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2020–21 Kerala Blasters FC season

The 2020–21 season was the seventh season in Kerala Blasters FC's existence, as well as their seventh season in Indian Super League. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all the matches in the seventh season of ISL were played behind closed doors in three venues at Goa. GMC Athletic Stadium was chosen as the home venue for the Blasters.

Kerala Blasters
2020–21 season
ChairmanNikhil Bhardwaj
Head CoachKibu Vicuña
(until 17 February 2021)
Ishfaq Ahmed
(remainder of season)
StadiumGMC Athletic Stadium [a]
Indian Super LeagueFinal league position:10th
Play-offsDNQ
AIFF Super CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Murray (7 goals)
All: Jordan Murray (7 goals)
Average home league attendance🔒 Closed Doors[a]

Season overview edit

Background edit

On 15 March 2020, Kerala Blasters appointed Karolis Skinkys as their new Sporting director ahead of the new season.[2] On 22 April, the club officially announced the signing of Kibu Vicuña as their new manager.[3] The most surprising move was the departure of Sandesh Jhingan: he departed the club on 21 May in a mutual consent thus ending his six years association with the club.[4] The CEO, Viren D'Silva, also left the club on the same day.[5]

July edit

On 1 July 2020, Kerala Blasters officially announced that they had extended the contract of Jessel Carneiro until 2023[6]

On 8 July, the club announced the signing of goalkeeper Albino Gomes on a free transfer from Odisha FC.[7]

On 15 July, it was announced that the young midfielder Ritwik Das has joined the club from Real Kashmir.[8]

The signing of Nishu Kumar was finally confirmed by the club on 22 July. The four-year deal made Nishu the highest paid Indian defender.[9]

On 29 July, the club announced the contract extension of Abdul Hakku until 2023.[10]

August edit

On 5 August, Kerala Blasters completed the signing of left back Denechandra Meitei from TRAU F.C.[11]

On 12 August, it was announced that Sahal has extended his contract for three more years with the Blasters which made him to stay at the club until 2025.[12]

On 19 August, the club announced the signing of Indian Under 19 midfielder Givson Singh from Indian Arrows.[13]

On 22 August, Blasters announced the signing of Sandeep Singh from TRAU F.C.[14]

On 26 August, the club completed the signing of Rohit Kumar from Hyderabad FC.[15]

On 28 August, the departure of captain Bartholomew Ogbeche was officially announced by the club.[16]

September edit

On 2 September, Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Facundo Pereyra as their first foreign signing of the season. He became the first Argentine to sign for the club.[17]

On 9 September, the club announced the signing of India National Under 20 goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill on a two-year deal.[18]

On 12 September, Kerala Blasters announced the contract extension of local boy Prasanth Karuthadathkuni until 2021.[19]

On 16 September, the club announced the signing of young midfielder Puitea from NorthEast United FC on a three-year deal.[20]

On 19 September, Blasters extended the contract of Seityasen Singh until 2022.[21]

On 23 September, Blasters announced the signing of Spanish Midfielder Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez on a three-year deal.[22]

On 30 September, Blasters announced the contract extension of Rahul KP until 2025.[23]

October edit

On 5 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Gary Hooper on a one-year deal.[24]

On 8 October, the Blasters started their pre-season training camp under the assistant coach Ishfaq Ahmed.[25]

On 9 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Costa Nhamoinesu. After this deal, Nhamoinesu became the first Zimbabwean to play for the club.[26]

On 21 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Burkina Faso international defender Bakary Koné as their sixth foreign signing of the season.[27]

On 24 October, the Blasters announced the signing of Australian forward Jordan Murray as their AFC affiliated player and final foreign signing of the season.[28]

November edit

On 7 November, the Blasters announced its association with BYJU'S, the world's largest Ed-Tech company, as their new title sponsor with an option to extend the sponsorship.[29]

On 18 November, the Blasters announced Costa Nhamoinesu, Sergio Cidoncha, and Jessel Carneiro as the captains ahead of the new season with Nhamoinesu being the first choice captain.[30]

On 20 November, the Blasters lost 1–0 to ATK Mohun Bagan in the 2020-21 ISL season opener.[31]

On 26 November, the Blasters drew 2–2 against NorthEast United FC.[32]

On 29 November, the Blasters had a goalless draw against Chennaiyin FC in the South Indian Derby.[33]

