Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan Live Score - ISL 2020 Live Score & Commentary

That's all we have from the opening game of ISL 2020-21, with a happy ending for the Mariners and their fans. Tomorrow, NorthEast United take on Mumbai City FC at the Tilak Maidan, do join our live coverage for that one. Until then, this is Aaditya Narayan signing off. Good night!

Full-time: Kerala Blasters 0-1 ATK Mohun Bagan

Of course it had to be that man Roy Krishna to decide this ISL opener. In a game in which Kerala Blasters had the bulk of the possession, Bagan defended superbly throughout the game, with Tiri being a brick wall in defence.

Eventually, it did take a defensive error to decide the game, with Cidoncha and Vicente Gomez attacking the same ball, and failing to clear it. It meant that the loose ball fell to Krishna, who fired past Albino Gomes to score what would be the eventual winner.

Kerala Blasters had a couple of very presentable opportunities to score, which fell to Ritwik Das and Sahal Abdul Samad, but they could not make proper contact on the ball, when they were in dangerous positions.

Eventually, it was the experience at the back for Bagan that prevailed and gave them a winning start to their ISL campaign.

90 + 5" PEEEEPPPP!!! ATK Mohun Bagan win on their ISL debut!

90 + 4' No we don't. Bagan have a free-kick, as Kone bumps into McHugh while trying to attack the corner.

90 + 3' Puitea! Bagan don't deal with a long ball into the box, and clear it only as far as Puitea on the edge of the box. His strike is deflected behind for a corner. Do we have a late twist?

90 + 1' Four minutes of stoppage time, as Kerala Blasters look to find this equaliser.

90' Williams is so clever to win that free-kick there. Lalruatthara nudges the Australian on the back while challenging for a long-ball, and Bagan have a free-kick.

89' Desperation is beginning to set in for the Kerala Blasters. Javi Hernandez has sucked Pereyra into making a challenge on him, but the Argentine catches the Spaniard's foot. Facundo Pereyra goes into the book.

87' Seityasen! That's another chance for Kerala Blasters, as Kerala Blasters work the ball on the edge of the box, before finding Seityasen in space. His shot, though, is high and gives Arindam no worry.

86' That's the final throw of the dice now from Vicuna, as attacker comes on for centre-back. A torrid evening for Sahal also comes to an end.

On: Lalruatthara and Facundo Pereyra
Off: Sahal Abdul Samad and Bakary Kone

85' Subhasish's long ball sees Manvir run onto it, but he's stopped in his tracks by COsta,

82' Chance for Murray! Seityasen's floated cross is met by the Aussie at the back-post, but his header is well-wide. If Murray had left the ball, it would have found Puitea in space inside the box.

82' Bagan have swapped a hitman for another, as Krishna goes off to be replaced by Williams.

On: David Williams
Off: Roy Krishna

81' The corner is well cleared, but it then comes out to Prasanth, who puts in a good cross, that is only cleared as far as Sahal. His attempted volley is skewed and goes well over the target.

80' Tiri gives away a cheap corner now, as his attempted header back to Arindam goes behind.

80' Ooohh Edu Garcia! Bagan boot one up to Krishna who chests it down for Garcia on the edge of the area. He hits his shot straight across the face of goal, and it ends up wide of the target. n

79' Sahal loses the ball again as he tries to dribble past a host of bodies that surrounded him when he was on the ball there.

79' Hernandez takes a shot from distance, but Albino's behind the ball and collects comfortably.

77' That is more sloppy play from Sahal in midfield, as he loses the ball to Javi Hernandez in midfield. The Kerala man then goes back to try and win it from the Spaniard, but Kone fouls and Bagan have a free-kick in a promising position.

With fifteen minutes left in the game, there is a cooling break now. Can Vicuna find words of inspiration to get an equaliser here?

75' Two changes for the Blasters now, as Cidoncha and Ritwik Das come off to be replaced by Murray and Puitea.

On: Jordan Murray and Lalthathanga Khawlhring
Off: Sergio Cidoncha and Ritwik Das

73' Play has momentarily stopped, after a clash of heads in the Kerala Blasters box sees McHugh on the floor.

72' That is superb from Tiri again, as he rises highest to clear Cidoncha's corner. The ball goes back to the Spaniard, whose attempted cross is poor. Edu Garcia springs forward on the break, and plays it square to Krishna who draws the foul.

71' Cidoncha's corner is headed behind by Tiri for another corner, which the Spaniard will reload.

70' That's good defending from Tiri. Hooper receives the ball on the edge of the box, and looks to work a yard for the shot, but the Spanish centre-back stays close to him, and deflects the shot away for a corner.

