabam Rakesh Singh Meitei, Milos Drincic, Naocha Singh Huidrom, Prabir Das, Soraisham Sandeep Singh, Pritam Kotal, Muhammed Saheef, Adrian Nicolas Luna Retamar, Bryce Brian Miranda, Danish Farooq Bhat, Freddy Lallawmawma, Korou Singh Thingujam, Mohammed Aimen, Mohammed Azhar, Noah Wail Jacob Sadaoui, Sukham Yoihenba Meitei, Saurav Mandal, Vibin Mohanan, Ishan Pandita, R Lalthanmawia, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Jesus Jimenez, Kwame Peprah.
Punjab FC Full Squad List:-Ravi Kumar, Muheet Shabir, Ayush Deshwal, Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Melroy Assisi, Likmabam Rakesh Meitei, Tekcham Abhishek Singh, Ivan Novoselec, Nitesh Darjee, Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei, Nikhil Prabhu, Ricky John Shabong, Samuel Kynshi Lyndoh, Vinit Rai, Manglenthang Kipgen, Ashis Pradhan, Filip Mrzljak, Shami Singamayum, Asmir Suljic, Mushagalusa Bakenga, Ezequiel Vidal, Mohammed Suhail F., Leon Augustine, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Nihal Sudeesh, Luka Majcen.
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