Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Kerala Blasters end league season with clinical win over Hyderabad FC

Kerala Blasters FC ensured that they will enter the Indian Super League playoffs with a win at their back after defeating Hyderabad FC by 3-1 at the Gachibowli Stadium on Friday.

Mohammed Aimen scored and assisted once each as Daisuke Sakai and Nihal Sudeesh netted too to help the Blasters cap off a clinical outing against the Thangboi Singto-coached team. Joao Victor scored a late consolation goal as they rounded off their campaign with a solitary win to their name in 22 matches.

Kerala Blasters had not tasted a win in any of their five matches before this game. They had in fact drawn once and lost four matches, as a host of injury issues came together to derail the solid campaign that they endured in the first half of the season.

That strong head-start, however, ensured that the Ivan Vukomanovic-coached team became the fifth team to qualify for the ISL playoffs, but their recent run of form had raised concerns over their possible performances in the coming stage of the competition.

On Friday, it was the home side who created chances early on with Victor and Makan Chothe testing Lara Sharma in the Blasters goal.

But it was the visitors who drew first blood with Aimen guiding his header...

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