ISL 2018 | It was a game that we should have won, laments David James

ISL 2018 | It was a game that we should have won, laments David James

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Kerala Blasters FC coach, David James, has rued his sideā€™s missed opportunities as they played out a 1-1 draw against Jamshedpur FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cesar Ferrando was disappointed that Michael Soosairaj suffered a hamstring injury during the game.

Kerala Blasters FC had to fight back and rescue a one-point draw against the high-flying Jamshedpur FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Tuesday. Seiminlen Doungel scored a late equaliser for the home team after Carlos Calvo put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot in the second-half.

Blasters FC coach, David James, was disappointed in his sideā€™s missed opportunities against Jamshedpur on home turf. However, James praised his sideā€™s performance while demanding more composure from his squad.

"It has been a constant theme this season. I cannot moan about it. I just have to speak as it is. We got Seiminlen Doungel to save us today. If you ask me, it was a game that we should have won. We clearly had the best chances. We scored a legitimate goal and got undone by a decision which was not a penalty. Today we were on top for most of the match.

"Iā€™m laughing because it is another draw. But yes, this is possibly the best we have played. We have had goal-line clearances, we hit the crossbar and we had dominance in many areas. We really did not give them much. Sandesh Jhingan was fantastic on the right-hand side. What we did was excellent. Maybe a little bit more composure in the right place is missing. Everybody did everything right from a team point of view. There was nothing more we could have done to get the three points," James said at a post-match press meet.

Meanwhile, opposition coach Cesar Ferrando admitted that his side were up against a strong team last night. The visitors were dealt a huge blow on Tuesday as winger Michael Soosairaj suffered a hamstring injury and was set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

"We took a point. It was a difficult match to play. In the last minutes of the game, my team got tired. We had only three days after the last match and a long travel, so it was difficult to play against Kerala. They had three or four chances to score and so did we. He had a hamstring injury. I think it will be impossible for him to play before the break. Maybe in mid-January. It will be a big blow for us," Ferrando revealed.

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