Kerala Blasters vs RoundGlass Punjab FC HIGHLIGHTS, Super Cup 2023: Diamantakos, Nishu and Rahul score to give Kerala 3-1 win

And with this, we come to an end with Kerala burying down their past to register an emphatic victory over I League champions, RoundGlass Punjab in their backyard. Goals from captain Diamantakos, Nishu Kumar and Rahul KP give Blaster a 3-1 win.

GOALLLL! It is Rahul KP! Error from the defensive line of Punjab as they became too complacent and Rahul stepped in and run away with the ball to find the back of the net this time in the 95th minute. What a goal to end the game.

KBFC 3-1 RPG

Kerala is on the cusp of a win as they hold the ball possession with control.

Five minutes have been added after the 90 minutes of regulation time.

Rahul KP goes on a solo run from the right flank and Bidya Sagar is running parallel to him, Rahul makes a cross that has been deflected by keeper Kiran’s gloves as Kerala missed the chance to down the shutter.

Double change for Punjab. Ajay Chhetri and Ashis Pradhan comes in with the set of fresh legs and Brandon Vanlalremdika and Freddy Lallawmawma end their shifts.

The pace of the game has dropped significantly. Kerala did one more chance as Sahal makes way for Bryce.

Sahal Abdul Samad seemed to have injured himself. A small halt in the play.

Subs for Kerala: ⬅️Bijoy & Danish |➡️ Leskovic & Jeakson

What an attack by Punjab. They had at least four chances in the last sixty seconds to score an equaliser. Kerala needs to calm things down.

GOALLLLLL! Super sub-Krishna! Juan Mera shows lovely skill to beat the defender from the right flank and crosses it to the left to Krishna to find the back of the net this time to cut the lead to half! Game on, says Punjab!

KBFC 2-1 RGP

Sahal deceives a couple of Punjab players in the midfield and gives a reverse pass to Rahul KP who went ahead with the ball and almost got Kerala the third goal but a foul on a Punjab player will cut short his burst of acceleration.

Chance, miss! A ball from Luka and Krishna runs down the left flank to put pressure on the keeper but fails to find the back of the net.

First change for Kerala in the night. OUT: Dimitrios Diamantakos | IN: Rahul KP

Juan Mera sees him getting booked by the referee as he challenged Salah.

Subs for Punjab - OUT: 39 Mohammed Salah | IN: 50 Naocha Singh

The Punjab team looks down and out as they seemed to be running out of ideas. All small attempts to be creative in the middle are failing as Kerala is playing very compact.

Same old strategy from Kerala to dictate the pace after scoring a goal. Punjab looks to deteriorate as time goes on.

GOALLLLLLLL! Nishu Kumar finds the net to demolish the disoriented defence of Punjab to give Kerala Blasters a second goal in this game. Blasters doubles their lead.

Luka fouled on Bijoy, a quick sorry from the Punjab captain as the play goes on.

Captain Luka is on the run and gives a spot-on pass further, Krishna runs hard from the left flank but he has been taken down inside the box! A penalty? The referee says to play on but Brandon is protesting against the decision and gets the booking from the referee. Too much happening at the same time but Punjab misses the chance here.

Lhungdim wins the challenge against Giannou Apostolos, a free kick for Punjab.

Half-time substitution for Punjab:

OUT: 10 Maheson Singh | IN: Krishnananda Singh

Diamantakos converted the penalty and that has been the difference between the two teams in the first half.

Kerala is playing it smart here as they are keeping the ball possession and dictating the pace of the game. Three added minutes are about to end.

Sahal is in the run once again but Lhungdim defence his heart out this time to avoid any other casualties.

GOALLLLLL! Captain Diamantakos takes a wrong-footed penalty which deceives Kiran to give Blasters a lead which they were looking for about more than 40 minutes.

KBFC 1-0 RGP

Saurav has been taken down inside the box, an error from Punjab as they gift a penalty kick to Kerala!

A good battle between Sahal and Lhungdim and it is the Punjab youngster who wins the battle here. Ball possession to Punjab.

Another chance but Kerala fails to get the most out of it. Saurav gets the ball from Sahal and he beats the last line of defence from the right flank and crosses to Sahal, on the left but timely intervention by keeper Kiran will deny a gaol to Blasters. Big change, big miss for Blasters!

A challenge by Vipin on Freddy will give a free kick to Punjab. Captain Luka takes the set piece and his curling ball went past everyone.

Chance! A perfect ball was given by Sahal but Danish could not finish it as he misses the post.

Suresh Meitei shows grit and persists in the pursuit of defence. Diamantakos fails to win one-on-one against him as Punjab stops the Blaster’s attack once again.

A tough challenge by Bijoy on Punjab captain Luka as he has been thumped on the ground.

Vipin, from deep, tries to beat the defence as he tries to find Ayush on the right flank, but Ayush was slow and he misses the ball as it goes out of play.

Captain Dimitrios Diamantakos shows his speed to beat the final line of defence but a timely defence by Valpuia will deny any chances for Kerala. Blasters, however, win a corner, nothing out of it.

First corner of the match, Kerala wins corner because of the pressure Sahal created from the left flank. A loose shot as Punjab takes the ball possession back.

Sahal is on the run from the left flank as he went past the defenders with wonder skills but Punjab, who got enough time to consolidate in the defence kept the ball out of play.

A lovely long ball for Valpuia but he misses making contact with the ball as Punjab fails to salvage a goal from this attempt.

Punjab has possession now and Juan Mera goes on a solo run by deceiving two defenders with his cheeky skill with the ball but a timely interception will make sure the scoreline remains the same.

Saurav is on the run from the left flank but his far-fetched shot has been missed by the front line of Blasters.

A foul by Freddy Lallawmawma on Luka, nothing serious as the match proceeds without any booking.

Close, Miss! A set piece for Kerala, Vibin takes and passes a curling ball to Victor Mongil who mistimes his jump as Kerala misses an easy chance to get into the lead.

RoundGlass Punjab is able to hold the ball possession in the initial time. A huge manjappada ssupport is backing the home team in Kozhikode.

We are underway at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode.

All the pre-match proceedings are done as we head into live action.

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Both teams are yet to face off against each other in a competitive game.

• Total matches: 0 games | Kerala Blasters: 0 win | RoundGlass Punjab: 0 win | Draws: 0

• Kerala Blasters: L-L-L-L-W
• RoundGlass Punjab: W-W-W-W-W

• Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu, Ravi Kumar, Jaskarenvir Singh
• Defenders: Aleksandar Ignjatovic, Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Tekcham Abhishek Singh, Deepak Devrani, Shankar Sampingiraj, Hmingthanmawia, Suresh Meitei, Naocha Singh, Mohammed Salah
• Midfielders: Freddy Lallawmawma, Samuel Lalmuanpuia, Brandon Vanlalremdika, Ajay Chhetri, Ashis Pradhan, Maheson Singh, Manglenthang Kipgen, Juan Carlos Nellar, Juan Mera
• Forwards: Krishnananda Singh, Pranjal Bhumij, Aphaoba Singh, Daniel Lalhlimpuia, Luka Majcen

Coach: Staikos Vergetis

• 16 Kiran Kumar Limbu (GK); 74 Suresh Meitei, 5 Hmingthanmawia, 12 Khaiminthang Lhungdim, 39 Mohammed Salah, 20 Juan Nellar, 8 Freddy Lallawmawma, 10 Maheson Singh, 30 Brandon Vanlalremdika, 11 Juan Mera, 99 Luka Majcen (C)

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• 31 Sachin (GK), 22 Nishu Kumar, 21 Bijoy, 23 Victor Mongil, 8 Ayush, 33 Vibin Mohanan, 6 Danish Farooq, 27 Saurav, 18 Sahal, 99 Apostolos, 9 Dimitrios Diamantakos (C)

• Goalkeepers: Prabhsukhan Singh Gill, Karanjit Singh, Sachin Suresh, Muheet Shabir
• Defenders: Victor Mongil, Marko Leskovic, Hormipam Ruivah, Sandeep Singh, Bijoy Varghese, Nishu Kumar, Jessel Carneiro, Muhammed Saheef, Thejas Krishna
• Midfielders: Danish Farooq, Ayush Adhikari, Jeakson Singh, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Mohammed Azhar, Vibin Mohanan
• Forwards: Bryce Brian Miranda, Saurav Mandal, Rahul K.P, Sahal Abdul Samad, Nihal Sudeesh, Bidyashagar Singh, Sreekuttan M.S, Mohammed Aimen, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Apostolos Giannou

Coach: Ivan Vukomanovic

• Kiran Chemjong, Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Aleksandar Ignjatovic, Deepak Devrani, Freddy Lallawmawma, Brandon Vanlalremdika, Adnan Secerovic, Naocha Singh, Pranjal Bhumij, Luka Majcen, Krishananda Singh

• Prabhsukhan Gill; Hormipam Ruivah, Nishu Kumar, Victor Mongil, Marko Leskovic, Vibin Mohanan, Jeakson Singh, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Danish Farooq, Dimitrios Diamantakos, Rahul Kannoly Praveen

• When will Kerala Blasters vs RoundGlass Punjab, Super Cup 2023 match be played?

The Super Cup 2023 match between Kerala Blasters and RoundGlass Punjab will be played on April 8th.

• Where will Kerala Blasters vs RoundGlass Punjab, Super Cup 2023 match be played?

The Super Cup 2023 match between Kerala Blasters and RoundGlass Punjab will be played at the EMS Stadium Kozikhode in Kerala.

• What time will Kerala Blasters vs RoundGlass Punjab, Super Cup 2023 match kick-off?

The Super Cup 2023 match between Kerala Blasters and RoundGlass Punjab will begin at 8:30 PM IST.

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The Super Cup 2023 match between Kerala Blasters and RoundGlass Punjab will be streamed live on the FanCode app and website.

• Which TV Channel will telecast Kerala Blasters vs RoundGlass Punjab, Super Cup 2023 match live?

The Super Cup 2023 match between Kerala Blasters and RoundGlass Punjab will be telecasted on the Sony Sports network in India.