Kerala Blasters vs Minerva Punjab: Indian Super League

Kerala Blasters

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Minerva Punjab ✓

Match Summary

In the Indian Super League match at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kerala Blasters hosted Minerva Punjab on March 21, 2026. The encounter saw the away team put on a dominant performance, securing a commanding 3-1 victory. Despite the home side’s efforts, Minerva Punjab's clinical finishing proved decisive, leading to a well-earned three points.

Match Events

4'Arsh Anwer Shaikh Handball Kerala Blasters
7'S. Zeljkovic (K. Lhungdim) Minerva Punjab
18'B. Osuji (S. Zeljkovic) Minerva Punjab
21'Bijoy Varghese Foul Minerva Punjab
32'A. Dohling (J. Quitongo) Kerala Blasters
32'V. Mohanan (M. Roos-Trujillo) Kerala Blasters
38'Dani Ramirez Minerva Punjab
46'Dani Ramirez (L. Augustine) Minerva Punjab
56'Marlon Roos Trujillo Foul Kerala Blasters
57'D. Farooq (N. Sudeesh) Kerala Blasters
60'M. Suhail F (S. B. Singh) Minerva Punjab
65'F. Ndiaye (J. Quitongo) Kerala Blasters
70'P. Ranbir (N. S. Meitei) Minerva Punjab
75'Naocha Huidrom Singh Foul Kerala Blasters
82'Sandeep Singh Argument Kerala Blasters
82'Ebindas Y (F. Lallawmawma) Kerala Blasters
83'M. Kipgen (V. Rai) Minerva Punjab
86'Ruivah Hormipam Foul Kerala Blasters
90+3'Marlon Roos Trujillo Foul Kerala Blasters
90+3'Marlon Roos Trujillo Foul Kerala Blasters

Statistics

Kerala Blasters		Minerva Punjab
3	Shots on Goal	6
3	Shots off Goal	8
8	Total Shots	16
2	Blocked Shots	2
4	Shots insidebox	7
4	Shots outsidebox	9
19	Fouls	5
4	Corner Kicks	2
1	Offsides	2
63%	Ball Possession	37%
6	Yellow Cards	1
1	Red Cards	0
3	Goalkeeper Saves	2
434	Total passes	268
348	Passes accurate	194
80%	Passes %	72%
0.58	expected_goals	1.28
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Kerala Blasters 5-4-1

39K. Yoke

Substitutes

Coach: David Catala

Minerva Punjab 4-2-3-1

13A. Singh

2M. Uvais

35P. Ranbir

3B. Varghese

12K. Lhungdim

6R. Shabong

8S. Zeljkovic

17M. Suhail F

10Dani Ramirez

19M. Kipgen

40B. Osuji

13 A. Singh G
12 K. Lhungdim
3 B. Varghese D
35 P. Ranbir
2 M. Uvais D
8 S. Zeljkovic
6 R. Shabong
19 M. Kipgen
10 Dani Ramirez M
17 M. Suhail F M
40 B. Osuji F

Substitutes

25 A. Bengani
24 R. Singh Pandre P
74 N. S. Meitei
26 L. Rakesh Meitei D
16 V. Rai M
31 L. Augustine F
23 S. B. Singh
14 V. Yadav F
28 L. Rishikanta Meitei M

Coach: Panagiotis Dilmperis

Player Stats

Top Rated: Samir Zeljković (highest match rating)

