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The new iteration of Indian Super League will kick-off tonight on October 7, 2022 with Kerala Blasters taking on the Kolkata side East Bengal FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.
Missing the silverware by a whisker in last season, Kerala Blasters FC will be eyeing for a win to kick start the journey towards glory. With the fans getting back to the stands, the Men in yellow is all pumped up to prove their mettle in front of their 12th Man.
Kerala Blasters retained coach Ivan Vukomanovic, the core Indian team and the two foreigners – Adrian Luna and Marko Leskovic – after their dream run into the ISL finals last season. Victor Mongil, a familiar face to Indian football has joined the ranks alongside newcomers Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, Apostolos Giannou and Dimitrios Diamantakos. For bolstering the attacking side, the Kerala Blasters have brought in the likes of Saurav Mandal and Bryce Miranda from Churchil Brothers and also Bidhyashagar Singh in a loan deal from Bengaluru FC. Nihal Sudheesh and Sreekuttan MS have been promoted to the senior team from the reserves and the SAFF U-20 champion Vibin Mohanan will also join the squad after a loan-spell at Indian Arrows.
Ivan Kalyuzhnyi, who hails from Ukraine has impressed the spectators with his vision and on-the-ball control during pre-season time. Youngsters Saurav Mandal and Bryce Miranda have shown glimpses of wonders throughout the whole pre-season and they’re ready to give out everything on the field. Similar to the previous two editions of ISL, Jessel Carneiro will be leading the Yellow Army once again. Jessel, who joined the club in 2019, made his presence throughout ISL season 6 by adding five assists to his name in that single season. Midway through the ISL-8, he got injured and Adrian Luna lead the team thereafter.
Kerala Blasters have previously faced East Bengal four times in ISL out of which the spoils were shared three times. In their recent meeting, the Kerala Blasters emerged victorious for the scoreline of 1-0, courtesy to Enes Sipovic’s thumping header goal.
You can catch the live telecast of Kerala Blasters vs East Bengal FC on Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV and Asianet Plus.
