ISL 2017, Match 16: Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC, 5 Talking Points
Mumbai City FC rose from the dead as they restricted Kerala Blasters to a 1-1 draw in Sunday's crunch ISL encounter. Kerala began the match with intent and hunger.
However, their purpose vanished in the second half and the visitors made the most of it with a fine team goal. Here are the major talking points from tonight's exciting match up!
#1 Kerala finally join the party
Two matches, two goalless draws, things were getting extremely frustrating for the team from God's own country. Simply put, Kerala were tepid and lacked inspiration in their opening two games.
Tonight against Mumbai, the Blasters played the game on the front foot from the get-go and pegged back their opponents deep into their own half. Kerala were adventurous going forward and consistently created inroads, deep in Mumbai's half.
They were duly rewarded for their positive approach as newcomer Mark Sifneos finished off a splendid team move and put his side's demons to bed. For the first time this season, the Blasters displayed hunger and clarity.