December edit

On 6 December, the Blasters lost 3–1 against FC Goa.[34]

On 8 December, the Blasters confirmed that the club captain Sergio Cidoncha, who tore his right ankle ligament during the match against Chennaiyin has left for Spain to recover from the injury and will miss the remainder of the season.[35]

On 12 December, the Blasters extended the contract of Jeakson Singh until 2023.[36]

On 13 December, the Blasters lost 4–2 against Bengaluru in the South Indian Derby.[37]

On 20 December, the Blasters drew 1–1 against SC East Bengal.[38]

On 27 December, the Blasters won 2–0 against Hyderabad FC, registering their first victory of the season.[39]

On 28 December, the Blasters announced the signing of Juande as an injury replacement of Cido for the remainder of the season.[40]

On 29 December, the Blasters announced that they have signed Subha Ghosh from ATK Mohun Bagan on a three-year contract; a swap deal with Nongdamba Naorem for whom the Blasters received an undisclosed transfer fee.[41]

January edit

On 2 January 2021, the Blasters lost 2–0 against Mumbai City FC.[42]

On 7 January, the Blasters lost 4–2 against Odisha FC.[43]

On 9 January, the Blasters extended the contract of Prasanth K until 2023.[44]

On 10 January, the Blasters won 3–2 against Jamshedpur FC. After this game, Sahal Abdul Samad became the player with second most appearances for the Blasters.[45]

On 15 January, the Blasters drew 1–1 against SC East Bengal. The game saw Albino Gomes becoming the first Indian goalkeeper and only second goalkeeper overall to provide an assist in Indian Super League.[46]

On 20 January, the Blasters defeated Bengaluru FC 2–1 in the Southern Derby.[47]

On 23 January, the Blasters drew 1–1 against FC Goa.[48]

On 27 January, the Blasters had a goalless draw against Jamshedpur FC.[49]

On 29 January, the Blasters confirmed that Facundo Pereyra has suffered a broken nose before the match against Jamshedpur FC.[50]

On 31 January, the Blasters lost 3–2 against ATK Mohun Bagan FC.[51]

February edit

On 4 February, the Blasters lost 1–2 against Mumbai City FC.[52]

On 11 February, the Blasters drew 2–2 against Odisha FC.[53]

On 16 February, the Blasters lost 4–0 to Hyderabad FC.[54]

On 17 February, the club parted ways with their head coach Kibu Vicuna on mutual consent. Ishfaq Ahmed was appointed as the interim head coach for the remainder of season.[55]

On 20 February, the club extended the contract of defender Sandeep Singh until 2022.[56]

On 21 February, the Blasters drew 1–1 against Chennaiyin FC in the Southern Derby.[57]

On 26 February, the Blasters lost 2–0 against NorthEast United FC in their final match of the league.[58]

Players edit

Note: The list contains all the players who were registered by the club for the 2020-21 season

As of 29 December 2020[59][60]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1 Bilal Khan   GK (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 29)
13 Prabhsukhan Singh Gill   GK (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)
32 Albino Gomes   GK (1994-02-07) 7 February 1994 (age 30)
77 Muheet Shabir   GK (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 22)
Defenders
3 Sandeep Singh   CB (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
4 Bakary Koné   CB (1988-04-27) 27 April 1988 (age 36)
5 Nishu Kumar   RB/LB (1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 26)
14 Jessel Carneiro (Captain)   LB (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 (age 33)
24 Abdul Hakku   CB (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 29)
26 Costa Nhamoinesu (vice-captain)   CB (1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38)
39 Lalruatthara   CB/LB (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29)
45 Denechandra Meitei   LB (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994 (age 30)
Midfielders
6 Prasanth Karuthadathkuni   RW/RM/RB (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 26)
7 Seityasen Singh   RW (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 32)
8 Rohit Kumar   CDM (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
10 Facundo Pereyra   LW/RW/AM (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 36)
11 Givson Singh   CM (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 22)
15 Jeakson Singh   CDM (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 22)
17 Rahul K P   RW (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)
18 Sahal   CM/AM (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997 (age 27)
31 Juande   CDM/CB (1986-08-12) 12 August 1986 (age 37)
20 Ayush Adhikari   CM (2000-07-30) 30 July 2000 (age 23)
25 Vicente Gómez   DM/CM (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 35)
27 Ritwik Das   CM/RW (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996 (age 27)
47 Puitea   CM/RW (1998-03-30) 30 March 1998 (age 26)
99 Muktasana Sharma   CM (2001-02-01) 1 February 2001 (age 23)
Forwards
9 Jordan Murray   FW (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28)
49 Subha Ghosh   FW (2000-12-22) 22 December 2000 (age 23)
88 Gary Hooper   FW (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 36)

