Bengaluru FC Vs Kerala Blasters Highlights, ISL 2024-25: Chhetri Hattrick Helps Bengaluru Blank Blasters

The Indian Super League match will kick off at 7:30pm IST, and can be live streamed on the Jio Cinema app and website in India. It will be live telecast on the Sports18 network in India.

The Bengaluru are without their head coach Gerard Zaragoza who is on paternity leave, and here's how BFC look ahead of the much-anticipated clash against the Blasters.

The party has started in Bengaluru. The drums are beating, the voices are loud, jerseys are worn, and if this place had a roof, it would be off! Talk about atmosphere, and the word? Electric.

The players are in their warm-up routines. There's a lot of "oooohs" and "aaahs" from the fans. The fans are filling up. There's a sea of yellow on one side, while the home fans continue to cheer on the other. While a bunch of fans continue to chant one man's name, and he is none other than Sunil Chhetri.

The players make their way to the middle. The officials too. We are minutes away from the National Anthems, and 10 minutes away from kick-off. Almost show time.

And we are underway at the Sree Kanteerava. BFC shape up with a 4-3-3 with Ryan Williams, Edgar Mendez, and Sunil Chhetri in front, while Kerala go with 4-2-3-1 with Jesus Jimenez as the striker.

And we have our first of the night, and who else? It is him again - the one who wears the badge on his sleeve, and 11 on his back. Sunil Chhetri heads Bengaluru ahead, and Kanteerava is absolutely buzzing.

Bengaluru are on the move now, filled with confidence, and are on a serious change. Ryan Williams has been a major threat, and is moving like a rattle snake. The venom showed in the assist, and he wants more.

The game has nicely settled in as Noah Sadaoui tries a shot from a difficult angle and long range causes Gurpreet Singh no major problems, and it stays 1-0 for the moment.

That is crisp from Bengaluru, and the short passes have been inch-perfect and they continue to march forward. However, Roshan has been fouled again, third for the night. To the why of it, he's had three passes into the final third and has been on fire.

The Kanteerava goes up in cheer again, and this time it is for Gurpreet Singh Sandhu for a diving save, and Kerala hit the rebound off target. The hosts have been controlling the play, but will eye another goal to breathe easy.

Gooooalllll!! 2-0!!! Bengaluru are cruising against Kerala at the Kanteerava. Finishes don't get better than that, and the name is Ryan Williams. Cuts in on his left and curls one at the far post. Hang it in the Louvre, ship it to Paris, right away.

And that's the half-time whistle at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, and the hosts BFC have a two-nil lead. Promising half of football for the hosts and they will be itching to go again.

And we are off again, for the second time at the Kanteerava Stadium. Both teams remain unchanged as Kerala had a make a forced change minutes before the whistle as Vibin Mohanan was stretched off for Danish Farooq Bhat.

Gooooallll!!! And the Kerala Blasters get one back, thanks to Jesus Jimenez. We have a game in Bengaluru, and the Kerala fans have found their voice. Can they ride the momentum wave and equalise?

We are under thirty minutes from the full-time whistle, and this one feels like it can go either way. The fans continue to cheer at the top of their voice and you could cut the tension with a knife. All to play for in the last 25 odd minutes.

Freddy Lallawmawma has his name on the goal sheet and Kerala Blasters are level. 2-2!!! The Kerala fans are on their feet, full of voice. Can the home side turn it around with 20 minutes to go?

Well, well, well. Sunil Chhetri gives Bengaluru the lead. How many times have we heard that? The hosts hold their nerve and have come back, and now are 3-2 ahead.

The Kerala Blasters are pushing and pushing hard for another equaliser, but Bengaluru are defending for their lives here in front of 22,000 odd people, wanting all three points.

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And that's that. Bengaluru take all three points against the Kerala Blasters at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.

Thank you so much for joining us, and we will see you soon. Until then, take care and goodbye!