ISL 2018/19: 5 on-pitch battles between players

#1 Sandesh Jhingan (Kerala Blasters FC) Vs Tim Cahill (Jamshedpur FC)

This was an interesting battle and the fans will eagerly for round two (Image Courtesy: ISL)

Jamshedpur FC were cruising with a two-goal lead going into the second half, but Kerala Blasters FC fought their way back through Slavisa Stojanovic and C.K.Vineeth to complete turnaround the game to earn a point away from home.

The Australian Tim Cahill started up front for the hosts and made it count by bagging a goal in the third minute of the game from a set-piece.

Skipper Sandesh Jhingan was neither a flop not a hit for Kerala. He was average in this game, but bailed Kerala out on a few occasions with some last-ditch tackling and winning duels to avoid any sort of limbo at the back. But, he should have done better by closing down Cahill and Soosairaj quicker than he did.

Neither of them won the battle as Cahill got the better out of the Kerala Blasters defender in the first half and Jhingan defended much better in the second half and stabilized the defense at the back which totally nullified the attack of Jamshedpur.