Kerala Blasters eke out first win Photogallery

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It came as a big relief to the Sachin Tendulkar-owned Kerala Blasters as Nigerian super-sub Penn Orji's 65th minute goal saw them finally pocket their first win in the Indian Super League defeating FC Pune City 2-1 at the Shiv Chattrapati sports complex. (Pic: Mandar Deshpande) (BCCL)

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Hosts keeper Emanuel Belardi's exit early in the second half due to injury led to their debacle as substitute keeper Arindam Bhattacharya conceded a rather soft goal to Orji. (Pic: Mandar Deshpande) (BCCL)

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The hosts took the lead thanks to a David Trezeguet volley in the 15th minute off a quickly taken free-kick by Dutch striker John Goossens who had started in place of Ivan Palacios. (Pic: Mandar Deshpande) (BCCL)

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04 / 9

However, Kerala pressed on and succeeded in drawing parity in the 41st minute. CS Sabeeth guided in a header off French defender Cedric Hengbart's flag kick. And then, Orji, who was introduced in place of Brazilian striker Pedro Gusmao in the 62nd minute, proved effective. (Pic: Mandar Deshpande) (BCCL)

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A throw-in from the right to Iain Hume and the Canadian striker did not waste time in setting up Orji who had a one-touch left footer into the first post past keeper Bhattacharya. It was a case of inspired substitute beating a forced substitution. (Pic: Mandar Deshpande) (BCCL)

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06 / 9

The win took Kerala to four points from as many away matches and up to fifth spot while Pune remain on four points and drop to sixth. (BCCL)

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The evening clearly belonged to the visitors who showed more character and sense of urgency. They made their intentions clear from the start going in with a 4-3-3 formation. (BCCL)

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Intense action early in the game resulted in the referee whipping out two yellow cards within the first five minutes. Tapan Maity (FC Pune City) warranted the first in the third minute for an ugly tackle on Brazilian striker Pedro Gusmao. (Pic: Mandar Deshpande) (BCCL)

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Two minutes later, Kerala defender Nirmal Chhetri got booked for his foul on Maity. Striker Hume came across two good scoring opportunities and costriker CS Sabeeth also pressed hard but luck eluded them early on. However, a quick free-kick by Goossens in the 15th minute caught visitors unalert. (Pic: Mandar Deshpande) (BCCL)

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