Bengaluru FC notched up a much-deserved 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters — the club’s first back-to-back success this Indian Super League campaign — at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday.
Midfielder Javi Hernandez scored the winner in the 89th minute with a clean, flat strike into the bottom-right corner off a splendid first-time cross from the right by the young substitute Shivaldo Singh. The victory helped Gerard Zaragoza’s outfit rise up to sixth in the table (21 points), the last of the playoff positions.
Going into the match, the Blasters were fifth and BFC ninth. But it was the home side that played with more purpose.
