Indian Super League

Both sides made a couple of changes coming into the game. Chennaiyin's Deepak Tangri and Thoi Singh started in place of Anirudh Thapa and Edwin Vanspaul while Javier Hernandez and Manvir Singh were preferred over David Williams and Prabir Das by Habas. The first half was evenly contested with both defences blocking each other out.

An acrobatic first-half effort from Cleiton Silva in the 24th minute handed Bengaluru the lead before substitute Lalthathanga Khawlhring netted the equaliser in the 73rd minute. The game looked to be heading for a draw before Rahul scored a brilliant individual effort in injury time.

Substitute Pandita's goal came in the 85th minute after a 75th-minute free-kick from Edu Garcia had put Bagan ahead. Coincidentally, Pandita had also scored the winner for Goa against Hyderabad coming on as a substitute. Both teams played out an exciting and evenly fought match which witnessed both ride on near goals, trading missed opportunities.

Ashutosh Mehta scored his first ISL goal in the 36th minute to put NorthEast ahead. This was also Mehta's first goal in any league match since he scored for Aizawl under Jamil against Mohun Bagan in the 2016/17 I-League season.

Jordan Murray put Kerala ahead in the 64th minute before Neville's stoppage-time equaliser ensured that East Bengal extended their unbeaten run to six games. The result mirrored that of the reverse fixture between the two when Kerala had punished SCEB with an injury-time equaliser.

Dicka scored in the 16th minute in a move that started with Chennai losing the ball in their defensive area by Lukman Adefemi. The Nigerian took the ball to the byline before cutting it back to find Dicka, who hit it first time past the Chennai goalkeeper.

Ajay, 21, is a defensive midfielder who joined Bengaluru FC academy back in 2016 before being called up to the senior team during the 2018-19 season. The Manipur-born footballer made his ISL debut against Chennaiyin FC as BFC went on to win the title in the 2018-19 season. Ajay, who will be available for selection against Kerala Blasters FC on Friday, also had a brief loan spell at Hyderabad FC last season.

Sudeva were undone by a defensive error that led to Mohammedan Sporting's Ali Faisal scoring what turned out to be the winning goal in their opening match. They had dominated possession and made most of the attacks but failed to find their way through the opposition defence.

NorthEast took the lead in the 27th minute through Luis Machado, but an error from goalkeeper Gurmeet Singh allowed Rahul Bheke to equalise for Bengaluru in the 49th minute.

Jamshedpur are on 13 points after nine games and a victory against Kerala could push them to third spot. They have lost just two matches -- the second-lowest tally in the league. No doubt, the 1-0 victory over playoff contenders Bengaluru would have boosted their morale. But one thing that Coach Coyle wants is that his side doesn't get carried away at this stage of the season.