Scott Neville’s stunning header in the dying minutes of the match, helped SC East Bengal salvage a point against Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan, Vasco on Friday.
Jordan Murray put Kerala ahead in the 64th minute before Neville’s stoppage-time equaliser (90+5) ensured that SCEB 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.
SCEB named an unchanged eleven while Kerala made only one change as Nishu Kumar returned to the starting line-up.
The first half was an end-to-end contest, with both sides creating plenty of chances but strikers on either side lacked the finishing.
Both keepers were tested early on. And it was Kerala who created the first big chance of the game. Receiving a diagonal ball, Murray fired a shot that was parried away by Debjit Majumder.
At the other end, Albino Gomes had to pull off another fine save to…