Atletico de Kolkata qualified for the semi-finals of the 2016 Indian Super League after drawing 1-1 against Kerala Blasters at home on Tuesday. A goal from former Blasters player Stephen Pearson cancelled out C.K Vineeth's goal and helped the team qualify to the play-offs.
Kerala Blasters, on the other hand, will need to win their next match against NorthEast United or will have to hope that the Nelo Vengada-managed club lose against Delhi Dynamos on Wednesday.
Here are the player ratings of the game, which saw the season one champions make it to the semi-finals.
Atletico de Kolkata
Debjit Majumder - 4/10
The Indian goalkeeper's error resulted in Kerala's opener and another mistake almost resulted in a second. The 28-year old could have cost his team the game and was fortunate to concede only one goal on the night. Debjit was not troubled much in the game other than that.
Pritam Kotal - 6.5/10
The full-back made a good clearance in the first half, which saved his team from trouble or maybe a goal. The 23-year old was fortunate to get booked for a foul on Kervens Belfort in the 32nd minute of the game. The Indian defender contributed offensively with a couple of crosses. Kotal's block of a Mohammed Rafi shot was another good contribution from the player.
Arnab Mondal - 5/10
The centre-back made some routine clearances and interceptions against the Steve Coppell-managed side. The Indian could have done better to not give C.K Vineeth a free header at goal though.
Tiri - 6/10
The Spaniard was solid at the back for the season one champions. He made sure that none of the opposition players went past him easily and gave C.K Vineeth a tough time. The 25-year old made some good clearances too.
Robert Lalthlamuana - 5/10
The 28-year old player was very quiet when he was on the pitch and was replaced at the beginning of the second half by Keegan Pereira due to an injury.
Borja Fernandez - 5/10
Borja provided Kolkata good defensive cover and also kept the ball rolling with his short neat passes. Other than that he didn't contribute much.
Stephen Pearson - 8/10
Pearson did very well to get onto Helder Postiga's pass and equalise for his side. That goal saw the Kolkata qualify to the play-offs.
Abhinas Ruidas - 7/10
The Indian attacker had a pretty good game. He was effective on the left wing and made some good crosses into the box. Ruidas also got into scoring positions too. Overall it was a good performance from the player.
Javi Lara - 6/10
The 30-year old was a threatening figure on the right wing for Kolkata. Kerala left-back Josu Currais had a tough time defending against his fellow countryman. However, Lara couldn't make any significant contributions.
Iain Hume - 7/10
The former Kerala Blasters player troubled his old team with his athleticism. Hume also played a crucial role in Pearson's goal with a pass to Helder Postiga, who in turn passed it to the English midfielder.
Helder Postiga - 6.5/10
Postiga was involved in the build-up of Kolkata's goal before giving a sweet pass to Pearson to score. The Portuguese linked up with his fellow attackers well and caused trouble to the Kerala defence. The 34-year old couldn't take advantage of the chance he got.
Substitutes
Keegan Pereira - 5/10
The left-back came on for Lalthlamuana in the beginning of the second half and was quite decent at the back. However, he picked up a yellow card for a foul on C.K Vineeth.
Juan Belencoso - 5/10
The striker came on for Iain Hume for the last ten minutes and there wasn't enough time for make an impact.
Sameehg Doutie - N/A
The South African replaced Javi Lara in the 90 minute and didn't have time to contribute.
Kerala Blasters
Graham Stack - 5/10
The former Arsenal goalkeeper wasn't troubled much in the game and couldn't do much about the goal. However, Stack gave the Kerala Blasters fans a heart attack moment, when Hume almost closed him down in the second half.
Sandesh Jhingan - 5.5/10
The Indian defender could have stopped Pearson's run before he scored Kolkata's equaliser. Other than that Jhingan was decent at the back, making some good clearances and blocks. The 23-year old's key contribution for his team was a splendid tackle he made on Ruidas to deny him having a shot on goal.
Aaron Hughes - 6/10
The Kerala marquee player had a good game at the back on the night. The 37-year old was also active offensively, putting in crosses and going forward for set-pieces.
Cedric Hengbart - 6.5/10
Like Hughes, Hengbart was involved defensively and offensively, too. The Frenchman did his defensive responsibilities well and also got the assist for Kerala's goal. The 36-year old also caused problems from set-pieces.
Josu Currais - 6/10
The Spaniard couldn't go forward much because he was kept on his toes by Lara. His free-kick just before half-time could have resulted in a goal if Mohammed Rafi had headed the ball into the net than over the bar. The 23-year old made another great cross just after that, which was headed wide by Ouzin Ndoye.
Mehtab Hossain - 5.5/10
Mehtab covered the team's defence well and also contributed offensively, and the midfielder took most of Kerala's corners and if it had not been for Ruidas' top class block, Rafi would have scored from one of it. However, the 31-year old picked up an unnecessary yellow card, which rules him out of the next game.
Ishfaq Ahmed - 4/10
The 33-year old did not have any impact on the game and was quiet when he was on the pitch. On one instance, Ishfaq was easily bullied off the ball by Keegan. That moment pretty much summed up the player's performance. He was replaced by Vinit Rai in the 82nd minute of the game.
Ouzin Ndoye - 4/10
Giving away the ball cheaply was one of Ndoye's two key moments in the first half and the other was heading wide a free header. In the second half, he made one good through ball to Ishfaq and also ruined a good attacking move from his team.
Mohammed Rafi - 6/10
Rafi should have scored from Josu's free-kick before half-time and on another occasion, he was unfortunate not to score after his shot was blocked well by Ruidas. The 34-year-old and Kervens Belfort had good chemistry and linked up well.
Kervens Belfort - 5.5/10
The Haitian caused trouble to the opposition defence as usual and even got past them easily some times. One of Belfort's two shots were straight at the keeper and the other was wide of the post. The 24-year old also made some neat passes to his fellow attackers.
C.K Vineeth - 7/10
The striker's first key contribution itself was the goal. Vineeth made no mistake from close range in heading the ball into the net. Him not celebrating his goal in honour of the Chapecoense players who lost their lives in a plane crash on Tuesday was a class act. The Bengaluru FC player was frustrated by Tiri and could have been booked for the fouls he committed. The player tried an acrobatic bicycle kick but it went over the bar.
Substitutes
Vinit Rai - N/A
The young midfielder came on for Ishfaq for the last few minutes and hardly had time to make any impact.
