Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters FC played out a 0-0 draw in the ISL as Adrian Luna missed a penalty and both teams failed to score.
Published: October 31, 2026, 9:11 PM IST
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Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters share points in 0-0 draw (Image – ISL)
Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters FC played a 0-0 draw in their Indian Super League match at the Marina Arena on SaturdayKerala Blasters missed a big chance to win the match when Adrian Luna failed to score from the penalty spot.
It was Chennaiyin’s first home match of the seasonLuna hit the post with his penalty in the 49th minuteAt the other end, Irfan Yadwad came close to scoring in the 69th minute, but his shot hit the crossbarKerala Blasters goalkeeper Amrinder Singh also made many good saves to keep the score level.
Both teams started the match with attacking footballThey tried to put pressure on each other and looked for chances to score.
Chennaiyin got their first big chance in the 31st minuteMadih Talal moved inside and took a shot with his right footHowever, Amrinder stopped the ball with a good save.
Four minutes later, Ramon Tanque passed the ball to Yadwad inside the boxYadwad took a strong shot, but Amrinder saved it again.
Kerala Blasters also tried to score through crosses and quick attacksBut Chennaiyin’s defenders did not give them much spaceBoth teams went into half-time with the score at 0-0.
Kerala Blasters made a change at the start of the second halfSumit Singh came on for Hormipam Ruivah.
Soon after, Kerala Blasters won a penaltyMohammad Sanan was brought down by Yadwad inside the box, and the referee gave a penaltyLuna took the shot, but the ball hit the post and went outIt was a big missed chance for the visitors.
Kerala Blasters continued to attack after the missed penaltyAndre Green took a shot in the 54th minute after a quick attack, but Chennaiyin goalkeeper Mohammad Nawaz stopped it.
Chennaiyin made two changes around the 60th minuteLalhriatpuia Chawnghtu and S Prakadeswaran came on for Ayush Chhetri and Brison Fernandes.
Yadwad had another chance to score in the 69th minuteHe took a shot with his right foot and tried to send the ball into the corner of the goalBut the ball hit the top-right corner of the crossbar and went out.
Kerala Blasters made two more changes in the 77th minuteVibin Mohanan and MS Sreekuttan came on for Korou Singh and Sanan.
Luna left the field in the 82nd minute, and Momo Yansane replaced himChennaiyin also made two changes in the 87th minuteBryce Miranda and Dippendu Biswas came on for Tanque and Bhutia.
Chennaiyin almost scored the winning goal in the 89th minuteThe home team took the ball from a Kerala Blasters set-piece and quickly moved towards the goalMiranda passed the ball to Yadwad, who ran towards the goalkeeperYadwad tried to lift the ball over Amrinder, but the goalkeeper made another good save.
The match also saw some trouble between the players in stoppage timeGreen and Imanishimwe were shown red cards after a fightIn the end, neither team could score, and the match finished 0-0Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters FC shared one point each.
