Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters Live! Live Scores, Commentary, and Updates- ISL 2019/20

PEEP! PEEP! PEEP! Bengaluru FC win the game 1-0 courtesy of a goal in the 55th minute by Sunil Chhetri. Their unbeaten run in home from last season extends to 16 matches and Kerala Blasters are the latest victim. They move to the second spot in the points table level on points with Jamshedpur and stay unbeaten in the sixth edition of ISL. Till then, this is Abhishek Kundu saying goodbye. Do stay tuned to Sportskeeda to get the latest ISL and Indian football updates.

90+4' Augusto is fouled near the touchline by Rahul KP and that should be it. Bengaluru will take all the time to wind down the clock.

90+3' Semboi Haokip goes past his marker in the right wing and he finds Chhetri on the centre of the box. But, his shot is blocked.

90+2' Sahal Abdul Samad with another mazy run this time taking off Dimas Delgado. He gives the ball to Rahul KP on the right wing and he lays it off square for Raphael Messi Bouli who blasts the ball into the back of the net. But, the assistant had raised the flag before.

90+1' Edmund tries to wriggle his way through the Kerala Blasters defense but Jeakson Singh comes from behind and sweeps the ball off his feet.

90' 4 Minutes added on.

89' Bengaluru FC make their substitution. Ogbeche guides Udanta off the pitch.

OFF- Udanta Singh
ON- Edmund Lalrindika

88' Mohammed Rafi is walking off the arena. Kerala Blasters will have to play the remainder of the game with ten men.

87' Raju Gaekwad with another of his traditional long ball but it misses everyone and Juanan stoops to his waist level to clear the danger.

86' The game resumes after three minutes of stoppage. They are playing with ten men and remember Kerala have made all their substitutions.

83' Dimas with another brilliant swinging corner. Jeakson heads it and Mohammed Rafi clears the danger ultimately with an overhead kick. But, he is down and cannot get up. Looks like he has broken his hip. Not a good sight for Schattorie.

82' Bengaluru FC win a corner. Can they produce another goal and kill the game here?

81' SHOT! Raju Gaekwad with his traditional long ball and the tall man Messi Bouli towers above his marker to connect it. But, it was wide and the ball trickles away for a goal kick.

80' We are into the final ten minutes of regulation time. Will Kerala Blasters find the elusive equaliser?

79' HANDBALL! Dimas Delgado with a long ball trying to find Udanta on the centre but he controls the ball with his hand and the referee adjudges the decision against him.

77' CHANCE! Messi with a brilliant cross-field diagonal pass from the right to the left side of the pitch trying to find Sahal. But, he is a tad late and Gurpreet sees the ball out for a goal-kick.

76' Kerala Blasters throw the kitchen sink with a double substitution here.

OFF- Abdul Hakku
OFF- Mohammed Rakip

ON- Mohammed Rafi
ON- Vlatko Drobarov

74' SAVE! What a save from TP Rehenesh. Shades of him from the first season of ISL. Udanta beats his marker and swings in a low cross away from goal. It falls kindly to Raphael Augusto whose first-time shot is saved brilliantly by the left foot of Rehenesh.

73' Lucky for Kerala as Dimas tries to find Paartalu whose acrobatics fails to connect the ball.

72' Sahal Abdul Samad goes in the book. Nishu Kumar who has just gone from left back to right back with his first contribution, surge forward for the overlap. Sahal needs to improve his defensive duties here. That was a harmful position and he swings his arm to concede a free-kick from just outside the box. And, everyone knows how much Bengaluru FC are dangerous from the set-pieces.

70' Bengaluru FC make their first change. The super-sub from the previous game is on.

OFF- Harmanjot Singh Khabra
ON- Thongkhosiem Haokip

68' CHANCE! Raphael Messi Bouli goes past Nishu Kumar with his first touch, goes past Serran on the touchline and is through on goal. Unselfishly, he lays it off for Rahul KP. But, the youngster takes two touches to control before finding the angle and the time kills the chance. The shot was weak too and Gurpreet saw it comfortably going away for a goal kick.

67' FOUL by Udanta! Udanta with a shoulder-to-shoulder on Jessel Carneiro and the Goan lad falls down tumbling. It was a clear challenge there but referee gives a free-kick.

65' Yellow card to Raphael Messi Bouli here. He tucked down Harmanjyout Singh Khabra from behind. Had conceded many cheap fouls before and it was only time before he saw yellow.

63' Rakip is the Man of the Match for me here. Raphael Augusto with a slimy pass to Ashique trying to set him free in the left wing but Rakip with a brilliant sliding touch to avert the danger.

62' Kerala Blasters make their first change. A Keralite for a Keralite.