Other players under contract edit

Note: Player was deregistered from Indian Super League squad due to an injury.[61]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age)
22 Sergio Cidoncha   CM/AM (1990-08-27) 27 August 1990 (age 33)

Contract Extensions edit

No Player Position Contract Till Ref.
14   Jessel Carneiro Left Back 2023 [62]
18   Sahal Abdul Samad Central/Attacking Midfielder 2025 [63]
24   Abdul Hakku Centre-back 2023 [64]
17   Rahul Kannoly Praveen Winger 2025 [65]
7   Seityasen Singh Right Midfielder/Right Winger 2022 [66]
11   Prasanth K Winger 2023 [67]
15  Jeakson Singh Defensive midfielder 2023 [68]
3  Sandeep Singh Centre back/ Right back 2022

Transfers edit

Transfers In edit

Date Player Position No. Last Club Fee Ref.
8 July 2020   Albino Gomes GK 32   Odisha FC Free transfer [69]
15 July 2020   Ritwik Das CM 23   Real Kashmir FC Free transfer [70]
22 July 2020   Nishu Kumar LB/RB 22   Bengaluru FC Free transfer [71]
5 August 2020   Denechandra Meitei LB 45   TRAU F.C. Free transfer [72]
19 August 2020   Givson Singh AM 27   Indian Arrows ₹32 lakh (equivalent to ₹38 lakh or US$47,000 in 2023)
22 August 2020   Sandeep Singh CB/RB 5   TRAU F.C. Free transfer
26 August 2020   Rohit Kumar CM/DM 13   Hyderabad FC Free transfer
2 September 2020   Facundo Pereyra AM/SS 7  Apollon Limassol FC Free transfer
9 September 2020   Prabhsukhan Singh Gill GK 47   Bengaluru FC Free transfer
16 September 2020   Puitea MF/RW 30   Northeast United FC Free transfer
23 September 2020   Vicente Gómez Umpiérrez DM 4   Deportivo de La Coruña Free transfer
5 October 2020   Gary Hooper FW 9   Wellington Phoenix FC Free transfer
10 October 2020   Costa Nhamoinesu CB/LB 26   AC Sparta Prague Free transfer
21 October 2020   Bakary Koné CB 3 Free Agent Free transfer
24 October 2020   Jordan Murray FW 25   Central Coast Mariners FC Free transfer
28 December 2020   Juande DM/CM 19   Perth Glory FC Free transfer [61]
29 December 2020   Subha Ghosh FW 49   ATK Mohun Bagan FC Free transfer [73]

Promotion from reserves and youth edit

Date Player Position No. Promoted From Ref.
9 October 2020   Naorem Mahesh Singh FW –   Kerala Blasters B (U21) [74]
9 October 2020   Nongdamba Naorem MF –   Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020   Shaiborlang Kharpan FW –   Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020   Ayush Adhikari MF –   Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020   Gotimayum Muktasana Sharma MF –   Kerala Blasters B [74]
9 October 2020   Muheet Shabir Khan GK –   Kerala Blasters B (U18) [74]

Loan Returns edit

Position No. Player From
LW 19   Nongdamba Naorem   Mohun Bagan A.C.
FW 10   Matej Poplatnik   Kaposvári Rákóczi FC

Loan Outs edit

Position No. Player To
FW 23   Naorem Mahesh Singh   Sudeva Delhi FC
FW 19   Shaiborlang Kharpan   Sudeva Delhi FC

