Kerala Blasters vs CISF Protectors FT highlights, Durand Cup 2024: KBFC 7-0 CISF; Noah Sadaoui scores hattrick

Just one goal for Blasters in that half as CISF played the second half a lot better with character but in the end, it was a thrashing by KBFC. KBFC is through to the next round of the Durand Cup!

Noah almost scored his fourth goal of the night but Rahul Aswal made a goalline save just at the nick of time.

Noah redeems himself as he beats his marker, and dribbles around the keeper to score!

Bryce is brought down inside the box on the counter after a late tackle by CISF. Noah Sadaoui steps up to the spot and attempt a panenka, but he chips it way over the post. A bit embarassing for the Blasters’ wing.

Peprah is threaded a pass near the final third as he opts to take a shot from distance but saved well by the keeper.

With ten minutes left in regulation time, KBFC looks like it is taking it easy and only playing a simple passing brand of football while CISF is trying it best to get a consolation goal. It needs to do better in the final third and make quick decisions in front of goal.

CISF gets yet another golden opportunity as Bhola Singh gets the ball at the edge of the box. He beats his marker but takes a heavy touch and loses the ball in a critical position.

Bhola of CISF gets a long ball as he collects it and beats his marker but hits the side post!!!!!

Bhola blunders his shot again or CISF. He gets a chip into the box and was unmarked but he took too long to take a shot and in the end fired it way over and wide of the post.

The best chance for CISF to score came in as Bhola was threaded a perfectly-weighted through ball into the box but he fires his shot straight at the KBFC keeper.

KBFC takes a long distance attempt but deflected by CISF for a corner.

KBFC loses the ball in its own box as CISF’s Bhola takes a long distance attempt that almost kisses the crossbar!

KBFC has made a few changes, but its main duo of Luna and Noah is still on the pitch meaning there are definitely more goals to come!

It has been a demolition in the first half with KBFC scoring six goals. It is almost as if the side could have scored more but showed mercy against a CISF side that looks dejected and done with the game already There have been some moments in which it has looked well but hasn’t come even close to scoring a goal.

CISF loses the ball after a corner and KBFC uses this chance to break into a counter. Noah threads it to Aimen inside the box who takes a solid touch fires the ball into the net.

CISF takes a shot from distance but it takes a deflection off of a KBFC defender and goes out for a corner.

KBFC is passing it around with authority and looks like it is eyeing to set a Durand Cup record at this rate.

Luna plays a dink into the box for Noah but his first-timed finish lacked quality and went straight to the keeper.

Naocha makes a run on the left flank and cuts in entering the final third to make a straightforward finish past the CISF keeper.

Noah gets the ball and space in front of him and gets another goal with a bottom right corner finish.

Peprah dribbled down the middle of the park and threaded it through to Aimen and scores with a finish in the bottom left corner.

CISF breaks into its first attack of the evening through a quick counter but Jatinder Kumar’s shot goes straight into KBFC’s keeper’s gloves.

Aimen gets the ball inside the box but his near post finish is saved well by the CISF keeper. Corner kick to KBFC.

Noah Sadaoui makes a run towards the far post and gets the delivery from Aimen’s long ball from the right flank which he simply taps it in.

Aimen tries to score with a left-footed powerful shot but the ball is deflected over the bar for a corner.

KBFC plays the corner short as Noah chips it towards the far post for Peprah who’s header finds the back of the net.

KBFC builds from the left and pushes in high numbers. Luna sets it up for Freddy outside the box but his shot his deflected away for a corner.

Noah cuts in and finds Luna at the edge of the box but the captain fails to control it.

KBFC kicks the game off as it hopes to seal the group stage with a win and enter the knockout stages of Durand Cup.

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Kerala Blasters: Som Kumar, RV Hormipam, Freddy Lallawmawwa, Adrian Luna, Muhammed Saheef, Danish Farooq, Kwame Peprah, Milos Drincic, Yoihenba Meitei, Aibanbha Dohling, Noah Sadaoui

CISF Protectors FT: Raj Mahato, Shehzad Khan, Mohammad Khalid, Santosh Kumar, Pawan Pratap, Sakti Nath Oraon, Jatinder Kumar, Chandra Kumar Karketta, Bhola Singh, Bebetto, Rahul Aswal

You can watch Kerala Blasters vs CISF Protectors FT LIVE telecast on the Sony Sports Network’s Sony Sports 2 channel, and the LIVE stream on the Sony LIV platform. Moreover, you can follow Sportstar for all the LIVE updates from the match.

Kerala Blasters is set to face CISF Protectors FT in its third Group C match of Durand Cup 2024 on August 10, 7 PM IST at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata.

The Blasters started its campaign strong after it defeated Mumbai City 8-0 to record the club’s biggest ever win and equalled the historic competition’s biggest margin in a victory. Followed by a 1-1 draw against Punjab FC.

Having made its debut in this tournament only in 2021, Kerala Blasters would be hoping to be just the third club from Kerala to clinch the Durand Cup, joining the likes of defunct FC Kochin and Gokulam Kerala.

CISF lost to Punjab FC in the opening game, but pulled of a solid win against Mumbai City FC’s reserve squad and a win will ensure it a place in the Durand Cup playoffs.