Welcome to the start of our live coverage of the Kalinga Super Cup 2025 quarter-final match between Kerala Blasters FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant.
Kerala Blasters vs Mohun Bagan Highlights, Kalinga Super Cup: MBSG secured a 2-1 win against KBFC in the quarter-finals of Super Cup 2025 at Kalinga Stadium. Follow the highlights from the match here
Welcome to the start of our live coverage of the Kalinga Super Cup 2025 quarter-final match between Kerala Blasters FC and Mohun Bagan Super Giant.
The match will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and will start from 4:30 PM IST.
To find out how to watch the match live in India, read here.
Let's have a look at the squad that Mohun Bagan Super Giant have selected for the Kalinga Super Cup 2025:
GK: Dheeraj Singh, Priyansh Dubey, Arsh Anwar Shaikh
DEF: Nuno Reis ✈️, Raj Basfore, Umer Muhthar K P, Amandeep, Dippendu Biswas, Leewan Castanha, Ravi Bahadur Rana, Saurabh Bhanwala
MID: Sibajit Singh, Ningomba Engson Singh, Glan Martins, Deepak Tangri, Sandeep Malik, Thumsol Tongsin, Sahal Abdul Samad, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Taison Singh Loitongbam, Shibam Munda, Pasang Dorjee Tamang, Ashique Kuruniyan, Salahudheen Adnan K
FWD: Serto Worneilen Kom, Suhail Ahmad Bhat
After one year of signing for Mohun Bagan, former Portugal u-21 international Nuno Reis is set to make his debut for the Mariners today.
As the sevneth foreign signing, the defender could not be registered for ISL, and with Mohun Bagan being knocked out early from the AFC Cup, Reis did not get a chance to feature for his new club -- until today.
Kerala Blasters: Sachin Suresh; Hormipam Ruivah, Milos Drincic, Bikash Yumnam, Naocha Singh Huidrom, Dusan Lagator; Vipin Mohanan, Danish Farooq Bhat, Mohammed Aimen; Jesus Jimenez, Noah Sadaoui
Mohun Bagan: Dheeraj Singh; Saurabh Bhanwala, Amandeep, Dippendu Biswas, Nuno Reis; Deepak Tangri, Abhishek Suryavanshi, Sahal Abdul Samad; Ashique Kuruniyan, Salahudheen Adnan, Suhail Ahmad Bhat
Kerala Blasters: Alsabith ST, Sandeep Singh, Muhammed Saheef, Aibanbha Dohling, Freddy Lallawmawma, Sukham Yoihenba Meitei, Ebindas Y, Kwame Peprah, Ishan Pandita, Sreekuttan MS
Mohun Bagan: Arsh Anwer Shaikh, Raj Basfore, Umer Muhthar K P, Leewan Castanha, Glan Martins, Loitongbam Taison Singh, Sandeep Malik, Leimapokpam Sibajit Singh, Pasang Dorjee Tamang, Serto Worneilen Kom
Kerala Blasters have faced Mohun Bagan 24 times in all competitions.
KBFC Wins: 5
MBSG Wins: 12
Draws: 7
KBFC 0-3 MBSG (ISL, 15 Feb 2025)
MBSG 3-2 KBFC (ISL, 14 Dec 2024)
KBFC 3-4 MBSGG (ISL, 13 Mar 2024)
MBSG 0-1 KBFC (ISL, 27 Dec 2023)
MBSG 2-1 KBFC (ISL, 18 Feb 2023)
Kerala Blasters: L D W D W
Mohun Bagan: W L W W W
The referee blows his whistle, and we are underway at the Kalinga Stadium!
KBFC 0-0 MBSG (0')
A crunching tackle from Hormipam Ruivah on Ashique Kuruniyan, and the midfielder is down in pain. He is finally up after a good minute down on the pitch.
It's the early stages, but the game is already physical in nature. Catala is calling for calm from his players.
KBFC 0-0 MBSG (4')
Ruivah tries to float in a good cross into the box, and Mohammed Aimen tries to get at the end of it, but Saurabh Bhanwala defends well. The referee gives goal kick, even though it should have been a corner. Good start from Blasters.
KBFC 0-0 MBSG (9')
A sustained period of pressure from the young Bagan side. Sahal Abdul Samad floats in a freekick, but it's kept out by the Blasters defence, but MBSG have a corner. Despite nothing coming out of it, they are putting KBFC under pressure at the moment.
KBFC 0-0 MBSG (13')
The young Mohun Bagan side are looking comfortable in the early stages of the game, with Ashique going forward quite often. However, their final ball is poor, often hiking it up at the first chance -- often with no one or just Suhail Bhat to aim for. MBSG need to be more patient with posession.
KBFC 0-0 MBSG (16')
In the first 20 minutes, Kerala Blasters, despite having a much-stronger squad on paper, have not had much attacking success, mainly looking to go long and find Jesus Jimenez.
