Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters Highlights, BFC 1-0 KBFC ISL 2023-24: Javi Hernandez scores late winning goal

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ISL 2023-24: Bengaluru FC rides on Javi’s winner to beat Kerala Blasters, storms into top six

Javi Hernandez scored the winner as Bengaluru FC beat Kerala Blasters 1-0 in their Indian Super League (ISL) match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Saturday.

Both teams played a solid attacking brand of football but Bengaluru FC had the edge when it came to finishing. Bengaluru started the game better and created ample of good chances on goal as Blasters seemed to struggle while finding the final pass in the final third. The Blasters did start the second half better and was pushing ahead in numbers looking for an opening goal, but BFC’s backline did enough to fend the attacks off. Finally, in the dying embers of the game, Javi Hernandez found the net with a calm and perfect bottom corner finish beating the keeper. Bengalluru FC wins three points and moves sixth in the league table!

Diamantakos was through on goal but he is shielded away by Jovanovic.

Five minutes given as added time!

Shivaldo crosses it at the edge of the box to Javi Hernandez who takes a first timed shot with a sweet connection and buries the ball in the bottom right corner!

Vibin plays a brilliant through to Rahul on the right who makes a cross but Sandhu pushes the ball away. The ball lands to Fedor who’s shot is blocked away for a corner. 

Suresh dribbles through the middle and passes it to Javi who takes the ball into the box but is stopped by the KBFC backline. 

Vibin to Aimen, who passes it to Fedor. The ball meets Daisuke’s overlapping run on the right but his cross is cleared away by Bengaluru!

Roshan plays a cross on the far post from the left for BFC towards Shivaldo but KBFC’s keeper comes out and punches it away. 

Pritam makes an early cross which takes a deflection and goes into the box but caught safely by BFC’s Sandhu. 

Blasters was on a counter but Hormipam misplaces a crucial pass and loses the possesion. He then receives a yellow for a tackle on Roshan. He makes way for Pritam.

Williams plays a cutting pass across the goal from the left as the keeper misses the ball leaving the goal open but Chhetri’s slide, not enough as he fails to reach the ball. 

Aimen makes a similar pass inside the box but the ball is cleared away. 

Fedor cuts a player inside the BFC box and plays in the middle of the box found no KBFC teammate waiting for it. 

Chhetri was through on goal but is called off-side. 

Yellow to Naocha for a tackle on Suresh on the counter. 

Diamantakos passes it to Aimen who turns at the edge of the box and takes a shot towards the left bottom corner, saved by a diving Sandhu!

Daisuke plays it to Fedor who flicks it back to Daisuke inside the box but the ball is cleared away by Bengaluru. 

Suresh plays it in the box for BFC to Javi who takes a volley inside the box, blocked by Drincic. 

The game kicks off and Javi takes the a shot from distance for BFC from the get-go which was on-target but the keeper saves it well. 

It’s all square but there was no shortage of strong attacking football by both the sides. BFC has come teasingly close to scoring but has failed to make the decisive finish. Blasters on the hand, is yet to make that final pass on goal and will be looking to create more chances ahead in the next 45. 

Blasters wins a dangerous free-kick from 20 yards out. Daisuke takes it crossing it in but Sandhu collects it with ease. 

Three minutes given as added time. 

BFC’s Sana plays a dinking ball inside the goal through the Blaster’s defense for Chhetri but he fails to reach it. 

Diamantakos takes shot deflected by Damjanovic as the ball bounced towards the goal but stopped well by BFC’s keeper, Sandhu. 

Ryan Williams plays a low-driven cross from the left as the ball races across the box, but no BFC teammate reaches the ball and takes the shot.

Sunil Chhetri heads the ball goalwards after a cross from the right but is off-target. 

Yellow card to Sandeep for a harsh tackle on Williams. 

Javi slots a cross-in as it plays a set-piece with a great ball to Chhetri but the skipper fails to make contact in front of goal. 

Javi goes down at the edge of the box after a foul by Naocha. Bengaluru wins a crucial free-kick. 

Daisuke plays a through on the right for Sandeep who plays a pass inside the box for the Blasters but is intercepted. 

Ryan Williams dribbles into the box and goes down with Hormipam on his shoulders but the ref says no penalty. 

Ryan Williams plays it ahead to Roshan who was through on goal, inches away from the goal but the attacker decides against a shot and chooses to play a cut-back pass and the possession is lost by Bengaluru in a crucial postion. 

Ryan Williams creates space and takes a shot form the edge of the box for Bengaluru but his shot is blocked. 

Suresh plays a cross to Chhetri who almost connect the header but the ball is cleared away by the Blasters.

Suresh and Williams plays a great one-two from the left for BFC but the final pass is given away. 

Danish takes a long shot targeting the left bottom corner from 30 yards out but off-target. 

BFC is on the prowl for a goal but is unable to make that final pass and finish. After a great one-two, Ryan Williams plays it to Roshan on the left wing overlap who slots a cross in. The ball goes to Poojary who crosses it from the right to Chettri, but the skipper fails to make a good connection with the header. 

Sandeep plays an early cross from the left targeting Diamantakos on the farr post but misses him by a fine margin. 

Ryan Williams pushes from the left for Bengaluru but after a touch too heavy, the ball goes out for a goalkick. 

BFC is attacking aggressively on the left wing, but Blasters is fending the attacks well. 

Chettri kicks the game off for Bengaluru FC!

The Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters ISL 2023-24 match will be live telecasted on the Sports18 1 Channel (TV).

The game can also be live streamed on the JioCinema app and website (online).

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