A bit of Kerala Blasters’ own brand of tiki-taka, culminating in a familiar moment of magic from Adrian Luna. That was all Blasters needed on Tuesday night to move into the final of the ISL.
Though Pronay Halder cancelled out Luna’s goal for Jamshedpur to make it 1-1 in the second leg of the semifinal, the men from Kochi won 2-1 on aggregate as they reached an ISL final for the third time. It will be their first appearance since 2016. It was a well-contested encounter between two equally strong teams, both keen on attacking. But, then, Luna often provides the edge for Blasters, regardless of the opposition. So it was on this night too, at the Tilak Maidan Stadium. His moment of sheer brilliance came in the 18th minute.
It all began with a header by Blasters’ Lalthathanga Khawlhring near the halfway line: a series of 12 passes had the Blasters players turn their Jamshedpur rivals into mere spectators.
