Kynsaibor showed great commitment to meet the cross on the run and scored with a thumping header. Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2022-23 semi-finals and final of the Hero Santosh Trophy, India’s historic football championship, in Riyadh respectively on March 1st and 4th. But the visitors were rewarded for their hardwork five minutes before the break.Ītlanson found space on the right and send in a timely cross that fooled the Kerala defence.
Moments later, Kerala goalkeeper Midhun V was forced into making a fingertips save from a freekick. He so nearly set up Kynsaibor Lhuid soon after arriving but a timely tackle from Soyal Joshy came to Kerala's rescue. Their chances, however, were few and far between as Kerala, playing a high line, retained possession almost as quickly as they lost it.īut an early substitution changed the dynamics of the match for Meghalaya as Sangti Janai's arrival added width to their game. Meghalaya were set out to hit Kerala on the counter with their pacy wingers. But Bino George's boys also thwarted a couple of chances thereafter. Photo: Special arrangementĮarlier in the match, Kerala had taken the lead through Muhammed Safnad in the 17th minute after a neat footwork from Nijo Gilbert. However, skipper Jijo Joseph, who scored a hat-trick in the first match, fired over.Īfter going behind for the first time in the tournament, Kerala showed great urgency and were rewarded when a beautiful freekick from Arjun Jayaraj found Muhammed Saheef unmarked in the box and the lanky defender managed to turn in it to make the tie 2-2.Ĭaptains of Meghalaya and Kerala, Hardy Cliff Nongbri and Jijo Joseph respectively pose with the referees before their match at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri on Wednesday. Substitute Jesin TK had won Kerala the penalty when he was fouled inside the box. It was a goal against the run of play as the hosts had appeared more dangerous courtesy a couple of substitutions at the break.
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Kerala were made to rue the penalty miss when Figo Syndai put Meghalaya ahead for the first time in the match when he arrived unmarked in the box and scored with a free header in the 55th minute. The match had been tied 1-1 at half-time. A few minutes before that Kerala captain Jijo Joseph had missed a penalty.
The visitors, who started slow and relied on counter-attacks, had stunned the hosts by taking a surprise lead early in the second half. The high-flying hosts, who had not conceded in two matches, scoring seven goals in the process, had met a formidable opposition in the team from the North East, who were clear underdogs on paper. Figo Syndai and his teammates celebrate after Meghalaya took the lead against Kerala in the 55th minute.
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