Kerala Blasters FC kept their semifinal hopes firmly in place with a clinical 3-0 win over struggling Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Saturday.
Jorge Pereyra Diaz, returning to the side after serving a one-match suspension, scored a brace in the space of three second-half minutes (52nd, 55th) before Adrian Luna (90th) crowned the team’s performance with a world-class goal from a free-kick.
Mumbai City FC rode on Mehtab Singh and Diego Mauricio’s strikes to beat FC Goa 2-0 in the second match on Saturday at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Goa. With the win, the Islanders reclaimed their spot in the top-four that was taken by Kerala Blasters after the first match.
FC Goa made all the early running in the game as they bossed possession and created a few openings through clever combination play but it wasn’t enough to open up a stubborn Mumbai City FC rearguard.
Points Table (Updated as of February 26)
| Pos | Club | M | W | D | L | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hyderabad FC (Q) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Jamshedpur FC | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 34 |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Mumbai City FC | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Bengaluru FC | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | Odisha FC | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 23 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin FC | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -17 | 20 |
| 9 | FC Goa | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | NorthEast United FC | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -18 | 13 |
| 11 | SC East Bengal | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -17 | 10 |
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