The first finalist of the 2021/22 ISL season will be announced on Tuesday in the second leg of the tie at Tilak Maidan. Sahal's goal in the 1-0 first leg win gives Kerala Blasters the lead on aggregate.
KBFC vs JFC Match Details
When: Tuesday, 15 March 2022
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Where: Tilak Maidan
KBFC vs JFC Match Preview
Ivan Vukomanovic has said they are not looking at the last game result despite winning an important first leg of the tie. The second leg is a fresh start. However, KBFC will rightly be beaming. The win over the Shield winners was a confidence booster in the first leg.
They could have added more to Sahal's goal, putting more shots on target than their opposition but it is safe to say the ball is in their court now. The effort from the Tuskers will be to keep it that way to prevent any failings. Second legs have always been tricky in ISL history even if there is no home away advantage of last year. Kerala are anyway confident to reach their third ISL final and first time in six years.
Jamshedpur FC will feel the first leg was a miss chance of not getting anything out of the game in terms of results. A draw could have helped. The Shield winning party broke quickly inadvertently. However, Owen Coyle's men will be pleased of heading into the second leg with only a single goal deficit. JFC are wishing to do the double this season. It will be a huge one for the franchise since it's inception in 2017. The Steelers created some decent chances to score in the first leg but the finish wasn't there. Competition's top creator Greg Stewart was devoid of the right service to him. Injuries also did play a huge part. Despite everything, JFC are poised to put up a credible fight in the second leg.
KBFC vs JFC Team News
Left-back Denechandra Meitei is the only absentee for Tuesday's clash for Kerala Blasters. Everyone else is passed fit.
Owen Coyle said his team will approach the game positively despite major injuries to players in the wide regions. Boris Singh and Komal Thatal are already out and now Seimenlen Doungel is a major doubt for the game. He was taken off in just 25 minutes of the first leg.
Expected Lineups :
KBFC: Prabhsukan Gill; Harmanjot Khabra, Hormipam R, Marko Leskovic, Sanjeev Stalin, Sahal Samad, Ayush Adhikari, Lalthathanga Khawlhring, Adrian Luna, Alvaro Vazquez, Jorge Pereyra
JFC: TP Rehenesh; Laldinpuia, Eli Sabia, Peter Hartley, Ricky Lallawmawma, Pronay Halder, Jitendra Singh, Mobashir Rahman, Alex Lima, Ritwik Das, Greg Stewart
KBFC vs JFC Head to Head
Sahal Abdul Samad chipped over the onrushing keeper Rehenesh to carry a goal advantage for KBFC ahead of the second leg. Taking the league phase into consideration, this was the first win for the Tuskers over the Steelers this season. Last month, Greg Stewart scored twice from the spot in space of two minutes before Chima's strike to give JFC a 3-0 win. Stewart was once again on target and Sahal got on the scoresheet too in the other game that ended 1-1.
KBFC vs JFC Dream11 Fantasy Team :
GK: Gill (8.5)
DEF: Laldinpuia (8), Hormipam (8.5), Hartley (9), Khabra (9)
MID: Sahal (9.5), Lima (9), Lalthathanga (9), Luna (9.5)
FW: Stewart (10.5), Pereyra (10)
