KOCHI: Kerala Blasters secured their first point in the Indian Super League after playing out a goalless draw at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
Against Delhi Dynamos, cheered by a capacity crowd, the home team had their chances to kill the game but for the third successive match, their strikers drew a blank.
Dynamos were nowhere close to the dazzling performance from their opening match when they upset defending champions Chennaiyin FC. They were the second-best side for long spells and never really had clear chances to grab their second successive victory.
Kerala Blasters manager Steve Coppell opted to start with three foreign players up front, handing Michael Chopra his first start of the season. The former Newcastle striker was accommodated after the home team opted for an Indian goalkeeper in Sandip Nandy, and the choice to have more foreign power upfront did not surprise anyone.
Chopra was determined to not just open his account in this edition of ISL but also of his team. The England striker moved quickly, got into open spaces but remained unsuccessful all night.