Kerala Blasters FC made the roof go off at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in Kochi on Sunday as they rescued a victory from the jaws of defeat as they came back from 0-2 down to beat FC Goa 4-2. 

The Yellow Army were trailing the Gaurs by a goal ten minutes from time before they turned the game on its head in a mad spell thanks to a brace from Dimitri Diamantakos and a goal from Fedor Cernyc. 

With this stunning comeback, Kerala Blasters FC snapped a three-game losing streak to breathe new life into their League Shield aspiration as they struck a blow to fellow challengers FC Goa in the process who have now lost three games on the spin having gone the season unbeaten before that. 

Tonight wouldn't have been possible without you, Yellow Army! 💛@kbfc_manjappada #KBFCFCG #KBFC #KeralaBlasters pic.twitter.com/8i8iIuzkAb

— Kerala Blasters FC (@KeralaBlasters) February 25, 2024

As the dust settles on an incredible night in Kochi, here’s a look at some of the key stats from the match.

•     This is the first time in 55 games that FC Goa lost after taking a lead of two or more goals in the Indian Super League (W53 D1); on the converse, this is the first time in 38 games that Kerala Blasters FC have won a game in the Indian Super League after conceding a deficit of two or more goals (D5 L32).
•     This is the third time FC Goa have conceded four or more goals in a single half of any Indian Super League game (also against Delhi Dynamos on 27 November 2016 and Chennaiyin FC on 29 February 2020); this is also the first time that Kerala Blasters FC have scored four or more goals in a single half of an ISL game.
•     This is the first time a side managed by Manolo Marquez has conceded four goals in a single Indian Super League game; in fact, this is the first time a Manolo Marquez side has lost after taking a lead of two or more goals in 27 such occurrences (W26) in the ISL.
•     Today was the third time that Kerala Blasters FC have conceded multiple goals in the first 30 minutes at home in an Indian Super League game (3 v Chennaiyin FC on 29 November 2023 and 2 v FC Goa on 29 November 2015).
•     Dimitrios Diamantakos (2 goals and 1 assist) has become just the third Kerala Blasters FC player to record three or more goal contributions in an Indian Super League game, joining Iain Hume (v Delhi Dynamos FC on 10 January 2018) and Bartholomew Ogbeche (v Chennaiyin FC on 1 February 2020).
•     Rowllin Borges' last goal in the Indian Super League also came against Kerala Blasters FC on 3 December 2023; indeed, this is his second goal against the Tuskers, his joint highest tally against any single opposition (also Chennaiyin FC and FC Goa).