Transfers Out edit

Exit Date Player Position No. To Fee Ref.
21 May 2020   Sandesh Jhingan DF 21   ATK Mohun Bagan FC Free transfer
22 May 2020   Samuel Lalmuanpuia MF 27   Odisha FC Free Transfer
27 June 2020   Pritam Kumar Singh DF 23   East Bengal FC Free Transfer
4 July 2020   Slaviša Stojanovic FW 8   OFK Bačka Free Transfer [75]
8 July 2020   Matej Poplatnik FW 10  Livingston FC Undisclosed [76]
13 August 2020   Halicharan Narzary LW 19   Hyderabad FC Free Transfer [77]
28 August 2020   Bartholomew Ogbeche FW 10   Mumbai City FC Free transfer [78]
8 September 2020   TP Rehenesh GK 13   Jamshedpur FC Free transfer [79]
24 September 2020   Raphaël Messi Bouli FW 28   Heilongjiang Lava Spring FC Free transfer [80]
25 September 2020   Shibinraj Kunniyil GK 42   Churchill Brothers S.C. Free transfer
4 October 2020   Darren Caldeira MF 15 Retired – [81]
4 October 2020   Mario Arqués MF 6   Kelantan FC Free transfer [82]
27 October 2020   Vlatko Drobarov DF 33   PFC Cherno More Varna Free transfer [83]
4 October 2020   Moustapha Gning MF 7   SD Ejea Free transfer [84]
20 October 2020   Mohammad Rakip DF 2   Mumbai City FC Free transfer [85]
5 November 2020   Gianni Zuiverloon DF 51   ADO Den Haag Free transfer [86]
4 October 2020   Mohammed Rafi FW 20 Free Agent
4 October 2020   Raju Gaikwad DF 5   SC East Bengal Free transfer [87]
27 October 2020   Jairo Rodrigues DF 3   G.D. Fabril Free transfer [88]
4 December 2020   Arjun Jayaraj MF 30   Kerala United FC Free transfer [89]
29 December 2020  Nongdamba Naorem LW 16  ATK Mohun Bagan FC Undisclosed fee + player [90]

Management edit

As of 17 February 2021
Role Name
Head Coach/Manager   Kibu Vicuna (18 games)

  Ishfaq Ahmed (interim) (2 games)

Assistant Coach   Tomasz Tchórz[91]
Sporting Director   Karolis Skinkys[92]
Physical Trainer   Paulius Ragauskas[91]
Goalkeeping Coach   Yusuf Ansari[93]
Tactical & Analytical Coach   David Ochoa[91]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled

Owing the COVID-19 pandemic, all the clubs including Kerala Blasters FC couldn't have a proper preseason. The preseason time was cut short this season. The Blasters began their preseason against one of their fellow Indian Super League opponent, Hyderabad FC on 25 October 2020. Both squads had fielded Indian players only as the foreign players were on quarantine. In the end, the Blasters beat Hyderabad 2–0 with Rahul K.P. netting both the goals.

25 October 2020 Friendly   Kerala Blasters 2–0   Hyderabad Goa, India
16:00 IST Rahul Praveen  '  ' Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: Closed doors
30 October 2020 Friendly   Kerala Blasters 0–0   Mumbai City Goa, India
14:00 IST Report Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: Closed doors
10 November 2020 Friendly   Kerala Blasters 1–3   East Bengal Goa, India
16:00 IST Hooper   Report Pilkington    
Yumnam  		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: Closed doors
14 November 2020 Friendly   Kerala Blasters 3–0   Jamshedpur Goa, India
16:00 IST Sahal  
Hooper  
Lourenco (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: GMC Stadium, Bambolim
Attendance: Closed doors

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Super League 20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) 2021 (2021) Matchday 1 19 3 8 8 23 36 −13 015.79
Super Cup 2021 (2021) 2021 (2021) TBA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 19 3 8 8 23 36 −13 015.79

Last updated: 26 February 2021 (2021-02-26).
Source: Competitions

Indian Super League edit

Main article: 2020–21 Indian Super League season

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Bengaluru 20 5 7 8 26 28 −2 22
8 Chennaiyin 20 3 11 6 17 23 −6 20
9 East Bengal 20 3 8 9 22 33 −11 17
10 Kerala Blasters 20 3 8 9 23 36 −13 17
11 Odisha 20 2 6 12 25 44 −19 12
Source: Indian Super League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored; 7) fair play ranking; 8) drawing of lots

League Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
ResultLDDLLDWLLWDWDDLLDDDL
League Position11879999910101097899991010
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2021. Source: Matchday
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