69' Vicuna is responding straightaway to going behind. The Australian Jordan Murray is getting ready to come on.

67' GOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! It's that man Roy Krishna!

Bagan's Fijian hitman has opened his account for the season! Manvir does well to run through the left, his cross is not cleared well enough by Kerala Blasters, as two players clash for the same ball. Krishna pounces on the loose ball, and smashes it past Albino, who had no chance.

65' Nice cross from Seityasen! That is a nice bit of play down the left flank from Vicente Gomez, Cidoncha and Seityasen. His cross is punched away by Arindam, who then collides with Jhingan. No harm done to anyone physically though.

64' Another decent move from Kerala Blasters breaks down for want of a quality pass in the final third. Sahal finds Ritwik in space on the right flank, but his cross floats straight through to Arindam.

63' Manvir Singh comes on to replace Pronay Halder. Edu Garcia and Javi Hernandez will move to deeper roles, alongside McHugh in midfield.

On: Manvir Singh
Off: Pronay Halder

62' The answer is now, as Manvir Singh is getting his instructions from the Bagan coaching staff, prior to coming on for his club debut.

61' ATK Mohun Bagan have been unable to string together any moves of note since the beginning of the second half. When does Habas turn to his bench?

59' It is not Ritwik Das who goes off, as Kibu Vicuna decides that Nongdamba Naorem has played enough on his ISL debut.

On: Seityasen Singh
Off: Nongdamba Naorem

57' It looks like Kerala Blasters are getting Seityasen Singh ready to come on, you would think Ritwik Das would be the one he replaces.

56' That is a scrappy passage of play, with tackles flying in from the midfielders. Eventually, though, referee Crystal John does not blow for a foul, even though he had his whistle in his mouth on a couple of occasions.

54' That is another promising move from Kerala Blasters that ends up with a poor final pass. Cidoncha slipped Hooper through, but the Englishman was forced wide. Eventually, Naorem found himself in a good crossing position but that is woefully overhit.

53' Sahal picks up the ball on the left flank, and looks to run at the Bagan defence. But he tries to take on one defender too many, before McHugh steals the ball off him.

50' What a chance for Sahal! Jessel is found in space on the left flank, and he puts in a decent cross into the box that Bagan fail to clear. The ball falls to Sahal in space in the box. His shot is miscued though, as it skews off the outside off his boot and out for a goal-kick.

50' Sloppy from Sandesh. Under no pressure, he mishits a clearance straight up into the sky, Pritam Kotal cannot control it, Kerala Blasters have a throw-in.

49' Garcia whips the ball in but it is too close to Albino, who convincingly punches the ball out of danger.

48' Straight up at the other end, Bagan have themselves a free-kick, after a clumsy tackle from Kone on Edu Garcia. The Spaniard himself will take this free-kick - an in-swinger from the left flank.

47' That's a half-chance for Kerala Blasters. Jessel whips a ball into Sahal at the edge of the box. The midfielder tries to cushion a header through to Hooper first-time, but overhits it, and the ball rolls out.

46' That is another sloppy moment from Jessel to begin this half, as he fails to control a pass from Costa, to give Bagan a throw-in. But the Blasters defend the throw-in well enough to snuff out any danger.

46' PEEEEPPPP! And we are back underway, with Krishna getting the ball rolling for the second half in this ISL 2020-21 opener.

The players are back on the field for the start of the second half, which ATK Mohun Bagan will get underway.

Half-Time: Kerala Blasters 0-0 ATK Mohun Bagan

As you'd expect with a shorter pre-season than usual, this match has not yet hit peak intensity levels. Kerala Blasters have had the bulk of the possession, but they have hardly been in areas that have threatened ATK Mohun Bagan, who have had the three best chances of the game.

All those chances fell to the man they'd have wanted it to fall to, in Roy Krishna, but the Fijian was once denied by a superb Costa Nhamoinesu tackle, and put a couple of shot off target.

Ritwik Das had Kerala Blasters's best chance of the match so far, but he could not make proper contact with the ball while he was two yards from goal.

45 + 3' PEEEEPPP! That's half-time, from a largely uneventful half in Bambolim.

45 + 3' Bagan look to build through Edu Garcia and he tries to play a through-ball to Krishna, but the Fijian is offside.

45 + 2' That's good play from Prasanth and Ritwik on the right flank, but they cannot combine to set either up in a crossing position. Eventually, Sahal fouls McHugh and concedes a free-kick.

45' As the half has gone on, ATK Mohun Bagan are committing more niggly fouls in midfield, as they look to find their rhythm back.