OFF- Prasanth K
ON- Sahal Abdul Samad

60' We see Sahal Abdul Samad reading instructions from the assistant and looks like the poster boy of Kerala football is coming on.

58' CHANCE! Kerala Blasters survive a scare here. Rehenesh succumbs to the high intensity with which the game is being played and passes it straight to Raphael Augusto. The Brazilian lays it off for Dimas who controls it with a touch and bends his body to side foot it. But, Raju Gaekwad puts his body on the line to keep the scoreline only 1-0 behind. Great defending from the former India U-23 captain.

55' GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL! Sunil Chhetri gives Bengaluru FC the lead.

Dimas Delgado swings a corner at the penalty spot and Chhetri who ran from outside the box with no one marking stoops low to head it home. It looks like a training ground routine for everyone and he gets his fourth goal against Kerala Blasters

54' And, now Abdul Hakku goes into the book. He fouls Chhetri from behind and becomes the second Kerala Blasters player to go into the book.

53' Yellow card to Harmanjot Khabra for kicking Rahul KP from behind. He was through at the centre circle and is lucky to only see yellow.

52' CHANCE! Udanta flies past everyone in the right wing and he swings in a low cross across the face of the goal. Chhetri had run forward and Ashique had to run back to control it. He lays it off for Dimas whose long-range effort is blocked.

50' CHANCE! Dimas gets the ball in the penalty box. He lays it off for Sunil Chhetri but his shot is blocked. The ball falls to Udanta on the rebound and he swivels past four players only for his shot to go for a corner.

49' OFFSIDE! Raphael Augusto razzles and dazzles with the ball and frees Nishu Kumar who overlapped. But, he didn't time his run properly and the assistant raises his flag.

47' CHANCE! Ogbeche is in the final third and Prasanth makes a run in the wing from the blindside completely catching Nishu Kumar off-guard. He swings in a low cross from inside the box but Juanan intercepts it and clears the danger.

46' Ashique controls a bobbing ball in the left-wing and tries to go past Rakip. But, Prasanth comes back to help him and Kerala win the ball back.

46' We are back for the second half. Kerala Blasters gets us going here in Kanteerava

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PEEP! PEEP! There is the half-time whistle and it stays 0-0. A disallowed goal puts Bengaluru behind at the Fortress. Don't go anywhere as we will be back for the second half.

45+2' MISS! Dimas to Ashique to Chhetri and the captain makes a yard for himself with his first touch. The angle is narrow but his shot hits the side-netting. For someone of his calibre, that should have at least hit the target.

45+1' Raphael Augusto beats his marker and sets Ashique free on the left wing. He outruns Rakip this time and swings in a low cross but Hakku saves the day.

45' 2 Minutes added on.

42' MISS! Messi Bouli had a glorious chance to prove his worth to the Kerala Blasters faithful but the Cameroonian blazes his effort. A long ball from Rehenesh bypasses everyone and falls in his feet after Serran was caught napping. He drifts left, something which we have seen all day long in the first half, but his shot kisses the sky.

41' Gurpreet collects the ball outside the box. But, the referee gives a free-kick in favour of him as Ogbeche had bundled him out. No malice there.

40' CHANCE! Bengaluru FC leading Kerala Blasters on the man count and Ashique sets Chhetri free on the left-wing. The captain tries to cut inside but Rakip is brave enough to make a challenge inside the box and concede only a corner.

38' CHANCE! The ball is with Udanta and he gives it to Raphael Augusto. The Brazilian tries to find Chhetri by cutting through the defenders but Rehenesh comes ahead and collects the ball comfortably.

36' MISS! How did Serran miss that? Udanta with a cheeky cross to Serran who had stayed up from the free-kick. He gives it to Augusto and he goes to the byline and puts it across the face of the goal. Serran had an empty net gaping at him but the Spaniard heads it wide from a hand-shaking distance.

34' FREE KICK to Bengaluru and a yellow card to Mohammed Rakip! Kerala Blasters' plan to mark Ashique by crowding with Rakip and Prasanth fails on this occasion. Ashique breaks off from both of them on this occasion and almost reaches the penalty box. But, Rakip sticks a leg from behind and Kerala concede a free-kick from just outside the penalty box in the left-wing.

33' Jessel sprints down the left flank as no one is marking him. He lays it off for Messi but Serran wins the ball from his feet.

30' CHANCE! Kerala Blasters have a glorious chance out of nowhere. Gurpreet with a poor back pass trying to play from the back and Messi is one-on-one with him. But, he comes out of his line to make up for his mistake. That was almost 1-0 for Kerala.

Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters Live! Live Scores, Commentary, and Updates- ISL 2019/20

The match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. IST