Red hot Jamshedpur FC, the holders of League Winners’ Shield, dominated the proceedings in the first leg of their Indian Super League semifinal but it was their profligacy in front of the goal and a gritty display from Kerala Blasters players, who held their nerves and fort together, that saw the latter come out as 1-0 winners at PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Friday.
Kerala boy Sahal Abdul Samad, who has made brilliant strides this season to grow form strength to strength, scored the only goal of the match in the 38th minute with a clinical lob over goalkeeper TP Rehenesh which separated the two teams on a night which offered brilliant end-to-end display. Jamshedpur attackers, on the other hand, paid the price for making wrong decisions at the opportune moments.