Kerala Blasters

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Arsh Anwer Shaikh	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Sandeep Singh	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Aiban Dohling	D	32'	—	0	6.3
Fallou Ndiaye	D	90'	1	0	7
Ruivah Hormipam	D	90'	—	0	6
Naocha Huidrom Singh	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Danish Farooq Bhat	M	57'	—	0	6.2
Vibin Mohanan	M	32'	—	0	6.5
Ebindas Y	M	82'	—	0	6.3
Kevin Yoke	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Muhammad Ajsal	F	90'	—	0	6.6
Jai Quitongo sub	F	58'	—	1	6.5
Marlon Roos Trujillo sub	M	61'	—	0	6.7
Nihal Sudheesh sub	F	33'	—	0	6.6
Freddy Lallawmawma sub	M	8'	—	0	6.6
Sachin Suresh sub	G	—	—	—	—
Muhammed Saheef sub	D	—	—	—	—
Matias Hernandez sub	M	—	—	—	—
Lalthanmawia R sub	F	—	—	—	—
Taison Singh sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Arsh Anwer Shaikh	—	35/–/34%	—	—	—	–/1	1/0
Sandeep Singh	—	38/1/23%	2	6/13	1/3	1/4	1/0
Aiban Dohling	—	13/–/12%	2	2/2	—	—	0/0
Fallou Ndiaye	1/1	46/1/36%	—	6/9	—	–/2	0/0
Ruivah Hormipam	—	86/–/75%	2	5/10	1/1	1/1	1/0
Naocha Huidrom Singh	1/3	32/1/22%	1	2/6	1/1	–/1	1/0
Danish Farooq Bhat	—	27/–/21%	—	1/5	—	–/1	0/0
Vibin Mohanan	—	15/–/13%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ebindas Y	—	47/–/37%	—	–/2	—	—	0/0
Kevin Yoke	–/1	34/–/28%	—	9/17	5/8	1/–	0/0
Muhammad Ajsal	—	8/1/4%	2	5/7	–/1	2/–	0/0
Jai Quitongo	1/1	5/1/3%	—	1/8	1/2	–/4	0/0
Marlon Roos Trujillo	—	29/2/26%	2	2/7	—	–/4	2/1
Nihal Sudheesh	—	6/–/6%	1	1/1	—	–/1	0/0
Freddy Lallawmawma	—	13/–/8%	2	2/2	—	—	0/0
Sachin Suresh	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Muhammed Saheef	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Matias Hernandez	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lalthanmawia R	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Taison Singh	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Minerva Punjab

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Arshdeep Singh	G	90'	—	0	6.3
Khaiminthang Lhungdim	D	90'	—	1	6.2
Bijoy Varghese	D	90'	—	0	6.2
Pramveer Singh	D	70'	—	0	6.6
Muhammed Uvais	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Samir Zeljković ★ Top Rated	M	90'	1	1	9.3
Ricky John Shabong	M	90'	—	0	7.3
Manglenthang Kipgen	M	83'	—	0	6.3
Dani Ramirez	M	45'	1	0	7.2
Muhammad Suhail	M	60'	—	0	6.9
Bede Amarachi Osuji	F	90'	1	0	6.7
Leon Augustine sub	F	45'	—	0	6.7
Sagolsem Bikash Singh sub	F	30'	—	0	6.7
Nongmeikapam Meitei sub	D	20'	—	0	6.6
Vinit Rai sub	M	17'	—	0	6.6
Aryaman Bengani sub	G	—	—	—	—
Likmabam Rakesh sub	D	—	—	—	—
Ranjeet Singh Pandre P sub	F	—	—	—	—
Vishal Yadav sub	F	—	—	—	—
Rishikanta Meitei sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Arshdeep Singh	—	24/–/12%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Khaiminthang Lhungdim	–/1	27/1/19%	1	7/14	1/2	3/1	0/0
Bijoy Varghese	–/1	22/–/19%	2	4/11	—	1/1	1/0
Pramveer Singh	—	24/–/20%	1	4/5	—	2/–	0/0
Muhammed Uvais	—	20/–/16%	2	3/5	—	—	0/0
Samir Zeljković	3/4	21/1/18%	1	3/6	—	2/–	0/0
Ricky John Shabong	—	32/3/23%	5	9/14	–/1	4/1	0/0
Manglenthang Kipgen	–/2	30/3/22%	2	2/3	—	—	0/0
Dani Ramirez	1/2	14/1/10%	—	2/3	1/2	1/–	0/0
Muhammad Suhail	–/1	6/–/5%	1	5/8	1/3	3/1	0/0
Bede Amarachi Osuji	2/3	23/2/14%	1	5/13	–/3	1/–	0/0
Leon Augustine	—	8/–/5%	—	1/2	—	–/1	0/0
Sagolsem Bikash Singh	—	7/–/4%	1	2/4	–/1	—	0/0
Nongmeikapam Meitei	—	5/–/4%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Vinit Rai	—	5/–/3%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Aryaman Bengani	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Likmabam Rakesh	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ranjeet Singh Pandre P	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Vishal Yadav	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Rishikanta Meitei	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Indian Super League
Round: Regular Season - 6
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi
Referee: A. Kumar