ISL 2018-19: NorthEast stage incredible comeback against Kerala to win 2-1

The win takes NorthEast United to third spot in the points table with 14 points from seven games while Kerala in the seventh spot with seven points from eight games

9:27 PM

That's full-time! NorthEast complete a fantastic turnaround to win 2-1 at home! Great game! Thank you for reading. Full match-report in a few minutes

9:25 PM

Minute 90+6 (GOAL!!) -- Mascia scores a stunner in the final minute of the game!! What a comeback from the home team. Mascia gets the ball on the inside right and absolutely hammers the volley in! What a substitute! That should wrap up all three points for NorthEast

9:22 PM

Minute 90+4 (YELLOW CARD) -- Lalruatthara gets in the book as well

9:21 PM

Minute 90+3 (GOAL!!!)-- Ogbeche steps up to take the spot-kick and, with a swing of his hips, finds the net's bottom left corner. Dheeraj stands frozen! It's NorthEast 1-Kerala 1. What a twist in the tale!

9:20 PM

Minute 90+2 (PENALTY!!!) -- NorthEast get a penalty in the injury timne after Jhingan absolutely flattens Mascia from behind!!!

9:19 PM

Minute 90+1 -- Gallego decides to take the matter in his own hands and shoots from a distance but it's blocked

9:18 PM

Minute 90 -- Six minutes of injury time

9:16 PM

Minute 88 (YELLOW CARDS) -- Both Dheeraj and Poplatnik are shown the yellow cards

9:14 PM

Minute 86 -- Keegan takes the resulting free-kick and simply wants to place the ball and fails to do exactly that! The ball flies well over the crossbar

9:13 PM

Minute 85 -- NorthEast get a free-kick at the edge of the box. What an area to get a free-kick in the dying minutes of a game

9:11 PM

Minute 82 -- NorthEast United go on a break. Ogbeche gets the ball on the right inside the box. He takes a touch and shoots but a diving Pesic cuts the shot off. The Frenchman appeals for a handball but the referee waves away the demands

9:10 PM

Minute 82 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST) -- Redeem out, Kadam in

9:08 PM

Minute 79 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST) -- Komorski out, Mascia in

9:08 PM

Minute 78 -- Vineeth finds himself almost all alone in the NorthEast half and looks to whip the ball in but his effort lacks power or precision and the keeper calmly collects the ball

9:06 PM

Minute 77 (SUBSTITUTION FOR KERALA) -- Doungel out, Lalruatthara in

9:03 PM

Minute 73 (GOAL!!) -- Poplatnik scores the opener!!! It comes from a corner. Zakeer Mundampara delivers an outswining cross and Poplatnik absolutely hammers it in at the near post. NorthEast 0-Kerala 1

9:00 PM

Minute 72 -- More good work from redeem who enters the box from the right and lifts the ball over the keeper. The ball hangs up at the far post with Ogbeche nearby but Kali heads the ball clear first

8:59 PM

Minute 71 -- Redeem goes good work on the right and then tries to cross it in but Jhingan makes the block from six yards

8:54 PM

Minute 66 (SUBSTITUTION FOR KERALA) -- Sahal out, Mundampara in

8:54 PM

Minute 65 -- Kerala defend a corner and launch a counter-attack but Vineeth overcooks it and the defenders crowd around

8:54 PM

Minute 65 (SUBSTITUTION FOR NORTHEAST) -- Robert out, Keegan in

8:54 PM

Minute 64 (YELLOW CARD) -- Doungel gets a yellow card fir bit wearing his shinpads

8:52 PM

Minute 63 -- Vineeth receives the ball in front of NorthEast box with the goal to his back. He turns around and tries a quick bending shot that flies just over the bar

8:49 PM

Minute 61 -- Dheeraj is off his line and Gallego tries a long shot but miscues his shot

8:48 PM

Minute 60 (SUBSTITUTION FOR KERALA) -- CK Vineeth comes in for Narzary

8:47 PM

Minute 58 -- NorthEast come attacking again. Dheeraj tries to punch the ball back but is unconvincing. Ogbeche lets the ball drop inside the box before trying an overhead kick but Dheeraj is quick enough to handle it

8:44 PM

Minute 56 -- NorthEast get a corner on the right. Ogbeche gets the ball at the far corner and chests it down, then shoots, but it's blocked promptly

8:44 PM

Minute 55 -- Jhingan mops up another NorthEast chance

8:43 PM

Minute 52 -- Borges tries to find Ogbeche down the middle but Jhingan, who has been massive tonight, defends the cross

8:39 PM

Minute 51 -- Gallego goes on a silky run down the right and, from a fine angle, plays it back towards Ogbeche in the middle but his cross is blocked. He could have gone for a shot instead from that angle