KBFC 0-0 MBSG (20')
First shot on target, and we have our first goal. Salahudheen shows excellent first touch to bring down a cross field ball, and takes on Naocha Singh to put in a cross in the box. It goes over Suhail's head and reaches Sahal Abdul Samad. Despite having his back to the goal, he turns and lobs it over the kepeer's head to give Bagan the lead.
KBFC 0-1 MBSG (22')
Noah Sadaoui takes the ball and cuts inside with it, with Deepak Tangri following him. The Moroccan takes a venomous looking shot with his left foot, but it's straight at Dheeraj Singh.
KBFC 0-1 MBSG (29')
A number of chances for KBFC to put pressure on Mohun Bagan, and Noah has been a constant pressure down both wings. He flots in a cross, but Kerala Blasters players don't seem to get their footing right in the box. Ping pong in the Bagan box.
KBFC 0-1 MBSG (35')
With Kerala Blasters having all the attacking chances in the last ten minutes, Ashique Kuruniyan perhaps shows a bit of frustration, kicking at Jesus Jimenez and earning the game's first booking.
KBFC 0-1 MBSG (44')
First big chance for KBFC, with Mohammed Aimen taking the ball on his right foot and aiming for the top corner, but it flies just over the top bar. KBFC come forward again, and Jesus Jimenez almost finds the ball in the box, but Dheeraj holds on.
KBFC 0-1 MBSG (45+2')
And the referee blows his whistle, and it's half time!
KBFC 0-1 MBSG (HT)
Shots: KBFC (5) vs MBSG (1)
Shots on Target: KBFC (2) vs MBSG (1)
The second half is underway, with Mohun Bagan leading one-nil at half-time.
Kwame Peprah IN
Mohammed Aimen OUT
Another long ball from MBSG, and Salahudheen catches on to it and beats Drincic. He had support from Suhail in the box, but the winger looks for glory and goes for a shot towards the near post, but Suresh keeps it out. Suhail looks angry at his teammate's decision.
KBFC 0-1 MBSG (47')
It's Sahal again down the left, dropping the shoulder against Hormipam and putting in a fantastic delivery in the box. Bikash and Drincic are cuaght ball watching, and young Suhail Bhat is there to tap it in from close range.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (51')
Aibhanbha Dohgling, Muammad Saheef, Sreekuttan MS IN
Hormipam Ruivah, Naocha Singh Huidrom, Danish Farooq Bhat OUT
A long throw leads to a bit of a chaos in the Bagan box, but it falls to Noah outside the box. The Moroccan -- probably showing a bit of desperation -- takes a powerful shot, but gets a lot under the ball and it flies up and away.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (61')
Srekuttan finds Jesus Jimenez with a lobbed ball, and the Mohun Bagan defence is beaten for the first time in the game. The Spaniard shoots with his left foot, but it goes just above the top bar. A warning for the Mariners.
Jimenez gets another glorious chance, this one even easier. Drincic finds Mohanan, and he tees up Jimenez, and his shot goes wide down the far side. He HAD to hit the target from that distance, but the Blatsers are not finding any luck in front of goal.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (68')
Vibin gets the first chance, shooting from outside the box. It looked to be on target, and would have troubled the keeper, but Amandeep put in an excellent block.
The second chance falls to substitute Peprah, and Dheeraj does well this time to keep his shot from the right side of the box out with powerful hands.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (72')
Ebindas Y IN
Dusan Lagator OUR
Glan Martins IN
Suhail Ahmad Bhat OUT
Sreekuttan finds Noah down the right, but Bhanwala pushes the Moroccan wide. He opts to shoot instead of cutting it back, and Dheeraj makes a good stop.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (83')
How many opportunities will Jesus Jimenez squander tonight? Kwame Perprah receives the ball from Sreekuttan and puts in a teasing ball in the box, but Jimenez shows zero awareness and fails to get at the end, with Dippendu sliding in and putting the striker off balance. Terrible performance from Jimenez so far.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (48')
Six minutes added on by the fourth official. Meanwhile, Sahah and Ashique are at the corner flag, trying to run down the clock as much as possible.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (90')
What a glorious chance for Blasters. Noah takes on two defends the right and puts in a cross in. Kwame Peprah falls down while attempting to get at the end of it, but gets up and shoots, which is kept out by Dheeraj. The ball falls to Ebindas, and his shot is cleared off the line by Amandeep. Terrific game for the defender.
KBFC 0-2 MBSG (90+2')
Will we see a comeback? Jesus Jimenez finds Sreekuttan down the right, and the substitute makes no misake, pulling one back for Kerala.
The Mariners respond almost immediately, with Sahals cross ping-ponging it's way to Glan Martins, and his shot creeps its way towards the far corner but hits the post and comes back. Late, late drama.
KBFC 1-2 MBSG (90+5')
It's all over at the Kalinga Stadium, and Mohun Bagan win by two goals to nil, with goals from Sahal Abdul Samad and Suhail Bhat.
KBFC 1-2 MBSG (FT)
That's it from us for tonight folks! Thank you for sticking with us through our live coverage of the KBFC vs MBSG game, and we hope you enjoyed it.