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.