20 November 2020 1 Kerala Blasters 0–1 ATK Mohun Bagan Bambolim
19:30 IST Samad   73'
Pereyra   89'		 Report Halder   38'
Garcia   42'
Krishna   67'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Krishna (ATKMB)
26 November 2020 2 Kerala Blasters 2–2 Northeast United Bambolim
19:30 IST Cido   5'
Rohit   37'
Hooper   45+1' (pen.)
Seityasen   48'		 Report Appiah   51'
Gurjinder   72'
Sylla   90'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Fox (NEUFC)
29 November 2020 3 Chennaiyin 0–0 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Reagan   20' Report Kone   45'
Cido   74'
Prasanth   83'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Albino (KBFC)
6 December 2020 4 Goa 3–1 Kerala Blasters Margao
21:00 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Angulo (FCG)
13 December 2020 5 Bengaluru 4–2 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Crystal John
Man of the Match: Delgado (BFC)
20 December 2020 6 Kerala Blasters 1–1 East Bengal Bambolim
19:30 IST
Report
Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Pilkington (SCEB)
27 December 2020 7 Kerala Blasters 2–0 Hyderabad Bambolim
19:30 IST Samad   20'
Hakku   29'
Jeakson   32'
Murray   88'
Pereyra   90'		 Report Ralte   90+2' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Jeakson (KBFC)
2 January 2021 8 Mumbai City 2–0 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Le Fondre   3' (pen.)
Hugo Boumous   11'
Amrinder Singh   24'
Hugo Boumous   68'
Hernán Santana   85'		 Report Gómez   39' Sandeep   70' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Amrinder (MCFC)
7 January 2021 9 Kerala Blasters 2–4 Odisha Bambolim
19:30 IST Murray   7'
Gómez   63'
Hooper   79'		 Report Jeakson  22' (o.g.)
Steven Taylor   42'
Diego Maurício   50', 60'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Maurício (OFC)
10 January 2021 10 Jamshedpur 2–3 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Nerijus Valskis   36', 84' Report Costa   22'
Jeakson  38'
Lalruatthara   49'   67' Murray   79', 82'		 Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Murray (KBFC)
15 January 2021 11 East Bengal 1–1 Kerala Blasters Goa, India
19:30 IST Scott Neville   90' Report Jordan Murray   64' Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Sahal (KBFC)
20 January 2021 12 Kerala Blasters 2–1 Bengaluru Bambolim
19:30 IST Puitea   73'
Rahul   90+4'
 		 Report Cleiton   23'
  90+5'
Juanan   52'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Rahul (KBFC)
23 January 2021 13 Kerala Blasters 1–1 Goa Bambolim
19:30 IST Rahul   35'  57'
Jeakson  63'		 Report Ortiz   25'
González   65'   65'
Naveen   87'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Ranjit Baksi
Man of the Match: Sandeep (KBFC)
27 January 2021 14 Kerala Blasters 0–0 Jamshedpur Bambolim
19:30 IST Report Monroy   72' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: C R Srikrishna
Man of the Match: Sahal (KBFC)
31 January 2021 15 ATK Mohun Bagan 3–2 Kerala Blasters Goa , India
19:30 IST Marcelinho  59'
Krishna  65' (pen.), 87'		 Report Hooper  14'
Nhamoinesu   51'		 Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: L Ajitkumar Meitei
Man of the Match: Krishna (ATKMB)
3 February 2021 16 Kerala Blasters 1–2 Mumbai City Bambolim
19:30 IST Gómez   27'
Nhamoinesu   45'
Juande  69'		 Report Fall   45+2'
Bipin  46'
Le Fondre  67' (pen.)
Mandar  88'		 Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Rahul Kumar Gupta
Man of the Match: Amrinder(MCFC)
11 February 2021 17 Odisha 2–2 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Jordan Murray   52'
Hooper  68'		 Report Maurício   45', 74' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
Man of the Match: Maurício (OFC)
16 February 2021 18 Hyderabad 4–0 Kerala Blasters Goa , India
19:30 IST Report Stadium: Fatorda
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: L Ajit Metei
Man of the Match: Francisco Sandaza (HFC)
21 February 2021 19 Chennaiyin 1–1 Kerala Blasters Bambolim
19:30 IST Hooper  29' (pen.) Report Fatkhullo  10' Stadium: GMC Athletic Stadium
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Pratik Mondal
Man of the Match: Chhangte (CFC)
26 February 2021 20 NorthEast United 2–0 Kerala Blasters Goa , India
19:30 IST V.P. Suhair   34'
Lalengmawia   45'		 Report Stadium: Tilak Maidan
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Crystal Johnson
Man of the Match: Lalengmawia (NEUFC)

