ISL 2017-18, Match 43: Delhi Dynamos vs Kerala Blasters, 5 Talking Points

#5 Hume hat-trick as Dynamos roll out the red carpet for him

Hume was the hero for Kerala (Image: ISL)

Iain Hume has quite literally bled for his side. What is it with Hume and head injuries?

He was busted open after fighting for a header in the previous game and here again; he should probably don a plaster in advance just in case from here on in.

Well, he scored a hat-trick here in the capital. Yes, the Dynamos allowed a Blasters side that has been clutching at straws to score goals to score three here. Hume grabbed all three.

The first might have been a touch fortuitous as touched upon earlier, but the second and third were well-taken. For his second, he managed to swivel out from the left-hand side of the penalty box and unleash a right-footed strike into the corner. The Dynamos defence did their bit to facilitate the goal as there were three defenders, but for some reason they weren't anywhere near Hume.

For his third, he ran onto a punt forward from defence (the intention wasn't to find Hume), outpaced Cichero who was probably sick of the sight of Hume by then, and went on to deftly chip the ball over the onrushing Sharma.

Hume's a gambler - he makes runs just hoping to nick something even if there is nothing on. It was in perfect evidence for that final goal. That ball wasn't meant for him, it was a clearance. But he sprinted for it, just to see if there was something on and he was rewarded.

Sometimes when you're a team struggling for goals, you need a gambler and Hume fits that bill perfectly.