#3 C.K Vineeth marks his return to the Kerala team with a winning goal
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Vineeth became the darling of Kerala
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Kerala Blasters' local boy Vineeth was with Bengaluru FC competing in the AFC Cup till Saturday. The striker, who was unavailable for the Blasters in their first sight games, played a key part in the I-League side making history by making it to the AFC Cup finals this year. Vineeth rejoined the Kerala team this week after Bengaluru lost their historic match in Doha and the 28-year old player marked his return with a winning goal.
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Vineeth was introduced into the game by Coppell in the 79th minute of the game as a substitute for winger Mohammed Rafique. Goa player Richarlyson received his second yellow card of the night for a double-legged tackle he made on the Kerala striker, who was trying to make an instant impact on the game. Vineeth himself also got booked for excessively complaining about the opposition's time wasting to the referee.
However, Vineeth's most important contribution came in the 98th minute, which was also the last minute, of the match. The player turned hero when he tapped the ball into the net in the final minute of the game to win it for the Blasters. Coppell will be now hoping that the solution for his team's goalscoring woes has finally been found.
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Dakir Mohammed Thanveer
Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.
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