Mumbai City vs Kerala Blasters highlights, Durand Cup 2024: MCFC 0-8 KBFC; Noah, Peprah score hattricks in Blasters’ biggest win ever

This is Kerala Blasters’ biggest win in its history across all competitions. This is also the joint-biggest win in Durand Cup history. The 1889 Durand Cup final between Highland Light Infantry and Shimla Rifles ended 8-0 as well.

With 65 per cent of possession, 25 shots, 13 on target and 12 corner kicks, KBFC has ended the game with eight goals to its name and a clean-sheet completely dominating the ninety minutes. Noah Sadaoui scores a hattrick on his debut and has showed what the Manjapadda fans can expect in the coming Indian football season from the star winger. Peprah too scored the first hattrick of this edition of the tournament while Pandita sealed the deal with two late goals.

Four minutes gives as added time.

Moments later Pandita is fed a through ball into the box on the left as he finishes it in the top right corner.

Drincic tries to head the ball off of a long ball into the box but it is clocked by the keeper who was off his line as Pandita tapped it in with ease.

Noah takes a corner for KBFC but it cleared away by Nikhil Shinde.

Yoihenba makes an impact straight away as he plays the ball to an unmarked Noah who uses the time and space to make a brilliant finish to score his third goal.

Blasters Captain Luna subbed off for Yoihenba.

More of the same for the last five minutes as KBFC plays the ball around MCFC’s box and bombards shots towards the goal. Aimen takes a shot from distance aiming for the bottom left corner but goes narrowly wide.

Hattrick hero Peprah subbed off for Ishan Pandita.

KBFC plays the corner shot as Noah Sadaoui takes a shot from the edge of the box on the right but hits the crossbar with power.

MCFC plays a loose pass in its own half as Luna gets hold of the ball takes a shot from distance but straight into the keeper’s gloves.

Danish threads the ball into the box as Peprah holds off his marker and makes a powerful finish past the keeper.

KBFC is running away with it. Aimen plays a cross from the right wing on the far post as Noah heads it into the net with ease.

KBFC will be hoping to continue its dominance. Noah launches an attack off of the whistle straight away.

Kerala Blasters has dominated the game all around and has three goals to show for it. The trio of Noah, Luna and Peprah has been unstoppable as MCFC’s young side is struggling to even cross the halfway line with the ball. KBFC has dominated all the stats on paper and its been a first-half to forget for MCFC fans.

Two minutes given as added time!

Noah makes a cross into the box for Luna who’s header is stopped by the keeper but the ball falls to Peprah on the rebound who finishes into the empty net!

Noah with space again as Peprah crosses the ball to switch wings but his first-touch finish goes out of bounds.

Shaheef gets a ball from Luna as he does well to hold the ball in the box but his finish hits the side-netting.

Luna threads it through to Peprah tearing the MCFC backline apart as Peprah makes an easy bottom-right corner finish!

Noah Sadaoui hits the crossbar missing a golden opportunity!

Noah Sadaoui scores a brilliant volley to score on his debut!

Aimen threads it through to Aiban on the right wing who plays a low-driven cross for Noah inside the box who finishes it with ease!

Luna crosses the ball in from the free-kick as Noah heads to Peprah in front of goal. The striker makes a solid first-touch finish into the net but he was clearly off-side!

Peprah is brought down by Shinde at the edge of the box. Freekick from a dangerous position for KBFC!

MCFC’s Mohd Kaif makes an acrobatic goalline clearance before Peprah could get a touch of the ball to keep the scores level!

Luna is given too much time and space far away but still he tries to find a goal from distance, the ball almost kisses the crossbar but doesn’t dip enough. 

Aiman heads the ball off of a Luna corner kick but his attempt too goes off target.

Sadaoui puts a cross from the left wing again but MCFC boots the ball away. Luna is making a plethora of runs but isn’t being fed the ball enough. Noah had a chance in front of goal as the ball took a deflection and went high but Noah misses the ball completely while attempting a volley.

Mumbai City is starting to launch long balls ahead to try and relieve the back line off some pressure but KBFC’s defence is not giving anything away.

Luna and Sadaoui have been asserting their authority in the Mumbai City half but yet to make a good attempt on goal, however, it seems like its only a matter of time before KBFC finds the net.

Aimen plays a ball into the final third for Aiban but his shot goes way wide off target.

KBFC has already won four corners!

A solid ball by Hormipam into the box from behind but Luna loses balance inside the box before he could make a connection.

Noah threads a pass into the box for Luna but his pass is deflected away for a corner. Noah again launches a cross in but MCFC heads it away to safety.

KBFC is even pushing its full back way high up since MCFC is not launching any attacks.

Noah this time makes a trivela cross in but MCFC is holding the fort, playing extremely defensive.

This time Luna slots a ball across the box from the right wing but cleared away by MCFC’s backline.

Hormipam almost scores a header after Noah makes a solid delivery into the box. 

KBFC is pressing high aggressively but the young MCFC side is doing well under pressure in its own half, but is yet to make a threat in the opposing half.

Mumbai City’s reserve team is set to face a challenging match as KBFC is fielding a far stronger team on paper with Noah Sadaoui making his debut in yellow and star man Adrian Luna leading the side.

On 24 December 2023, Kerala Blasters punished Mumbai City for its defensive errors and kept its unbeaten streak at home intact with a 2-0 win at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium on Sunday.

Egged on by the biggest crowd of the season, Kerala Blasters latched on to the chances and killed the contest by the end of the first half.

In light of the recent natural calamity and tragic loss of life in Wayanad, Kerala Blasters players will wear black armbands during their opening group fixture of The ​Durand Cup 2024. ​This gesture is to express our deepest solidarity and condolences to those affected during this difficult time.

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