Panaji: Kerala Blasters on Sunday salvaged a draw against SC East Bengal after Jeakson Singh scored a header in second-half injury time during the Indian Super League. Kerala Blasters head coach Kibu Vicuna is proud of the team's "fighting spirit" that the team displayed during the match against SC East Bengal before adding that it was his team's"best match" of the season so far.
In the post-match press conference, Vicuna said , "It was a deserved goal that Jeakson scored. I am proud of the players in terms of the attitude and the fighting spirit that we saw till the end of the second half. We wanted the three points and our first victory. We showed that we can create chances and play well, we can take the three points in the next match." He further added that they wanted to have the ball more than the opponent and they had it. They created chances and had different possibilities and I think that this was the best match we have played."
The team replaced their striker Gary Hooper at the break and explaining the reason behind it. The player had some 'muscular problems'.
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