What’s with Kerala Blasters and sensational targets this season! Alvaro Vazquez produced another spectacular volley for the Ivan Vukomanovic training team when they were eyes with Hyderabad FC 1-0 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Goa on Sunday to go to the top of the Indian Super League standings after seven years.
The captain of Harmerjot Singh Khabra’s Throw into the box flicked towards Vazquez by Sahal Abdul Samad.
For a moment, it seemed like Rai-rai had taken the ball from Spanish striker Blasters with a touch toward, but Vazquez adjusted his position to send ferocious volleyball to the back of the net.
The 42 strike launched Kerala onto the table for the first time since the first season of 2014 under the former British goalkeeper David James.
Run nine matches they mean blaster has 17 points from 10 matches – the same as the city of Mumbai, but the side of Kerala enjoys a better goal difference.
The pendulum swung forward for the entire game and it was Nizams who started the game strongly.
HARMANJOT entered the book the referee earlier after denying Jadhav’s anicet ran on the goal in the seventh minute.
Prabhsukhan Singh Gill had to tip Edu Garcia’s efforts from a free kick produced to the crossbar because Hyderabad seemed threatening.
However, the Three Blaster Front obtained their rhythm when half advanced.
The Yellow Army had their first big chance in the 24th minute when the Ruivah Hormipam defender initiated an attack by robbing the ball from Bartholomew Ogbeche.
Adrian Luna played at a perfect cross for Jorge Pereyra Diaz who bowed from close to the brilliant abandoned by Laxmikanti Katatttimani.
Pereyra has another opportunity to pull the trigger in the 37th minute after being fed by Luna, but the threat of Argentina striker was negotiated by the Hyderabad defense on that occasion.
But they finally appreciated when Vazquez broke the deadlock three minutes before the interval.
Hyderabad has a better chance in the second time stop-start.
Ogbeche’s free kick widened a few inches after taking a deflection on the way to the goal at the hour sign while Jessel Carneiro had to clean the replace Javier Siverio from the line in the 80th minute.
Blaster will now face Odisha FC on Wednesday while Hyderabad, who is third with 16 points, will lock the horn with Chennaiyin FC the following day.
ISL: Volley Vazquez pushes the Blaster Kerala up
