Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL 2024-25 | Odisha and Kerala share points after an epic battle | OFC 2-2 KBFC

Hello and welcome to Sportz Point's another LIVE coverage of the Indian Super League 2024-25 season. Tonight, we will be covering the Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC match at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. 

Build Up

Odisha FC has regained their confidence as they defeated Jamshedpur FC by 2-1 in the last match-week after losing their first two matches. Coach Sergio Lobera surely has got his trust back in Diego Mauricio who finally scored an open-play goal in three matches.

However, Odisha's defence line will make Lobera prepare some special strategy tonight as they have already conceded six goals in three matches. Currently, Odisha is in the 10th position in the league table with 3 points by their name.

On the contrary, Kerala Blasters FC are coming from a stimulating 1-1 draw against NorthEast United in the last match-week. Kerala has displayed attacking and speedy football so far and the coach Mikael Stahre will try to take advantage of Odisha's trembled defence.

Noah Sadaoui has scored two goals in this tournament and both came as an equalizer, so he will be on a hunt again. Currently, Kerala Blasters is slightly in a more comfortable position than Odisha as they are in the 5th position with 4 points. 

As an exciting and intriguing battle is expected tonight, sit back and relax as we bring you all the real-time updates team news, and live scores of the Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League 2024-25

This is Soumit Bhattacharya, who will bring you all the updates of the match from the web desk.

Oct 03, 2024 21:36 IST
Final verdict | Odisha FC 2-2 Kerala Blasters FC
Kerala earned an early 2-goal lead as Noah Sadaoui and Jesus Jimenez scored in the first 25 minutes but Odisha came back quickly with Alexandre Coeff's own goal and Diego Mauricio's blissful strike. Both teams had many close chances in the second half but could not find the net again. 
The match ends in a 2-2 scoreline as Kerala manages their second consecutive draw and climbs onto the 4th position with 5 points in 4 matches. Odisha climbs up to the 9th position with 4 points in 4 matches. 



Oct 03, 2024 21:27 IST
90+6' | Final whistle is blown!
THe final whistle is blown as the match ends in a 2-2 scoreline!



Oct 03, 2024 21:21 IST
6 minutes of injury time added.



Oct 03, 2024 21:21 IST
90' | Kerala's appeal for penalty denied
Amay Ranawade fouls Noah inside the box but referee denies it!



Oct 03, 2024 21:18 IST
87' | Substitution for Odisha
Rohit Kumar makes his appearance as Puitea walks off.



Oct 03, 2024 21:18 IST
87' | Ruivah's long-ranger goes wide
Ruivah takes a long-ranger shot but it goes way over the crossbar.



Oct 03, 2024 21:15 IST
84' | Substitutions for Kerala
Sandeep and Jimenez are off as Peprah and Ruivah walk in. 



Oct 03, 2024 21:11 IST
80' | Pritam Kotal makes an unbelievable block
Pritam Kotal blocks a grounded shot taken by Roy Krishna!



Oct 03, 2024 21:10 IST
79' | Amrinder denies Noah
Amrinder pushes away an on-target shot taken by Noah from the left.



Oct 03, 2024 21:02 IST
71' | Substitution for Kerala
Adrian Luna and Azhar make their way to the pitch as Coeff and Rahul KP are subbed off.



Oct 03, 2024 21:01 IST
70' | Rahim Ali flies it wide
Boumous skillful pass ends up in Rahim's feet but his powerful shot flies over the crossbar.



Oct 03, 2024 20:58 IST
68' | Drincic side-nets his header
Noah Sadaoui delivers the cross in the box but Drincic's header hits the wrong side of the net.



Oct 03, 2024 20:55 IST
64' | Amrinder comes forward to deny Kerala's attack
Amrinder comes forward to slide away the ball to deny Kerala's attack.




Oct 03, 2024 20:54 IST
63' | Roy Krishna goes inches off the target
Krishna takes a grounded shot but it goes just off te target!



Oct 03, 2024 20:48 IST
58' | Boumous goes off target
Boumous takes a shot after he made a through run inside the box but puts it wide as Drincic executes a good man-marking.



Oct 03, 2024 20:47 IST
56' | Ralte goes wide
Isaak Ralte attempts a shot from an open space but it goes over the bar.



Oct 03, 2024 20:45 IST
54' | Substitutions for Odisha
Roy Krishna and Rahim Ali come on for Odisha replacing Diego Mauricio and Jerry.



Oct 03, 2024 20:44 IST
53' | Great effort from Jimenez
Jimenez attempts a bicycle kick in a free position from a cross delivered by Noah.



Oct 03, 2024 20:42 IST
52' | Thoiba makes a strong block
Thoiba denies Jimenez as he makes a strong block to stop Jimenez from taking a shot.



Oct 03, 2024 20:37 IST
The second half is underway!



