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Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC (Image Source: Twitter)
On 19 December 2022, Chennaiyin FC took on Kerala Blasters FC in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in the Indian Super League. However, the game ended 1-1 as both teams managed a point each. After this result, Chennaiyin are sitting in the seventh position with 14 points from 10 games. While Kerala are sitting in the fourth position with 19 points from 10 games.
Speaking of the game, Sahal Samad of Kerala Blasters scored the opener in the 23rd minute. But, Chennaiyin FC managed to score the equalizer in the 48th minute, courtesy of Vincy Barretto. After the match, Chennaiyin FC head coach Thomas Brdaric said that even the one point seemed like a victory.
“I'm delighted that we bounced back, with a good mentality and power.” - Chennaiyin FC head coach Thomas Brdaric
While addressing the media at the post-match conference, Chennaiyin FC's head coach said: “I'm delighted that we bounced back, with a good mentality and power. It was a good effort as we played against a good team, the team who had won their last five matches. As a coach you're never satisfied, we have to improve of course but today with the circumstances, the fans, and the opponents, it was a great event. I'm really proud of the fans, how they support us, and the atmosphere, that's something that we need.”
“It takes time to develop the team and which players we have on the bench. This is our work, our achievement. We have a big squad, we don't have quality balanced throughout. We have players that make the difference, today I trust the players who have been in the starting XI. The players on the bench came on and showed why we have them. It's also about how you let the players play, of course in some spells we were brave and bold and we showed quality in creating chances. We created chances to score only one goal,” Thomas Brdaric added.
“In the last 10 minutes, everything was open. A win, draw, or loss was possible. This is the drama that I like in football. Today it was a great fight from both teams, both teams want to be in the playoffs. We learn from our tweaks in the past and we don't repeat the same mistakes again we prevented something like this in a good way, especially in the second half. Today one point feels like a victory,” Chennaiyin FC's head coach concluded.