ISL 2020/21: Scott Neville secures draw for SC East Bengal with late equaliser in opposition to Kerala Blasters
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Scott Neville scored with a surprising header within the dying minutes to assist SC East Bengal safe a 1-1 draw in opposition to Kerala Blasters in a Hero Indian Super League match at Tilak Maidan, right here on Friday.
Jordan Murray put Kerala forward within the sixty fourth minute earlier than Neville’s stoppage-time equaliser (90+5) ensured that SCEB prolonged their unbeaten run to 6 video games.
The outcome was a mirror picture of the reverse fixture between the 2 sides when Kerala had punished SCEB with an injury-time equaliser.
The first half was an end-to-end contest, with each side creating loads of possibilities however strikers on both group lacked the ending.
Both the keepers had been examined early on. And it was Kerala who created the primary large probability of the sport. Receiving a diagonal ball, Murray fired a shot that was parried away by Debjit Majumder.
At the opposite finish, Albino Gomes needed to pull off one other high quality save to cease SCEB from taking the lead, denying Harmanpreet Singh from shut vary.
SCEB began the second half in management and normal an opportunity quickly after the change of ends.
In the forty seventh minute, Bright Enobakhare drilled a low cross in direction of the objective from the left however Jessel Carneiro made an important goal-line clearance after initially failing to cope with the ball.
But it was Kerala who broke the impasse moments later after a lapse in focus from the SCEB protection.
Murray latched on to an extended ball from Gomes, beat his marker then slotted previous Majumder.
SCEB threw warning to the wind after the objective, making attacking substitutions as they fought their means again into the sport.
In the dying minutes, they created a golden probability from a set-piece that would’ve drawn them degree. Ajay Chettri delivered an exquisite cross from a free-kick which substitute Aaron Holloway did not convert.
But SCEB’s persistence lastly paid off in damage time as they levelled from a nook. Enobakhare’s cross discovered an unmarked Neville, who buried his header into the online and ensured SCEB went dwelling with a degree.