Statistics edit

All stats are as of 26 February 2021

Squad appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Super League Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   IND Bilal Khan 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   IND Prabhsukhan Singh Gill 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   IND Albino Gomes 20 0 20 0 0 0
77 GK   IND Muheet Shabir 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   IND Sandeep Singh 14 0 14 0 0 0
4 DF   BFA Bakary Kone 14 0 14 0 0 0
5 DF   IND Nishu Kumar 9 0 9 0 0 0
45 DF   IND Denechandra Meitei 6 0 6 0 0 0
14 DF   IND Jessel Carneiro 16 0 16 0 0 0
24 DF   IND Abdul Hakku 3 1 3 1 0 0
26 DF   ZIM Costa Nhamoinesu 16 2 16 2 0 0
39 DF   IND Lalruatthara 5 0 5 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   IND K Prasanth 13 0 13 0 0 0
7 MF   IND Seityasen Singh 12 0 12 0 0 0
8 MF   IND Rohit Kumar 11 0 11 0 0 0
10 MF   ARG Facundo Pereyra 12 0 12 0 0 0
11 MF   IND Givson Singh 3 0 3 0 0 0
15 MF   IND Jeakson Singh 16 1 16 1 0 0
18 MF   IND Sahal Abdul Samad 14 0 14 0 0 0
20 MF   IND Ayush Adhikari 1 0 1 0 0 0
22 MF   ESP Sergio Cidoncha 3 1 3 1 0 0
25 MF   ESP Vicente Gómez 19 2 19 2 0 0
31 MF   ESP Juande 10 0 10 0 0 0
27 MF   IND Ritwik Das 4 0 4 0 0 0
47 MF   IND Puitea 10 1 10 1 0 0
99 MF   IND Muktasana Sharma 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   AUS Jordan Murray 19 7 19 7 0 0
16 FW   IND Nongdamba Naorem 3 0 3 0 0 0
17 FW   IND Rahul KP 17 3 17 3 0 0
48 FW   IND Subha Ghosh 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 FW   ENG Gary Hooper 18 5 18 5 0 0

Squad statistics edit

League Cup Total
Games Played 20 0 20
Games Won 3 0 3
Games Drawn 8 0 8
Games Lost 9 0 9
Goals Scored 23 0 23
Goals conceded 36 0 36
Goal Difference -13 0 -13
Clean Sheets 3 0 3
Goals by Substitutes 3 0 3
Yellow Cards 34 0 34
Red Cards 2 0 2

Players Used: 26

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total
1 9 FW   Jordan Murray 7 0 7
2 88 FW   Gary Hooper 5 0 5
3 17 FW   Rahul Praveen 3 0 3
4 26 DF   Costa Nhamoinesu 2 0 2
25 MF   Vicente Gómez 2 0 2
5 24 DF   Abdul Hakku 1 0 1
22 MF   Sergio Cidoncha 1 0 1
15 MF   Jeakson Singh 1 0 1
47 MF   Puitea 1 0 1
TOTAL 23 0 23

Assists edit

Rank No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total Assists
1 88 FW   Gary Hooper 4 0 4
2 10 MF   Facundo Pereyra 3 0 3
18 MF   Sahal Samad 3 0 3
3 7 MF   Seityasen Singh 1 0 1
5 DF   Nishu Kumar 1 0 1
25 MF   Vicente Gomez 1 0 1
9 FW   Jordan Murray 1 0 1
32 GK   Albino Gomes 1 0 1
3 DF   Sandeep Singh 1 0 1

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Nation Name League Cup Total
1 42   Albino Gomes 3 0 3

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nation Name League Cup Total
                 
18 MF   Sahal Abdul Samad 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF   Facundo Pereyra 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF   Seityasen Singh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Rohit Kumar 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 MF   Sergio Cidoncha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Bakary Koné 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF   K Prasanth 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 DF   Costa Nhamoinesu 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
17 FW   Rahul K. P. 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
5 DF   Nishu Kumar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
39 DF   Lalruatthara 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
3 DF   Sandeep Singh 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
15 MF   Jeakson Singh 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
88 FW   Gary Hooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 MF   Juande 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
42 GK   Albino Gomes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Jordan Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the 2020–21 Indian Super League season would be held entirely in Goa, behind closed doors and Kerala Blasters was allotted the GMC Athletic Stadium as their home ground for the season.[1]

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