Oct 03, 2024 20:22 IST
The half-time whistle is blown!
WHAT A HALF! The #KalingaWarriors come back from two-goal down to go level at the break 🔥#OdishaFC #AmaTeamAmaGame #ISL #OFCKBFC #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/a7ZwNmIZKa
— Odisha FC (@OdishaFC) October 3, 2024



Oct 03, 2024 20:21 IST
45+5' | Fall's header is denied by Sachin
Jahouh delivers a floating free-kick inside the box as Murtada Fall heads it to the goal, but Sachin heroically pushes it away!




Oct 03, 2024 20:17 IST
45+2' | Yellow for Boumous
Hugo Boumous gets the second booking for Odisha.



Oct 03, 2024 20:16 IST
4 minutes of added time announced for the first half!



Oct 03, 2024 20:13 IST
42' | Amrinder denies Noah
Noah Sadaoui intercepts a miss pass from Murtada Fall but his strike on-target is denied by Amrinder!



Oct 03, 2024 20:11 IST
40' | Puitea receives a yellow
Odisha's Puitea receives the first booking of the match for a foul on Noah.



Oct 03, 2024 20:07 IST
36' | Mauricio equalizes!
Diego Mauricio equalizes for Odisha as he side-kicks the ball from a swift pass and it goes inside!
36' | DIEGO STRIKESSSS!

Jerry Mawia and Diego plays out a brilliant game, before Diego puts the ball into the back of the net.

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OFC 2 - 2 KBFC | #OdishaFC #KalingaWarriors #OFCKBFC #ISL pic.twitter.com/GWR5Q33x3w
— Odisha FC (@OdishaFC) October 3, 2024



Oct 03, 2024 20:01 IST
29' | Own Goal by Coeff
Odisha pulls off one goal back as a rebound ball from Sachin deflects inside and the ball goes in before Coeff clears it.
#OFC force an own goal to reduce the deficit! ⚽#OFCKBFC #ISLonJioCinema #ISLonSports18 #JioCinemaSports #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/hqa8FjV1He
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) October 3, 2024



Oct 03, 2024 19:57 IST
27' | Rahul KP makes a good effort
Rahul KP makes a solo run and takes the strike but it goes off target.



Oct 03, 2024 19:52 IST
21' | Jimenez doubles the lead!
Jesus Jimenez doubles the lead for Kerala as Noah Sadaoui passes the ball from the left to Jimenez in front of the goal who takes a quick strike to put it in through the top-left corner! 




Oct 03, 2024 19:50 IST
18' | It's HIM again
Noah Sadaoui puts it in!
Pritam Kotal plays a brilliant one-touch pass to Jimenez as he passes it to Noah Sadoui who made a through run into the box from the left and Noah Sadaoui makes no mistake in putting the ball into the top far corner.




Oct 03, 2024 19:47 IST
15' | Fall denies Noah
Vibin Mohanan beats Jerry and Jahouh both in a 1v1 situation as he passes the ball to Noah but Murtada Fall tackles him to clear off the danger.



Oct 03, 2024 19:44 IST
13' | Jerry puts it wide
Hugo Boumous shows brilliance with his ball control and passes the ball to Jerry but Jerry's shot goes over the crossbar.



Oct 03, 2024 19:35 IST
4' | Amrinder gets it
Rahul KP delivers a powerful pass into the opponent's box but Amrinder throws himself to collect the second ball deflected by Fall.



Oct 03, 2024 19:33 IST
1' | Close one for Diego Mauricio
Diego Mauricio attempts a skillful right-footed shot close to the goal but Sachin collects easily.



Oct 03, 2024 19:31 IST
Kick-off!
Match is underway!



Oct 03, 2024 18:49 IST
Lineups | KBFC
Playing XI: Sachin, Sandeep, Rahul, Vibin, Jimenez, Danish, Drincic, Pritam, Coeff, Naocha, Noah
 
Subs: Fernandes, Hormipam, Saheef, A. Luna, Peprah, Bryce, Aimen, Yoihenba, Azhar
ℹ️ Your Blasters to face Odisha 👊🏻⚪️🟠#KeralaBlasters #KBFC #ISL #OFCKBFC pic.twitter.com/anRDmvXC4O
— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) October 3, 2024



Oct 03, 2024 18:48 IST
Lineups | Odisha
Playing XI: Amrinder, Ranawade, Puitea, Boumous, Diego Mauricio, F.A.H. Jahouh, M. Fall, Jerry, Jerry L., Isak Ralte, Thoiba
 
Subs: N. Gahlot, Rohit, Jeremy, Krishna, Anuj, Rahim, Saviour, Aphaoba, Narendra
🚨 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🚨

Sergio Lobera names an unchanged lineup to face the Blasters tonight. Let's do this, #KalingaWarriors 🔥#OdishaFC #AmaTeamAmaGame #ISL #OFCKBFC #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/Gp3Z24Xzyg
— Odisha FC (@OdishaFC) October 3, 2024



Oct 03, 2024 18:07 IST
Tonight's Venue




Oct 03, 2024 18:06 IST
Match Details
Match: Odisha FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
Date: 3 October 2024
Time: 7.30 pm IST
Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar