Kerala Blasters ended Hyderabad FC’s unbeaten run and climbed to the top of the table with a 1-0 win in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Sunday.
lvaro Vázquez (42nd) scored in the first half which eventually proved to be the winner as Kerala extended their unbeaten streak to nine games, with a better goal difference than Mumbai City FC at the top of the points table, both on 17. . Points from 10 games. It was the first time that they topped the Hero ISL table for the first time after the last seven years.
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Hyderabad, on the other hand, saw the end of their eight-match unbeaten run and slipped to the third spot in the table with 16 points from 10 matches.
Hyderabad had a chance to take the lead early on when Edu Garcia’s free-kick was deflected by Prabhasukhan Gill over the crossbar after the ball was skilfully swung over the wall.
Bartholomew Ogbeche was shown his fourth yellow card in the next minute, meaning he would miss the next match.
Kattimani made a brilliant save in the 24th minute to negate George Diaz as Kerala knocked on the door.
As the match progressed, both teams tried to create a clear opportunity before Vazquez helped put the yellow shirt nose forward. A long throw-in met Sahal Abdul Samad, who made it past the danger zone, where Vazquez hit a sweet volley to defeat the keeper.
Hyderabad came close to Ogbeche at the end of halftime but the Nigerian hit a wide. In the second period, Hyderabad tried to advance but failed to seize any real opportunities in front of the goal, except for one where Kerala captain Jessel Carneiro held his side with a goal clearance.
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