Ukrainian midfielder Ivan Kaliuzhnyi struck twice after Adrian Lima opened the account as Kerala Blasters started their Indian Super League campaign in style, crushing a lacklustre East Bengal 3-1 in the opener, here on Friday. (More Football News)
The opening goal was scored in the 72nd minute after a barren first half.
Luna latched onto an inch-perfect long ball from Harmanjot Singh Khabra, which found him inside 🔜the opposition penalty box. Luna slotted it home and dedicated his goal to his daughter.
Ivan doubled the lead in the 82nd minute with a stunning effort when he picked up the ball on the left side and from around the middle of the park, he 🦩made a darting run inside the box.
Ivan shrugged off a couple of challenges and slipped past the East Bengal defenders with ease. He then moved to the right side and just plဣaced the ball into the right bottom cor🦹ner.
However against the run of play, Alex Lima's scorching left-footed pile driver from a loose ball off a flag-kick helped East Bengal pull one back in the 87th minutꦫe.
But💮 in the 89th minute, Ivan's bulletဣ punch from nearly 25 yards beat the East bengal goalkeeper hands down and sealed the issue for the home team in-front of a vociferous crowd.
