A surprise goal from Adrian Luna could not guarantee a victory for Kerala Blasters FC as FC Goa made a comeback in an Indian Super League game that ended 2-2 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Goa on Sunday.
Jackson Singh (10th) opened for Blasters and Luna scored a brilliant goal in the 20th minute. Kerala looked on top before Goa came back and took a 2-1 lead on a strike by George Ortiz (24th) first, before Edu Bedia scored from a straight corner in the 38th minute.
Kerala is now third in the points table with 14 points from nine matches while Goa are at the ninth position with nine points from nine matches.
Kerala's start was perfect, with just 10 minutes ahead on the clock after Luna rolled into an amusing corner to drive home to Jackson. After this, Glenn Martins dominated the yellow shirt with a volley from afar against the race of the game.
Soon after Kerala went 2-0 up, Luna showed her talent this time. The Uruguayan was placed inside the channel to the left and the 29-year-old cheered, receiving the ball to sink from 30 yards past the keeper. The ball hits the post and goes off leaving no chance to keep Dheeraj Singh out.
Withdrawn twice in rapid succession, Goa raised itself by riding on Ortiz's strike. The Spaniard received a ball from savior Gama, turned sharply and passed Prabhasukhan Singh Gill, who was beaten on the post near him.
Kerala took a 3-1 lead at the close of the halftime whistle when Sahal Abdul Samad fired a shot over the bar from an Alvaro Vazquez cross. Goa equalized by the next attack, and it was Edu Bedia, who joined in curling in an excellent corner that went straight leaving Gill high and dry.
A frantic first half ended with both sides leveling at 2-2. In the second round, both the teams took precautions as the chances were slim and the middle was far away. Three minutes after the final whistle, Edu Bedia's effort from a free-kick largely ended Goa's disappointment as the match ended as both teams shared the spoils.