Kochi: Nothing happened. Kerala Blasters lost against Hyderabad in the last match of the league. The defending champions beat Blasters by one goal. With that, the play-off match between Kerala Blasters and Bengaluru FC will be held at the home ground of Bengaluru, Sree Kandirava Stadium. Before this, the fans of both the teams clashed in the Bengaluru-Blasters match held at Sri Kandirava Stadium.

The match was inconsequential for Hyderabad, who entered the semi-finals as runners-up in the group. Kerala Blasters won by one goal in the match held in Kochi, defeating the powerful Hyderabad by 4 goals and playing the play-offs at home as fourth place in the group. 25000 spectators witnessed Kerala Blasters’ third defeat in a row.

Blasters hoping for a big win at home ground:

Blasters started by playing aggressively from the beginning with the desire to win by a huge margin. Luna, Dimitrios and Ivan Kalyushny all made the starting XI. Blasters took the lead in the game but the forward line failed to capitalize on the opportunities. Rahul, who was under suspension, did not play. Kerala Blasters’ brand ambassador Sanju Samson came to the stadium to watch the game.

Hyderabad with irrelevant match:

This match was a practice match for Hyderabad, who had already entered the semi-finals. Ogbache and other players were rested and Hyderabad started slowly. Borha Herrera scored Hyderabad’s goal in the 29th minute off a pass from Halicharan Narsari. Halicharan Narsari’s cross into the box was headed into the net by Hyderabad’s Spanish midfielder Borja Herrera through the middle of the Blasters defense line (score 0-1). Then in the 35th minute, Kerala’s net was shaken again. Joel Kianisse put the ball into the net, but after conceding the goal, the referee found that the player was offside and withdrew it. The Blasters forward line also struggled to waste chances, leaving the fans disappointed.