Kerala Blasters FC handed League Shield winners Jamshedpur FC a 1-0 defeat in the first leg of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 semi-final 1 at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Friday.
Sahal Abdul Samad scored the only goal of the match in the 38’ to end Jamshedpur FC’s seven-match winning streak.
Before the goal of KBFC, JFC had three chance. The first two of those opportunities went to Daniel Chima Chukwu in 10′ and 20′ while Greg Stewart missed the third one.
Ruivah Hormipam won the Hero of the Match Award.
The second leg will be played on March 15.
Next, Hyderabad FC will take on ATK Mohun Bagan in Semi-Final 2 – 1st Leg on 12th March
Kerala Blaster FC (Starting XI)
Prabhsukhan Gill (GK), Ruivah Hormipam, Marko Leskovic, Sanjeev Stalin, Harmanjot Khabra, Sahal Samad, Ayush Adhikari, Adrian Luna (C), Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Alvaro Vazquez and Jorge Diaz.
Jamshedpur FC (Starting XI)
TP Rehenesh (GK), Ricky Lallawmawma, Eli Sabia, Peter Hartley (C), PC Laldinpuia, Ritwik Das, Jitendra Singh, Pronay Halder, Seiminlen Doungel, Daniel Chukwu and Greg Stewart.
Picture Courtesy: ISL Media
