ISL 2017/18, Match 49: Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters FC, Player Ratings

Kerala Blasters FC

Kerala Blasters played their second game in four days (Image Credits: ISL Media)

Paul Rachubka (6/10) - The Kerala keeper had a rough first half of the match as he conceded twice including the first-minute goal by Jerry. Rachubka had a quiet second half as it was Kerala that did the attacking to get back into the match.

Samuel Shadap (5/10) - The Kerala Blasters right-back had a tough half of play as he was tormented by the runs on the left flank by Bikash Jairu and Jerry. He was replaced by David James at the start of the second half with Nemanja Lakic-Pesic.

Wes Brown (7.5/10) - The former Manchester United defender had a busy night on the pitch as the home side kept attacking the Kerala goal with crosses and through balls. He was booked in the first half and played a cautious game thereafter in the second half but was reliable to keep out the rare counters from Jamshedpur.

Sandesh Jhingan (7.5/10) - India international and Kerala Blasters skipper Jhingan had a decent game even though Kerala conceded twice in the first half. He made a lot of interceptions and was strong in the air. He was shifted to the right-back role when Lakic-Pesic came on at the start of the second half and grabbed an assist when his cross was headed into the goal by Mark Sifneos.

Lalruatthara (6.5/10) - Kerala left-back Lalruatthara was active on both the ends of the pitch for the away side as he made a lot of runs down the flank. He fell back whenever needed as Jamshedpur sat back and tried to catch Kerala on the counter.

Milan Singh (6.5/10) - Milan Singh played a deep role in the midfield, just in front of the defence as he broke up a lot of Jamshedpur counter-attacks. He moved the ball from the back for Kerala as they attempted to get back into the match.

Keziron Kizito (6.5/10) - The young Ugandan had a rough night on the pitch as he got hurt early on in the match. Kizito continued to bear with it and played but soon had to go out in the 43rd minute and he was replaced by Loken Meitei.

Karan Sawhney (7/10) - The former Bengaluru FC man played the lone man in attack for the Yellow Army and was the target man for the long balls by the Kerala defenders. He made a few good runs into the Jamshedpur FC box but failed to have a shot on target.

Courage Pekuson (7.5/10) - The Ghanian was incredibly active in the second half of the match after a lukewarm first half. He facilitated the Kerala attacks and even had a couple of cracks at the goal from long distance but failed to hit the target.

C.K Vineeth (6/10) - The Kerala boy had a quiet game compared to his usual standards as he operated on both the wings tonight but did not have much success on the pitch.

Iain Hume (7.5/10) - The Canadian was the engine for Kerala as he was all over the pitch whenever Kerala was on the attack. He dropped back to receive the ball from the midfield and tried to find the runs ahead of him.

Substitutes:

Loken Meitei (5.5/10) - Meitei replaced the injured Kizito and played on the right wing for the away side and combined well with skipper Jhingan.

Nemanja Lakic-Pesic (6.5/10) - The Serbian centre-back came on for Samuel Shadap and slotted into the central defence and had a great second half. He made a lot of interceptions and was able to keep out the counter-attacking Jamshedpur side with his no-nonsense defending.

Mark Sifneos (7/10) - The lanky Dutchman who came on in the 78th minute pulled one goal back for the Kerala Blasters as he headed in a looped cross from Sandesh Jhingan into the box.