Hyderabad FC vs Kerala Blasters LIVE score, ISL 2023-24: HFC 0-1 KBFC; Aimen puts Blasters in the lead

The referee blows the whistle for half-time. Mohammed Aimen’s goal is difference as the teams head into the dressing room.

Chote is forced off the ball by Leskovic. The referee notices the pull on Chote’s shirt and shows Leskovic the yellow card.

Three minutes of added time.

A mistake from Vibin. Joseph Sunny gets the ball and tries to find Zothanpuia inside the box. His shot however goes wide.

KBFC is looking comfortable at the moment. Hormipam chases the ball down the right and wrestles off the defender to win the ball. He plays in a pass for Pandita just inside the box. His shot is deflected off Saji for a corner.

Hormipam is the first to go into the book for a bad foul on Sunny.

KBFC seems to be growing in confidence after that goal. The home team players are frantically trying to win the ball from the Blasters. Hormipam tries to find Pandita down the right side. He is unable to take it under control and loses possession.

Aimen scores!! Hormipam plays in a beautiful cross from the right. Mohammed Aimen is in the box and rises above everyone else to head it into the bottom corner past Kattimani.

Play resumes.

Leskovic’s clearance is not dealt with properly and Chote gets the ball and takes a shot from just inside the box. Lara Sharma is forced to make a decent save towards his right. The referee blows the whistle for the drinks break. 

Daisuke is dispossessed by Abhijith and he plays it down the right side for Rabeeh. He gets his feet tangled trying to cross in the ball and ends up kicking it out for a goal kick.

Corner comes in for the Blasters. Leskovic goes down claiming that his shirt was held by Alex Saji. The referee waves it away.

KBFC keeps rotating the ball searching for the opener. Drincic tries to find Aimen through a gap in the Hyderabad defence. Ramhlunchhunga stands strong to clear it away. Aimen is on the ball again and tries to catch out the defence with a cross. Alex Saji clears it away for a corner.

Pandita presses high up and forces Mohammed Rafi to clear it out for throw-in.

KBFC is having a good spell of possession. Aimen tries to attack from the left and lays off the ball for Daisuke. He takes a shot first time, but it sails over the goal.

Mandal takes down a diagonal cross with a beautiful touch. He cuts to his left and floats in a ball for Pandita. He is unable to make good contact in the end.

Drincic plays a ball over the top for Saurav Mandal who is unable to keep it under control. Hornipam is there for the follow up and tries to cross it. The ball swerves towards the goal and Kattimani saves. Corner for Blasters. The corner finds the head of a wide-open Pandita who is unable to keep it on target.

Chote goes down the right and crosses a ball into the penalty box. Leskovic intervenes and clears it out for a corner. The corner is played in and Victor heads it towards the goal. The ball bounces off the crossbar and is cleared away by the KBFC defense.

Hyderabad has started on a positive note, keeping possession of the ball. Freddy tries to win the ball and is fouled by Sunny. 

Ramhlunchhunga intercepts a KBFC pass and drives into the box. He is closed down by Drincic. Corner for Hyderabad.

Ishan Pandita kicks off the match for the Blasters, shooting from left to right. Kerala Blasters will be seeking to head into the playoffs with a win. Hyderabad will be looking to end a disappointing season on a positive note.

The players are making their way into the Gachibowli Stadium. Marko Leskovic leads the Blasters while Joao Victor leads the home side.

Matches played in ISL: 10

Hyderabad FC: 4

Kerala Blasters FC: 5

Draws: 1

With eight points until now, a large part of the second half of Hyderabad FC’s campaign has been rediscovering its new look amidst a flurry of new young domestic players who are flocking to its ranks. For the Blasters, a solid opening half of the campaign was undone by an equally disappointing following part of the season.

ISL 2023-24: Kerala Blasters seeks momentum before playoffs as it takes on Hyderabad FC

Hyderabad FC will play Kerala Blasters FC at the Gachibowli Stadium in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 on Friday, with KBFC already securing a place in the playoffs.

Lara Sharma (gk), Ruivah Hormipam, Milos Drincic, Marko Leskovic, Mohammed Azhar, Saurav Mandal, Vibin Mohanan, Freddy Lallawmawma, Daisuke Sakai, Mohammed Aimen, Ishan Pandita

Kattimani (gk), Hussain Parray Sajad, Alex Saji, Mohammed Rafi, Mark Zothanpuia, Abhijit Pa, Joao Victor, Abdul Rabeeh, Makan Winkle Chote, Ramhlunchhunga, Joseph Sunny

The Indian Super League 2023-24 match between Hyderabad FC and Kerala Blasters FC will be live telecasted on the Sports18 1 Channel (TV). The game can also be live-streamed on the JioCinema app and website (online). 

The game will be livestreamed on OneFootball for those watching from outside India.