Noah Sadaoui's Injury-Time Goal Seals Kerala Blasters' 3-2 Win Over Odisha

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Noah Sadaoui scored a dramatic last-minute goal, handing Kerala Blasters a thrilling 3-2 victory over Odisha FC in their Indian Super League match on Monday. The game took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, where both teams had a nail-biting battle. The match was tied 2-2 until the fifth minute of added time when Noah found the back of the net to seal the win for the Blasters. The other goals for Kerala Blasters came from Kwame Peprah, who scored in the 60th minute, and Jesus Jimenez, who found the net in the 73rd minute. For Odisha FC, Jerry Mawihmingthanga opened the scoring in the fourth minute, and Dori added another in the 80th minute.

The match started with Odisha FC taking an early lead. In the fourth minute, Dori made a strong aerial pass to Jerry Mawihmingthanga inside the box. Jerry quickly controlled the ball and took a perfect shot into the bottom right corner to give Odisha FC a 1-0 lead.

Kerala Blasters responded in the second half. In the 60th minute, Kwame Peprah scored the equalizer. Korou Singh made a clever through ball to Peprah, who raced past defenders Mourtada Fall and Rohit Kumar before placing the ball into the bottom left corner to make it 1-1.

With the score level, Kerala Blasters continued to press forward. In the 73rd minute, Adrian Luna sent a cross to Noah Sadaoui at the far left post. Noah cleverly headed the ball to Jesus Jimenez, who finished with a powerful shot into the top center of the net to give Kerala Blasters a 2-1 lead.

Odisha FC did not give up and quickly responded in the 80th minute. Diego Mauricio took a free-kick aimed at the top right corner, but Kerala's goalkeeper Sachin Suresh made a crucial save. The ball was cleared, but Saviour Gama took a powerful shot from outside the box, which was saved by the goalkeeper. Dori was quick to pounce on the rebound and scored from close range to level the match at 2-2.

The game took another turn when Carlos Delgado from Odisha FC was sent off in the 83rd minute after receiving his second yellow card. Kerala Blasters took full advantage of the one-man advantage in the final moments of the match. With Odisha FC down to 10 players, Kerala kept pressing for a winner. In the final minutes of added time, Noah Sadaoui delivered the finishing touch, scoring the winner to give Kerala Blasters a 3-2 victory.

The win marked Kerala Blasters' unbeaten run (5 wins, 2 draws) in the seven matches where Noah has scored this season. For Odisha FC, the loss extended their winless streak to four games. Despite a hard-fought match, Odisha FC was unable to hold on to their advantage and fell short in the end.

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